Green Spots On Platy

[attibones]

The best way to deal with nitrate is by increasing water changes. Your tank is stocked very heavily, so twice weekly water changes in a cycled tank will be fine. But your tank does not appear to be cycled based on information you've given us. You need to get test readings for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate (actual numbers) and they should be from liquid kits. Strip tests are unreliable. Many LFS use these for their free samples. Try to rehome the fry, separate the male and female platy, and rehome the molly, too.

 

[Sarah92]

I'm not re homing my Molly as it was picked by partners mum I will re home the fry when they have grown a little more I was going to ask for numbers but she didn't give me chance to ask she said they are fine apart from nitrate which is only cause by the fry food and can be sorted by a live plant in tank my tank is cycled otherwise all my fish would be dead, pets at home are professional fish keepers in the uk and they test by approved accurate readings. I'm not being funny or nasty but all my fish were happy as larry for over 6 month before the Molly fry I had another Molly and 6 orange and black neon little things they was super happy but lost them due to white spots.

 

[fish48]

Pets at home professional fish keepers in the UK. That’s the best laugh I’ve had for a long time.
 
One. Of the biggest problem with new fish keepers is that they mess around too much with ther fish, Cut back on the food/feeding do water change of 40 to 50% weekly, PrairieSunflower mentioned By replacing the media every 4 weeks you are throwing away the good bacteria leave the media as long as possible and as mentioned, rince in tank water before replacing.
 
 

 

[Sarah92]

I know what basics to do my dad have kept fish since he was little well you was all wrong it's velvet disease they gold spots now not green I lost my Molly last night followed by my yellow platy all breathing heavy

 

[Sarah92]

Oh and pets at home used these bottles of whatever they are NOT TEST STRIPS!