morganrules

i just got three platies today and one of them just died my red wag platy i named sunburst. it looked fine i think it died of stress.

Shawnie

im sorry your lost your platy

not being cycled yet could have done it also...I hope the others do ok!

morganrules

my tank is cycled. i have 0 ammonia 0 nitrites and 10 nitrates its been about a month

Shawnie

oops ...maybe you better change your aquarium info then

I still hope the others do well!

morganrules

yah i just did that yah the others look perfect they are swimming around alot more since i put them in and im feed them in the morning i didnt when i put them in was that a bad idea

clinton1621

They usually dont eat for a while after you put them in anyway... just a question though, how long did you acclimate them and how??

morganrules

i acclimated them by leaving them in the bag for 5 minutes getting them used to temperature and then i plopped em in not with the fish store water and ive let them be. how do i tell if my fish are gasping for air.

clinton1621

You should really acclimate them for at least 15 minutes, also you should add a few tablespoons of YOUR water into the water in the bag so they get used to any differences in pH or other parameters. Adding them after only 5 minutes and not putting any of your water into the bag for them to get used to means that they potentially go into shock when you release them into your tank, which is probably why the one died. You also should NEVER put water from the bag they come in into your tank, it could possibly have parasites or other harmful things in it that youre putting in your tank! Gasping for air means they are sitting at the top of the water with their mouth opening and closing (looks similar to when they eat food from the surface)

morganrules

ok well i didnt put water from the bag into my tank and ill do that from now on and my fish other two fishes are swimming all around my tank now. i think they engoy the new space

clinton1621

Gah, sorry I misread where you said "not" with water in the bag lol, my bad

morganrules

its cool ima post some pictures of my platies.

clinton1621

awesome, are you going to try to breed them??

morganrules

i dont know most likely not cuz ima put some cory cats in there to but well see how these guys do

Blub

Breeding them would not be a bad idea for 2 reasons...

A) You stocking plan is 3 platys 3 corys. Platys need a 1 male 2/3 female ratio if you are keeping them together. Because you have 2 males - you don't have space.
B) You will need several fry raising tanks!

It is simplest for a begginer to leave breeding to when they have had a bit of experience IMO.

Here is a link on how to aclimatize your fish: http://www.fishlore.com/acclimating-tropicalfish.htm

morganrules

ok first of all hatchet im a semi beginner lol and ive done live bearer breeding before

Blub

Oops sorry I accidentally thought you where someone else! I'm stupid sometimes... Sorry!

morganrules

its all good were human we make mistakes lol but my other two platies are doing great one is even eating im thinking of getting some brine shrimp for a little treat kind of snack thingy