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A candystripe pleco of mine passed away this morning and it was a complete surprise. He looked fine and was eating normally. Water quality is fine (both by my tests and the LFS) But now my platys are looking sick, and spend all their time either resting on the bottom or swimming directly into...

I have 2 mollies, 2 platies, and 3 cories in a 20g. the cories are fairly new, and i was worried they were not eating enough as everyone else was grabbing all the flakes. So i bought some sinking pellets and the cories want nothing to do with them so that issue not only remains but it has...

10 gallon freshwater: 2 platies, 2 mollies, 3 Julli cories, 1 khuli loach Am I overstocking this tank?

thanks for the advice. i think as a first timer i'm just a little paranoid about my little guys haha. would adding two more tetras for a school of six make them a little more comfortable?

just did a test. amm and nitrities are at 0 ppm nitrates are a little high at 15ppm. Also, there is one of the 4 with good color and activity, his activity however is harassing the other 3 who just hide alone.

thanks for replys. Water temp is 78. also, their behavior has me a little worried. As you mentioned, they are active fish when healthy, but mine just lay around the bottom of the tank and hide. Is this another symptom of too small of group, or simply just getting used to their new environment?

HELP!!! I have a ten gallon freshwater that has been running with two sunset platys for about a month. I added 4 blood fin tetras yesterday and their fins are no longer red. Is 4 not enough? would adding more be over crowding? very concerned.