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	Suicidal Platy's!
PurestDJ Hobbyist Posts: 64 Kudos: 21 Registered: 12-Feb-2006	Edited by PurestDJ Over the past 6 weeks I have lost 2 Platy's in suicide dives out of my tank during the night! Trouble is I have a lid on my tank, with 2 small (2cm x 2cm) gaps in 2 corners for airlines and heater cables and they seem to get out of these! I can't work out why they have started to do this as I've had them about a year now and have never seen any lemming like activities while cleaning the tank or moving logs around? I have one left and I can't bare to wake up in 6 weeks time to find a dried out corpse beside my tank in the morning!
Posted 14-Mar-2006 14:40
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	Check your water parameters, particularly pH. Maybe it is too high/low for their liking. Are there any other fish in the tank? Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 14-Mar-2006 22:54
PurestDJ Hobbyist Posts: 64 Kudos: 21 Registered: 12-Feb-2006	Current water parameters are normal, PH is about 8, and current stock is: 3 Coolie Loaches, 2 Hillstream Loaches, 1 Angelfish, 1 Saimese Fighting Fish, 1 Peppered Cory, 2 Silvertip Tetra and 3 Platy's! If they don't like the PH would that make them jump?
Posted 15-Mar-2006 00:52
seedkiros Mega Fish Posts: 974 Kudos: 270 Votes: 8 Registered: 07-Mar-2003	Edited by seedkiros As mentioned above, it's probably due to the water parameters. I suggest you tape up the holes with scotch tape or something. Don't think fish would get stuck on the exposed parts
Posted 15-Mar-2006 01:26
chelaine Big Fish Posts: 383 Kudos: 343 Votes: 78 Registered: 23-Jul-2005	i'd rather risk a little stickiness than risk them be dried cat food outside the tank. most likely they'll hit the tape and bounce off. Chelle _______________________________________________ I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious...
Posted 15-Mar-2006 08:04
seedkiros Mega Fish Posts: 974 Kudos: 270 Votes: 8 Registered: 07-Mar-2003	You could of course, keep sticking the exposed parts til they aren't sticky anymore, and leave the parts that actually stick on to the tank adhesive.
Posted 15-Mar-2006 09:23
chelaine Big Fish Posts: 383 Kudos: 343 Votes: 78 Registered: 23-Jul-2005	o0o0hh or cover both sides. Chelle _______________________________________________ I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious...
Posted 15-Mar-2006 10:31
PurestDJ Hobbyist Posts: 64 Kudos: 21 Registered: 12-Feb-2006	I'll cover up the holes but I want to treat the cause of the problem too...if my parameters are normal would could it be? I would understand if they were nervous fish but they seem very happy...apart from jumping out of the tank at night!
Posted 15-Mar-2006 12:56
seedkiros Mega Fish Posts: 974 Kudos: 270 Votes: 8 Registered: 07-Mar-2003	Looks like you're going to have to give it some time. Maybe it'll get better after a few days?
Posted 15-Mar-2006 20:55
Inkling Fish Addict Posts: 689 Kudos: 498 Votes: 11 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	I agree, try taping up the sides. Although this is a bit off topic, your cories will be much happier in a group of 5 or more ^_^ Inky
Posted 20-Mar-2006 07:00
PurestDJ Hobbyist Posts: 64 Kudos: 21 Registered: 12-Feb-2006	Edited by PurestDJ I've heard this quite a bit, but he's the happiest most active fish in the tank! I'd be nervous of putting any more fish in there and the Cory gives the Khuli Loaches one hell of a time bumping around the place and trying to hoover them up, so I wouldn't want to add to their woes!
Posted 21-Mar-2006 12:01


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