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last platy died last night :( the thing that was odd was that on her side and belly, under her skin it was all red. I didn't see this until I found her body this morning

thanks they are probably just playing.

sunfish are pretty weird

the last male platy died, forgot to say in last post. they remaining female is the large grey one and she is looking better but lonely

ummm maybe getting an angel fish as a community fish wasn't such a good idea, he picks on the other angel fish relentlessly but I'm worried if I take him back he will be killed. I don't have another tank big enough for him and I don't know anyone with a big tropical aquarium equipped for keeping...

in my 95 litre tank among other fish I have 4 cardinal tetras and 3 neon tetras, they all school together and are happy. today I saw one neon chasing another one, the one chasing is slim and has a straight blue line and the one being chased was much rounder with a bent blue line (probably the...

thanks for replying so quickly, I do a 25% water change once a week so I don't think its nitrate poisoning. possibly swim bladder although they are swimming fine. I will try the peas anyway. I'm thinking it could be one of my angelfish, he picks on the other angelfish and any fish who get too...

hey I have a 95 litre tank with various fish in it, including 3 platies. a big grey mickey mouse female, a young ( maybe 6 months old but not fully grown) hi-fin female and a sunset mickey mouse male. anyway I look in the tank and see the young female at the bottom of the tank dead. this is even...

im not quite sure how to upload pictures, i'm a bit of a thickie when it comes to computers, but I have put some pictures in my album so please look through. As I said it a very dark green and covers both plastic and live plant leaves. I'm planning on adding 3 otos to my tank, I have been...

does anyone know if otos would eat this sort of algae

not sure how to upload a pic, bit of a thickie when it comes to computers.

the algae I have is quite a dark green covering some of my plant leaves, its isn't very hard to get off but the plant has quite delicate leaves and I don't want to rip them up.

you should have 2 females to 1 male generally. she looks ready to pop so only a day or so. I personally have tried both breeding nets and natural birth, it doesn't really make a difference except in a main tank you are more likely to loose the fry as breakfast, but in the net the female may get...