I've had a pair of female Micky-Mouse platys in my planted community 55g for just over 2yrs now. Over time, one grew to your average 2" or so platy, where the other one was larger. In fact the largest platy I've ever seen or kept. Super thick, wide and tall. Nice fish, great coloration and I never had any issues with them. Out of the blue, I noticed the smaller of the two hanging at the bottom and breathing heavily. The next morning I found her dead.
I did add 4 female bettas to the mix about 6 weeks ago, with no QT. Petsmart purchase. Running with scissors I know.:uhoh:
Tank has never seen even 20ppm nitrates between WWCs.
Fish get fed a variety of flake and freeze dried food.
pH always 7.6. GH and KH in the 107-125 range.
I know out of the blue deaths happen, but I'm just curious to hear others experiences on how long they've had platys live.
I did add 4 female bettas to the mix about 6 weeks ago, with no QT. Petsmart purchase. Running with scissors I know.:uhoh:
Tank has never seen even 20ppm nitrates between WWCs.
Fish get fed a variety of flake and freeze dried food.
pH always 7.6. GH and KH in the 107-125 range.
I know out of the blue deaths happen, but I'm just curious to hear others experiences on how long they've had platys live.