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Thank you so much for taking the time to offer up help!! I'm keeping a very close eye on her with the temp up and plan to turn it back down (slowly) assuming she continues to recover - as she appears to be. I think I'll move up to a 10 gallon tank before I get a second fish as advised. Thanks...

Hey! So, I’ve been told by my local pet store owner who LOVES and cares for his fish very much that 2 platys would not be a problem in a 5.5 tank. He said definitely no more than that. Do you feel strongly that this is not ok or just not ideal? Would a 10 gallon tank be significantly better? I...

It’s a wide 5 gallon tank. Planning on 2 platys total. Not bringing this one back - I’m attached to her already and have been fighting for her! I’m on my second dose of itch-x as of yesterday after a 50% water change. Does ich-x also treat internal parasites or just external ones?

Everything I have read about ich advises me to raise the tank temp up high! Even higher than the 84 I have now. Why do you say it’s too hot? I just raised it up from 80 over the last day...

I'm on day 15 of a fish-in cycle (my first tank - trying so hard!). I have a small 5 gallon tank and 1 platy. I'm doing 25% water changes every couple of days and treating the water with quick start and prime. My fish was half dead for the first many days (SUPER still on the bottom of tank) but...