Hi.
I do not know if my sunset platy is sick, or not happy, or maybe to warm (hard to keep the tank at the perfect temp on summer days). :sick: He appears to be either very skinny - or loosing scale color, I'm not sure which, but I can now see the outline of his insides. He seems to eat when I feed. But his personality has also changed... sulking behind the tank decore, hiding out in the cave with the otos.
I did loose a tetra about a month ago, but the tetra did not seem to have any obvious signs like the platy has.
Last week, when I noticed the platy was not looking good, I did a water check, the Nitrates were high which has never happened before. The temp has been averaging in the high 70's. Because of this, I havent had the tank light on in weeks...is that a bad thing? Also havent had the hood on the the tank, just a screen...could I be exposing my fish to more bacteria by not covering the tank?
I do not know if my sunset platy is sick, or not happy, or maybe to warm (hard to keep the tank at the perfect temp on summer days). :sick: He appears to be either very skinny - or loosing scale color, I'm not sure which, but I can now see the outline of his insides. He seems to eat when I feed. But his personality has also changed... sulking behind the tank decore, hiding out in the cave with the otos.
I did loose a tetra about a month ago, but the tetra did not seem to have any obvious signs like the platy has.
Last week, when I noticed the platy was not looking good, I did a water check, the Nitrates were high which has never happened before. The temp has been averaging in the high 70's. Because of this, I havent had the tank light on in weeks...is that a bad thing? Also havent had the hood on the the tank, just a screen...could I be exposing my fish to more bacteria by not covering the tank?
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