Sheargrub
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I'm just glad I had her for the amount of time I did!
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If she just snagged it, do I still need to medicate her? Or will it heal on its own?
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Straight line rips, like when you cut a piece of fabric.
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Parameters: Ammonia - 0 ppm Nitrate - 25 ppm Nitrite - 0 ppm GH - 300 ppm KH - 300 ppm pH - 7.6 Chlorine - 0 ppm There is a cave that she likes to go into a lot of the time. She's never torn her fins like this before, however. My camera isn't very good, but I tried to take another photo.
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I checked my tank this morning and I saw that my red wag platy has a torn tail. It doesn't look like finrot, and it wasn't there yesterday. She's still very active and behaving normally. Do I need to medicate her, and if so, which medication is needed? Thank you in advance.
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Unfortunately, my platy passed away on Saturday night. It was a very quick decline.. But thank you to those who helped, I appreciate it!
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I'm not able to get a decent photo since she's resting on the bottom of the tank (still alive). But here you go anyway. Also no, I don't use aquarium salt. Thanks for the video, I appreciate it.
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Oh I see.. Well, I'll definitely buy some medication for them just in case. Thank you for your input
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I'm not sure how old she is. I think she was at her max size when I got her, which was 1 month ago. She's at the bottom of the tank now, barely moving but still alive
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This morning I noticed that my blue wag platy has her fins clamped together, and she's hunched over. Her overall posture looks deformed and I'm not sure what happened to her. Usually she can be seen swimming around and eating algae off the plants, decor, etc., but she hasn't been moving a whole lot today. She still comes up to the front of the tank when I approach it, but she seems tired and drained. She ate yesterday and she seemed to be acting normal, so I don't understand why she's changed so much in such a sort amount of time. Some extra information: - Ammonia is at 0, Nitrites are at 0, and Nitrates are at 25 ppm - As far as I know, she's the "alpha" of the tank and the other platies don't bully her, so I don't think that's the cause of her issue - The other fish are active and behaving normally - I recently medicated the tank with API General Cure for skin and gill flukes on another fish, who made a full recovery
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Should I Clean My Newly Cycled Tank Before Adding Fish?
Sheargrub replied to Sheargrub's topic in General Discussion
Thank you for this comment! I'm running a traditional setup. My plants include java ferns and a banana plant, nothing else. I did reduce the amount of time I keep the lights on by a couple of hours, and I also reduced the amount of times I fertilize the plants to only once a week. The algae appears to have cleared up quite a bit, as it's now mainly on the decor rather than on the glass. The plants are still growing nicely. My water tests came back with 0 ammonia and nitrite, and only 25 ppm nitrates. Seems like I'll be ready to get the fish in a couple of weeks. Also, I really like that idea of growing all kinds of organisms in a jar to use for other tanks. Might consider doing that in the future! -
Should I Clean My Newly Cycled Tank Before Adding Fish?
Sheargrub replied to Sheargrub's topic in General Discussion
The plants have been doing really well. But no, nothing in the tank is from outside. I bought the plants straight from Aquarium Co-Op, and my water came from the faucet. -
Should I Clean My Newly Cycled Tank Before Adding Fish?
Sheargrub replied to Sheargrub's topic in General Discussion
That makes a lot of sense. Do you think it would be best to fertilize the plants less often? I've been doing it twice a week. The plants were purchased from Aquarium Co-Op, so I'm guessing that's where they came from. Nothing else in the tank is from a previous setup. -
Should I Clean My Newly Cycled Tank Before Adding Fish?
Sheargrub replied to Sheargrub's topic in General Discussion
In what way would this be a worrying situation? I know you said you don't have much experience, but I'd like to know your point of view on this. -
Should I Clean My Newly Cycled Tank Before Adding Fish?
Sheargrub replied to Sheargrub's topic in General Discussion
Thank you! And yes, I did cycle my tank. Now I'm just letting the bacteria and everything else establish themselves for a while longer. I understand, I won't clean it then. I appreciate the advice!
