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Ok, I'll try that. Do you know if it is harmful in anyway to the fish, or the plants?

I have a 10 gallon tank with gravel, and live plants. I have a Whisper 10-20 power filter, and a heater that keeps the tank at a constant 76-78 degrees. The tank's residents consist of mainly live bearers, but also 3 tetras, and 1 algae eater. I havn't tested the water for a couple weeks now (no...

I know that they get too big for a 10 gallon, and that they get aggressive, but can they live in semi-brackish water?

I just recently got a Chinese Algae Eater from my LFS, and i was wondering if he can live in semi-brackish water like platies and guppies. I know that algae eaters dont have scales, so will it affect him in any way? I only put in a tablespoon of rock salt after a 25% water change every 2-3...

Whatever it was, whether it be just because he wouldn't eat, or if he did have some kind of infection, doesn't matter anymore. down 1 more fish now :sad:

every 2 - 3 weeks, about 1/4 of the 10 gallon.

None of my other fish have any problems, you think it would affect the others. Its not a female, i got it from the store from the tank that said male. He hasn't been been eating for like a week now. No food goes in, no food goes out. My temperature as of now is 74 degrees F. and doesn't...

I just got back from the fish store, and my ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, Ph, and chlorine are all fine, but Slick is still acting up! :no:

The tank has been running since late June. It is a 10 gallon w/ rocks.

I don't have a water testing kit. I don't have any money for one either. I have 2 other guppies in the tank, and 3 Sunset Platies. They are all doing fine, but the one guppy is the only problem. I'm gonna bring a water sample to the pet store tomorrow. He isnt bullied by the other fish.

My guppy, Slick, has not been eating for the past couple of days. He hides by himself in various places, mostly on the top of the water. He isn't breathing heavily, and there are no visible signs of sickness, but there is definately something wrong! Please help! :-(

My sunset platy, thats pregnant, likes to hide in my moonsnail shell. Whenever the male, or the other female in the tank approach it, she chases them off! Is this part of the animal instinct of being pregnant? Or does she just have character? Here are some pics :D

yup, only the one right now. i dont think i mentioned that the fish with the white spots is also pregnant. Hopefully she lives. Ill check that out. I dont have extra money right now, but when i do, ill look into it.

I got back from my LFS, they tested the water and said everything was perfect. The white spots are fluffy looking, and there appear to be 2 of them, one larger in size. The pet store gave me a treatment that i have already applied, and i hope to see results. I dont want to lose another one...

Thx for the help, i appreciate it. I think ill go to the store now.... l8r

There was 3 females, but he had to harass the one..... Petco will replace the dead fish, but not the sick one. Like you said, if i bring the sick fish in to the store it could cause her to stress and die, and i dont want that :( but i could bring in the picture....

The platy with the white spots is still alive, but there was another one that was being continuosly chased and harassed by the male. So, i have one dead platy caused by stress, and another with white spots :no:

I just woke up, put the fish and a water sample in separate bags, and i am going back to the fish store in a little... they will test it.

Sorry for the slow response, i posted that last night at 1:00 am. All the other fish are OK. I dont have enough money yet to buy a water testing kit, so i dont know any of the water levels. Im from Washington. I got it at Petco, they have a 15 day return policy with a water sample and the dead fish.

I got my Sunset Platy from the store just about 3 days ago and noticed now that she has 2 little white spots on one side. She rubs up against my decorations and stays isolated from the other platies. I think it may be Ichthyophthirius (Ich). On the opposite side of the little white spot I see...