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On 4/11/2024 at 10:37 AM, Tony s said:
sounds like she snagged it then. if it begins to looked ragged on the end. I would probably hit the whole tank with maracyn 2 or kanaplex.
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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On 4/11/2024 at 9:27 AM, Tony s said:
what's your parameters. but you're right it does look like tears. got any sharp decor she could get inro. photos are very blurry, so is also hard to tell
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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On 4/6/2024 at 2:22 PM, Wisdom said:
Sorry to hear about your fish. Can you post a clearer photo so we can make a better assessment. Do you use aquarium salt? If your treating for parasitic diseases, I would also treat for fungal and bacterial infection.
Here you go.
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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On 4/6/2024 at 11:42 AM, Tony s said:
Yeah. Unfortunately that’s how they go. And not knowing the age or prior tank conditions. This might be the end. Especially if she has tank mates that are unaffected 😪
If anyone else starts showing symptoms. Definitely would treat with maracyn2 or even erythromycin at this point
Oh I see.. Well, I'll definitely buy some medication for them just in case. Thank you for your input
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On 4/6/2024 at 11:07 AM, Tony s said:
My first question is do you know how old she is. Doesn’t sound like a water issue. If she’s the alpha. She may just be aging. I lost one of my oldest males last week. He clamped up. Nobody else did. There’s 30 in with him. All ages. He was over 2 I believe. So maybe nothing can be done. That said. If you want. You could try a treatment of maracyn2. Maybe there is something there.
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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On 12/24/2023 at 11:55 AM, Comradovich said:
There are two schools of thought here:
1. Those of us keeping more traditional tanks, (as others in this thread seem to be), will be somewhat confused by the microfauna. Having microfauna appear after three weeks is kind of a surprise. You usually don't see those for much longer out. It takes awhile for them to get established and build up to noticeable levels in a traditionally planted tank. (I.e. Aquasoil, sand & gravel substrate, chemical fertilization, etc.)
2. If you're running a dirted tank setup, similar to what Father Fish runs, then congratulations. Great Success! High fives all around. You've achieved exactly what you want, test for ammonia and nitrates, then see if you feel comfortable adding fish. Dirted's different. Might be a leak in your sand cap, but otherwise it's okay. What you're experiencing is actually a necessary step in a dirted setup. You'd be adding fish to control the microfauna and balance out the system.
I think you're right that they came in on the plants. Yeah, you got them from the Co-op, but even their plants have microfauna. Most of us would be planting in a tank that already has fish, and fish eat the microfauna. You're planting in an empty tank, and the tank stayed that way for three weeks. As long as there is nutrient-inflow, then there's near-limitless space for microfauna to build up. Your source of excess nutrients is your twice a week fertilization schedule. This is probably more than your new plants need. You might also have root feeding plants instead of epiphytes. Epiphytes like java ferns and annubias feed from the water column and Easy Green style ferts work well for growing them. Root feeders like Amazon Swords and Cryptocorynes are looking for food in your substrate. Easy Green doesn't necessarily penetrate this layer as fast. Chlorella is naturally occurring in tap water. If your tank has a slight haze to the water, that's Chlorella. The excess fertilizer is feeding the Chlorella, and everything else is eating it or each other. You may also have your lights on for too long during the day, or there's a south facing window in your room. Excess fert + excess light = algae like Chlorella. Try dialing one of these two things back a bit and see if it helps.
Assuming your water tests come back okay on Nitrates and Ammonia, I don't see an issue adding fish. They'll gorge themselves on the microfauna. Maybe don't feed as often while they control it. You've got an algae problem, but so did pretty much everyone else in this hobby when they first started out. My algae problem is on my plants and I'm kind of stuck with it as I'm keeping the lights on long enough to convince the pitbull otos that it's summer/baby-makin' season. You just learn to deal with your strains of algae.
Wanna know a secret? I have a jar of greenwater/Chlorella, daphnia, and copepods that I'm intentionally growing to inoculate my tanks with. My pygmy swordtails and tiger teddies are going to be in hog heaven. It's under an LED desk lamp and seems to be a wriggly little mess. Got two backup greenwater cultures bubbling away on the window sill, too. Your problem could always turn out useful.
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!
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On 12/22/2023 at 7:54 AM, JettsPapa said:
If the plants are doing well I wouldn't mess with your fertilizer schedule.
Did you get some water or plants from outside? I'm puzzled more than concerned about the random livestock in the tank.
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.
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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.
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On 12/21/2023 at 3:04 PM, NOLANANO said:
I could be wrong but I don't think these should be present in a 3 week old setup without any fish present. I don't have enough experience with these to give any good advice, I just think these are things you usually see in a very seasoned tank and would be worried if they were present in a new setup.
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.
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On 12/21/2023 at 10:43 AM, JettsPapa said:
Welcome to the forum. First, if you haven't been adding an ammonia source your tank isn't cycled. I'm not clear on whether or not you did.
In any case, no, don't clean the tank, and especially don't clean or replace the filter media. If there's algae on the front of the tank you can scrape it off so you can see better, but don't do any more than that.
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!
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I just set up my new tank about 3 weeks ago. I added my plants, treated the water, and added the bacteria. Since then I've noticed a bit of plant growth, as well as the presence of some detritus worms, limpets, and copepods in the tank. There's some algae as well. I've been testing the parameters nearly every day, and everything seems fine. Is it necessary to clean the inside of the tank before I add the fish next month? Part of me wants to clean up a bit of the algae, but another part of me really doesn't want to destroy all the progress I've made.
What's wrong with my platy? Please help
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I'm just glad I had her for the amount of time I did!