what's wrong with my platy?

gil_ong · 04-16-2008, 06:36 PM

i have a 20 gallon tank with some plants.

in it are a male and a female red wag platy, 6 peppered cories (4 added today) and 8 neon tetras.

my female platy has been acting sorta weird the past few days.

she seems quite swollen (to a n00b like me), very lethargic, a little testy, and has been "hiding." i also don't think she's really eaten in the last 3 or 4 days. also, the male is staying by real close just about all the time. he might wonder off for a little, but never fro more than a minute or so. he isn't eating much either.

here're 2 pics. i snagged her and put her in a breeder box just long enough to snap these pics. sorry for the quality, all i have is a point and shoot.

i JUST tested the water:
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate:0 (this is weird for me. it was approx 10 when i checked 4 days ago. since then , i added the 8 neon tetras, 4 cories (today) and 2 capfuls of flourish excel for the plants.)
pH: 7.6

so..... is she sick? pregnant and ready to pop the babies out? emo? what's going on here?

gil_ong · 04-16-2008, 06:41 PM

oh yeah.

03-29-08 - i witnessed 2 of the platies sexoring.

so is it about time?

trashion · 04-17-2008, 09:32 AM

Can't help you with the platy, but you have 0 nitrate because your plants are eating it! I'd start dosing nitrate.

gil_ong · 04-17-2008, 09:35 AM

add nitrate? how?

04-16-2008, 06:36 PM	#1
gil_ong Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Age: 35 Posts: 130 User Feedback: (0)	what's wrong with my platy? i have a 20 gallon tank with some plants. in it are a male and a female red wag platy, 6 peppered cories (4 added today) and 8 neon tetras. my female platy has been acting sorta weird the past few days. she seems quite swollen (to a n00b like me), very lethargic, a little testy, and has been "hiding." i also don't think she's really eaten in the last 3 or 4 days. also, the male is staying by real close just about all the time. he might wonder off for a little, but never fro more than a minute or so. he isn't eating much either. here're 2 pics. i snagged her and put her in a breeder box just long enough to snap these pics. sorry for the quality, all i have is a point and shoot. i JUST tested the water: ammonia: 0 nitrite: 0 nitrate:0 (this is weird for me. it was approx 10 when i checked 4 days ago. since then , i added the 8 neon tetras, 4 cories (today) and 2 capfuls of flourish excel for the plants.) pH: 7.6 so..... is she sick? pregnant and ready to pop the babies out? emo? what's going on here?

04-17-2008, 09:32 AM	#3
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 925 User Feedback: (0)	Can't help you with the platy, but you have 0 nitrate because your plants are eating it! I'd start dosing nitrate. __________________ current setup: 15 gallon, planted w/ pressurized co2, 55watts PC lighting, EI fert dosing. -5 harlequin rasboras -7 Aspidoras pauciradiatus (sixray or false corydoras) for reference: my name is Julie

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04-16-2008, 06:41 PM	#2
gil_ong Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Age: 35 Posts: 130 User Feedback: (0)	oh yeah. 03-29-08 - i witnessed 2 of the platies sexoring. so is it about time?

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gil_ong Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Age: 35 Posts: 130 User Feedback: (0)	add nitrate? how?

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