mapleleaf218 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Hello there! Just discovered this amazing forum a few months ago and decided to finally make an account and join in with the fun. I have kept several goldfish over the past years, including one common goldfish that I have kept since my childhood and somehow lived up to 9 years in a 2 gallon tank 🤷♀️ (his color faded completely though), as well as a fantail and oranda goldfish. I consider myself a beginner to this hobby, and am excited to learn more about fish in this forum! Last year, I started keeping live plants (ferts = easy green & easy root tabs) in my main 10 gal tank (which is empty right now): two anubias (barteri and goldcoin), windelov & regular java fern, and vallisneria. There was lots of melt back from all of my java ferns, and the vallisneria is finally starting to take off after about 4 months. The windelov is not doing so well, but the regular java fern is growing slow and steady. I have several small pieces of driftwood for the anubias and java fern to attach to. Before melt back: After melt back & new leaves/runners (~4 months later): Recently, I decided to do something different from goldfish and got platies! I have 3 females and 1 male. This is my first time quarantining fish and using meds, so any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated! As of now, I have just finished the 5-day treatment for Paracleanse (in a quarantine tank), and am in the two-week resting period before the second treatment of Paracleanse. At the beginning I was planning to do the med trio, but I observed lots of flashing from the platies so I thought it would be better to deal with the parasites first. Now, the platies have white spots on their fins (which are presumably ich), and I was wondering if I should start the Ich-X treatment immediately, or if I should wait until after two weeks, since I have just finished the Paracleanse treatment and they need a rest from meds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BETTA999 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 welcome to the forum !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Welcome to the forum nice tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Welcome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Welcome to the forum! I would immediately start the ich-x treatment before the ich gets out of control. It is great to see you are taking such great care of the fish and treating them properly for illness. Good job! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindabee53 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minanora Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Welcome to the forum! Looking forward to seeing your platy adventure! I would start a treatment of ich x asap and wait on paracleanse dose 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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