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Old 02-09-2006, 11:11 PM   #1
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Default platys keep dying, why?

My platys keep dying one bye one, why? i have the right temp, i added the right amount of salt and everything else. Im out of ideas
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Old 02-10-2006, 12:06 AM   #2
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Is your tank cycled? how long have you had it? You should get a water test kit and post the results here. You should have 0 ammonia an d0 nitrites if it's cycled properly.
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Old 02-10-2006, 03:34 AM   #3
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My platys keep dying one bye one, why? i have the right temp, i added the right amount of salt and everything else. Im out of ideas
Even though a beginers fish, platies are very prone to bacterial infections and can catch diseases very easily, and this risk is increased if the tank's not cycled. Keep us informed with your water parameters.
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If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded:
Serrasalmus
Tetradon
(figure eights and dwarfs are the
exception).

I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families:
Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.
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Old 02-10-2006, 05:57 AM   #4
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yep theyre all covered by Alin. plus stress.
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Old 02-10-2006, 10:07 PM   #5
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yep theyre all covered by Alin. plus stress.
Sorry to hijack the thread, but micstarz... i just love your signature. It's pretty funny.

Matt, any update on the water testing parameters?
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