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I fleetingly considered getting more as they’re happier then but ultimately I don’t really want anymore after these These are definitely the original fish who ironically seemed fitter than their offspring I’ll just continue as I’m going as I wouldn’t want to give them away at this stage in...

Thanks for replying The tank was never my idea, my son lost interest so I took them over. I have no issues doing the best for them but they don’t seem to have the best quality of life. Perhaps if I continue they’ll relax a bit and go back to their previous ways. My concern was more for them than...

I have had a tank with platy in for about 3.5 years. I had many fry until I removed the males, this left me with a small number of females - 8 which were healthy and happy. In the last month they have started to die off, leaving only 3. The last one lay on the bottom, head down so I euthanised...

Could parasites still be the cause if there are no new fish in the tank? Sorry I’m a novice

Thanks for all that information, I will certainly try it. I have ordered the medication and will follow the instructions in relation to water change The fish continues to swim and eat but I’ll keep an eye on her

I have a tank with platy in. They all seem healthy and are eating but one is really round. I feed them mostly good quality dried food but also daphnia and blood worms. There are only 6 of them and they’re all females.

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Can anyone tell me why my fish often go to the surface of the tank on an evening. This doesn’t seem to happen through day. I do regular water changes, have an air stone need live plants

That is the kind of thing I’m looking to achieve so thanks. I will make sure I get some

Thanks for the advice. I’m not sure what I get right or wrong but try to keep live plants although not all have been successful I change some water each week

I thought that might be the case. I do a water change once a week but I’ll follow your advice and take some to the garden centre where they’re originally from. They’re great at taking fish off me when the tank starts to get overcrowded

I have 12 platy of varying sizes due to new generations in a 17 gallon tank. Are there too many for this size tank? If so what is the optimum number? I’m struggling to keep the tank clean but unsure if it’s the lighting

Thanks for the advice, not sure I can turn the light down as it only has that or the blue light and there are some fry in there which I thought needed the light. Sorry I’m a complete novice and can’t seem to get it all right despite having a few generations of fish

Can anyone advise me why my plants are black at the ends? I only have platy in and as there are frequently new additions despite removing some I try to keep the numbers down as it’s only a 14 gallon tank

My 64 litre tank is full of fry of varying sizes as I moved the female into a separate tank and she continued to deliver two more batches. I feel I need to move some out as the size difference is noticeable and the larger ones seem to vacuum up the food while the smaller ones stay near the...

We started with 3 fish and now have many of different sizes. We do not know what they are, can anyone help?

We have 3 cold water fish in a tank, not sure if they’re goldfish. I cleaned it it yesterday but found 2 young fish which I didn’t know about. However, one fish is sitting against the glass and when it moves is being chased until it stays still. Do I separate it or what?