wheelsoffury
Mostly New Member
Hi all
Really need some advice.
I've a 28 l tank with 3 platies and 3 glow lights. Now a major pets company who I shall not name have recommended giving up the male platy to another home and keep the 2 female platys and 3 female glow lights. Now I know the amount of fish is why the ammonia is 0.25 but I also know they've had babies. We've had a lot of problems with fish stock and finding out solid and reliable information about how many fish to gallons/litre etc
I know that after the big male platy has gone, 5 fish is the max.
So I've a couple of questions...
1. If I give the male to another home, will the female die in my tank due to not bing around that male anymore? Sounds silly but I'm not at all sure. The male and female hang around together constantly. The Mickey Mouse platy does too now and again but not as much.
2. Once I've taken the male to the new home, should I do a water change and test on the same day? Just to see I the ammonia is still at the current level?
Any other tips to reduce ammonia?
Thank you for taking the time to read this. This site is amazing!
Really need some advice.
I've a 28 l tank with 3 platies and 3 glow lights. Now a major pets company who I shall not name have recommended giving up the male platy to another home and keep the 2 female platys and 3 female glow lights. Now I know the amount of fish is why the ammonia is 0.25 but I also know they've had babies. We've had a lot of problems with fish stock and finding out solid and reliable information about how many fish to gallons/litre etc
I know that after the big male platy has gone, 5 fish is the max.
So I've a couple of questions...
1. If I give the male to another home, will the female die in my tank due to not bing around that male anymore? Sounds silly but I'm not at all sure. The male and female hang around together constantly. The Mickey Mouse platy does too now and again but not as much.
2. Once I've taken the male to the new home, should I do a water change and test on the same day? Just to see I the ammonia is still at the current level?
Any other tips to reduce ammonia?
Thank you for taking the time to read this. This site is amazing!