joels3400
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hello all,
I have a 20 gallon tank that has been set up for about a year. In that time period, I've had about 20 fish total (not at one time) but they never seem to last more than 3 or 4 months. Most of them have been platys.
My PH out of the tap is 8.6 so I've been mixing 50% distilled and it has settled to 8.3-8.4 by doing that. I'm not sure if my fish have been dying from the high PH or some other factor. I did fight a little bit of an internal parasite battle which I don't know was ever solved. Some of the fish seem to be hungry but when they bite the food, they don't seem to get much. Only seems to affect some of the fish though.
Currently, I have 4 platys (3 new in the last week) and an Otto (which amazingly has been in there for more than 6 months). I do have some API General Cure. Should I try using that? Should I try and lower my PH? Any information would be helpful. Thanks.
I have a 20 gallon tank that has been set up for about a year. In that time period, I've had about 20 fish total (not at one time) but they never seem to last more than 3 or 4 months. Most of them have been platys.
My PH out of the tap is 8.6 so I've been mixing 50% distilled and it has settled to 8.3-8.4 by doing that. I'm not sure if my fish have been dying from the high PH or some other factor. I did fight a little bit of an internal parasite battle which I don't know was ever solved. Some of the fish seem to be hungry but when they bite the food, they don't seem to get much. Only seems to affect some of the fish though.
Currently, I have 4 platys (3 new in the last week) and an Otto (which amazingly has been in there for more than 6 months). I do have some API General Cure. Should I try using that? Should I try and lower my PH? Any information would be helpful. Thanks.