Okay, yesterday I went to the LFS and bought 3 more Rasbora's and two big beautiful platys. I placed them in my 40 gallon and when I checked on them later...one poor new Rasbora was missing an eye!! OH POOR THING!!! I isolated him in a two gallon tank I have cycled and he died today. 
Tonight I am checking out my tank and notice that I have a dead half eaten neon in the tank...OH NO!!! One is missing too! I look and find it under the burping clam and it is missing an eye as well. All was well in the tank until the larger platy's came to live here. Question is- Do you all believe the Platy's are the culprit?? I have now placed them in the isolation tank and I am pretty sure they will be returned to the store.
Here is the current stock of the 40 gallon tank
4 neon tetra's (one now missing an eye)
5 Rasbora's
4 albino cory cats
2 leapord cory cats
5 rummy nosed tetras
1 female beta
I tested water tonight too. 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, nitrates 5, ph 8.0 (I know it's high but don't know how to lower without chemicals :huh: )
Did I do right to remove the two Platys? They are both female and close to 2". Can they be aggressive?? I just feel sick about this :sad:
I suppose the aggresion could be from my female beta, but she has been in the tank with the neons and rasbora's since the beggining and I've never seen her be aggressive. She spends most of her time playing in the bubble wall with an albino cory...they are buddies.
Any and all help is greatly appreciated. The Platy's will be returned to the LFS and exchanged for some more neons. I guess I will simply keep this my tetra/cory tank. They all seem happy together.
Mykidsmylife
Tonight I am checking out my tank and notice that I have a dead half eaten neon in the tank...OH NO!!! One is missing too! I look and find it under the burping clam and it is missing an eye as well. All was well in the tank until the larger platy's came to live here. Question is- Do you all believe the Platy's are the culprit?? I have now placed them in the isolation tank and I am pretty sure they will be returned to the store.Here is the current stock of the 40 gallon tank
4 neon tetra's (one now missing an eye)
5 Rasbora's
4 albino cory cats
2 leapord cory cats
5 rummy nosed tetras
1 female beta
I tested water tonight too. 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, nitrates 5, ph 8.0 (I know it's high but don't know how to lower without chemicals :huh: )
Did I do right to remove the two Platys? They are both female and close to 2". Can they be aggressive?? I just feel sick about this :sad:
I suppose the aggresion could be from my female beta, but she has been in the tank with the neons and rasbora's since the beggining and I've never seen her be aggressive. She spends most of her time playing in the bubble wall with an albino cory...they are buddies.
Any and all help is greatly appreciated. The Platy's will be returned to the LFS and exchanged for some more neons. I guess I will simply keep this my tetra/cory tank. They all seem happy together.
Mykidsmylife
