Platy with honey gourami

[smm333]

So I have been wanting to get a few platy fish for awhile. My one concern is that I have a honey gourami and endlers who are quite happy with my soft water, and I read that platy like it a bit harder. Would a wonder shell be ok to add with my current inhabitants? Last time I tried to help parameters in my tank I lost my shrimp, so I am scared to tweak anything that is working! 

[Adam Swarbrick]

Platys are bred all over the world in a whole host of water parameters. In ideal situations they would be better in hard water but there’s no reason why they won’t do well in soft. Especially since your endlers are thriving. 

I don’t see any reason not to add wonder shells, I don’t think either of those fish would mind but in my option just try them out and if you start to see deformities in them or their offspring then you need to add calcium.

Until then if it isn’t broke don’t fix it.