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One of the Platties died this morning, she has been off her food for a couple of days. The others seem to be fuzz-free and happily swimming around. So the fungi treatment, temperature reduction and filter clean seems to have done the trick apart from the single loss. Thanks everyone, your help...

Ok thanks everyone, I’m going to give my filter a wash tonight.

The filter has not been changed since the tank was cycled. That was 3 weeks ago. I had read to leave the filter and media alone for a couple of months. Not sure what to do now.

Thats OK, I use Seachem brackish salt and have the tank slightlty brackish anyway.

OK Thx, So lots of salt. Will the Rainbow and Gourami be able to cope with the additional salt? Your help is much appreciated.

thx for the help

Little sod kept on moving.

I have a 15 gallon communal tank and recently added 3 Red Platties. I already had a Dwarf Gourami, Rainbow Shark and a couple of juvi Mollies in my well established tank. The Platties are showing signs of fuzz on their bodies. I have kept up a teaspoon of salt for each gallon and I always used...

I am a new hobbyist too and have had to euthanise about 5 fish so far. Some were because I got the setup wrong, some because the fish was generally unwell. I reconcile the act of euthanasia as part of learning to build a healthy tank and the poor fish that died gave their lives so other fish...

Thanks, I was worried she/he was in some way afflicted by something. She/he does like to eat.

Does the bottom half of the fish seem stiff? I ask because I have had similar problems with Platties and Mollies. None of them survived, even after trying many different treatments.

I have two juvenile black mollies, both female and the only survivors from a brood of 21. One of the mollies is about a quarter of the size of its sister. She has always eaten well but remains much much smaller than her sister. Is this quite common or is the small one a freak? Any advice...