FreezingInAz
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I got a 20 gallon fishtank for my 14th birthday in may. my dad kept them when i was little and eventually got rid of them.
i bought 4 platies to start the cycle
a week later after i got the water tested and it was all normal, i bought 3 balloon molies
2 weeks after that i had my water tested, and all good; got a pair of angelfish.
A week later i went to that terrible place pets Inc and bought a pair of Skunk Cories who had inside paracites that infected my tank.
the next day both angels, a platy, and a balloon molly died. (another platy was sick but didnt die)
I bought a 10 gallon hoping to save the healthy fish.
i set it up and threw in my 2 healthy platies and 2 mollies (and all the tiny babies)
afew weeks later i decided to put them back
i kept the babies in the 10 by themselves.
I could see the little red worms sticking out of the sick platy's butt
i went to petsmart like 3 days ago and got my water tested then bought paracite clear tablets
i put 2 tablits in the 20 gallon
the next day i found the sick platy dead and the cories were acting weird
-my dad says that the cories are acting weird because they have dead worms in their body
now that the paricite is gone im left with 2 platies, 2 balloon molies, and 2 corydoras, oh and a snail.
I have no idea what kind of fish i should have now. I was thinking about putting the current fish in the 10 gallon and making my 20 gallon a ciclid tank. but im not sure if i want to keep expensive fish right now. another idea is to keep a single species tank in the 10 gallon. and keeping tropical fish in the 20
if you have any ideas please tell me
i bought 4 platies to start the cycle
a week later after i got the water tested and it was all normal, i bought 3 balloon molies
2 weeks after that i had my water tested, and all good; got a pair of angelfish.
A week later i went to that terrible place pets Inc and bought a pair of Skunk Cories who had inside paracites that infected my tank.
the next day both angels, a platy, and a balloon molly died. (another platy was sick but didnt die)
I bought a 10 gallon hoping to save the healthy fish.
i set it up and threw in my 2 healthy platies and 2 mollies (and all the tiny babies)
afew weeks later i decided to put them back
i kept the babies in the 10 by themselves.
I could see the little red worms sticking out of the sick platy's butt
i went to petsmart like 3 days ago and got my water tested then bought paracite clear tablets
i put 2 tablits in the 20 gallon
the next day i found the sick platy dead and the cories were acting weird
-my dad says that the cories are acting weird because they have dead worms in their body
now that the paricite is gone im left with 2 platies, 2 balloon molies, and 2 corydoras, oh and a snail.
I have no idea what kind of fish i should have now. I was thinking about putting the current fish in the 10 gallon and making my 20 gallon a ciclid tank. but im not sure if i want to keep expensive fish right now. another idea is to keep a single species tank in the 10 gallon. and keeping tropical fish in the 20
if you have any ideas please tell me
