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Welcome! Good luck with your new tank!

I have one sunburst platy that is clamping fins, the only thing I notice is a sort of smooth opaque coating over fish (as if it swam through egg white color). It's totally smooth, no lumps or spots, just an opaqueness over the body. Any ideas?

I put her in a 10 gallon hospital. Salt, foam bubble filter. Have not seen her eat, but she seems to be improving, more active, does not appear to look so emaciated. Not sure where we are at.

I do have a quarantine tank, I also have a foam bubble filter to put in there from my main tank. I'm going to try! Thanks!

Thank you. Did not know about the sticky. Even after prying her off the filter intake with my bare hands, I put her in the breeder box and she is still Stable. I wish I could figure out how to rehabilitate her. I can't put her down now that she is still trying to live....frustrated...

I have no clove oil. My platy is slowly wasting away and dying. How can I painlessly euthanize her? I'm so sad. I've tried posting for help to treat her, but no responses...

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It's hopeless, just sitting here watching her, she got sucked onto the filter intake, I took her off, but I need to euthanize her. How to do this humanely??? I have no Clove oil..

I could use some help here?!? Please? Anyone?

A few weeks ago I purchased two female red Platys, one of the two has always been smaller, less colorful and prefers to stay alone, usually in the plants. Increasingly she is losing weight, but she does eat. Her fins are always usually clamped. She is becoming weaker. The thinnest part of...

I didn't know that freshwater fish can handle 86 degrees. I guess I assumed this because when I had to treat my tank, I was told to bump temp to 80-82 and add salt. I have Corys and a Pleco and they tolerated salt fine. My normal temp is 75-77 degrees.

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Thanks for the info here! My tap water is 0 nitrates and nitrites. I use stress coat for chlorine. I think my tank is trying to cycle. How do I know if it is cycling, or something else wrong?

I am going through similar situation, so I subscribed to your thread. People told me despite many 50-60% water changes and clean tank, my water may be the culprit of continuing high nitrites. I am going to test my water today.

Welcome! I just joined recently, and hope you find this site as helpful as I do! :)

What are OTO's?

Thanks All! The weird thing is that I just added a fresh batch of Ammo Carb a week ago. Tank really clean. Been doing at least 50 % water changes three times in last two days. Fish seem fine, fry included. I will say my baby neon 1/2 inch long went missing two days ago. I think he is...

86 degrees is way too hot. Honestly, my local fish expert of 25 years told me to always start with salt for treatment at this ratio: 1 TBS Aquarium Salt PER Gallon (Yes, Tablespoon!) bump temp to 80. All freshwater fish can handle 1 TBS / gallon for treatment. If the salt does not help, or...

I meant to say "3 Weeks Ago" they got sick. We're treated immediately and responded to treatment almost instantly.

Can I also jump on this thread? My 2.5 year old orange glo danio has a crooked spine too. She seems healthy in every respect, although 3 weeks she was very sick along with my other normal zebra danio and my Platys (who have all recovered and are healthy again) due to a Ph drop that I've taken...

I'm not sure how to help but if it is a growth that prevents him from closing his mouth and not only a mere color change, I would think it could be something wrong. If he used to be able to close his mouth and it is definitely a growth that does not sound normal to me. Good Luck! Sorry I...

Cool! Glad things are going better!

Should I buy "Stress Zyme" tomorrow? That's supposedly the beneficial bacteria to help cycle.

Thanks All, after my 60% water change, nitrites only went down a small bit, but still in stress zone! I can't imagine why?! Established tank, running 3 years! I'm going to check my tap water. Usually it's 100% safe (besides the chlorine)