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	Is there something wrong with my platy?
ImRandy85 Enthusiast Bleeding Blue Posts: 254 Kudos: 137 Votes: 75 Registered: 19-Dec-2006	My rainbow platies have a grayish area on top of their heads. I asked the guy at the store where I got them if it was just the coloration or if something was wrong. He said they're probably ok but I'm not completely convinced. Don't worry about the clamped fins in the pics, thats no longer a problem, the pics are a couple days old. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e237/imrandy85/aquarium/101_1604.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e237/imrandy85/aquarium/101_1605.jpg temp is 76 pH ~ 8.3 ammonia between .25 and .5 ppm nitrite 0 ppm nitrate between 5 and 10 ppm
Posted 28-Dec-2006 02:08
TW Fish Master * * Fish Slave * * Posts: 1947 Kudos: 278 Votes: 338 Registered: 14-Jan-2006	Edited by TankWatcher From your photos, it is hard to see anything wrong with your platys. I can't really see the grayish area you mention, but I note that mine don't have this grayish area at all. Mine are a different colour variety though, so what is normal colouration for mine, may not be for you. Observe their behaviour for other clues. If they are eating ok and swimming around happily, I'd say they are fine. GOod luck with them. Cheers TW
Posted 28-Dec-2006 12:21
ImRandy85 Enthusiast Bleeding Blue Posts: 254 Kudos: 137 Votes: 75 Registered: 19-Dec-2006	The grayish area is extending from the head all the way to the dorsal fin on top of the fish. Someone suggested an internal parasite and I saw some clear droppings coming out of one of the fish this morning. What treats this?
Posted 28-Dec-2006 18:35
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	I would be getting your water quality under control. Is this tank new and still going through the cycling process? I ask this because a matured tank should have no reading of ammonia, and you state a reading between .25 and .5 Do some water changes, reduce feeding to every second day and find a bacteria culture to add to the tank. (cycle is one that comes to mind) If your fish are still looking discoloured after water has been fixed then we can help you further. Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 28-Dec-2006 23:15
TW Fish Master * * Fish Slave * * Posts: 1947 Kudos: 278 Votes: 338 Registered: 14-Jan-2006	So the grayish area is getting bigger? Maybe it is a type of fungal growth. Maybe go to your LFS & get some meds for that. One lfs told me another way to use the meds for fungal treatment is to apply it topically to the fish with a cotton bud. Hold the fish in your net while you apply - otherwise, treat the water as per instructions. How are you water tests? I don't think you mention this. Is your tank still cycling? Cheers TW
Posted 29-Dec-2006 02:39
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	Further responses can be posted in thread http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/threads/32260.1.htm?7# Please post topics once only. Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 29-Dec-2006 05:47


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