Help please!!!!!

[Kelli fish]

I have a platy thats looks pregnant is sat on the bottom other than to eat is this how they behave when have babys as I did see some yesterday should I put her in a net holder how to be certain its the correct fish?? Also will she of had them all by now or what? ? Please help tyia

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[mrvincent]

It can be a disease that make him doing water retention. It's a bacterial thing, and it's a bad thing.

 

[Kelli fish]

But there was babies in the tank yesterday I saw them!!! Now I dont but my bf witnessed them lol..

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[Kelli fish]

Hmmmm something not right tho as I believe my molly has shimmy someone told me yesterday.

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[mrvincent]

Maybe she's just mega pregnant... Do you have picture ? I don't know about mollies, but picture always give an idea

 

[Kelli fish]

No I dont think the molly pregnant. But my platy is and I wondered if thats why shes on the bottom to establish which is having the fry to put in holding net. Im new to fish only stock tank 2 week and had set of molly fry (2 going well after 2weeks) and now platys. Deary me lol

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[mrvincent]

In case of doubt, make 50%WC, maybe there's something wrong with the water.

 

[mrvincent]

If you have the tank since two weeks, and you did no cycle, then immediately make 50% WC.

Do you know about nitrogen cycle ? If not I highly recommand you do some researches about this and beneficial bacterias (BBs).

 

[Kelli fish]

But its a new set up I persumed in a cycle??

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[mrvincent]

But its a new set up I persumed in a cycle??

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If you have the tank since two weeks, and you did no cycle, then immediately make 50% WC.

Do you know about nitrogen cycle ? If not I highly recommand you do some researches about this and beneficial bacterias (BBs). And about how you must do the water change, so it not stress the fishs.

 

[Kelli fish]

Yes I set up 2 week prior to stocking I have knowledge of water as had turtles prior to fish...?

With bacterial boost in!!

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[mrvincent]

Do you have ammonia/nitrite test kit ?

 

[Kelli fish]

Yes reading as of yesterday

Ph 8 (to high but have put cattappa/almond leaf in)
Nh4 0.25
No2 between 0 - 0.1
No3 between 0.5 & 1.0

Is this healthy water??

Thanks for helping and advising me


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[mrvincent]

That seems Ok. No fish gasp at the surface for air ?

I would do a 50%WC anyway, a fish swimming from side to side is not normal, maybe there's a problem with the water.

Water quality is not good, but acceptable, because of the presence of ammonia/nitrites.

NO3 seems too low. Probably the cycle is not working properly... What's the tank size + entire stocking ?

 

[mrvincent]

There's another possibility where you don't test water NO3 correctly. If it's a two bottle test kit, shake the bottle #2 like hell, as if your life depends of it, bang it on a table, etc...

If it's a 3 bottle test kit, then do this with bottle #3.

Try to get another reading doing this, just curious...


I just noticed that's my 1000's post -.-

 

[Kelli fish]

No I have quite big air stone. None at the top now..??
I know the hardest part it getting it established but jeeez should of stuck with my turtles lol

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[mrvincent]

No I have quite big air stone. None at the top now..??
I know the hardest part it getting it established but jeeez should of stuck with my turtles lol

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What's the entire stocking ? What fish and count of them you keep ? What is the tank size ?

 

[Kelli fish]

I currently have
5 neon tetra
1 clown loach
2 suckie plecos
4 mollys that had babies 2 still going strong after week and half
5 platy
3 guppys
Thats all intend to have, no more!!!
But they keep having baby's lol
I think it approx 90l as I put 8/9 12l buckets in but online from measurements said 142l... ?


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[Kelli fish]

I no that more but I expected to loose few to start not gain...:-/

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[Keflan]

Can you give us tank measurement? Length width and height in inches?