Hi there could anyone please help me? My 2foot tank with too many platies and guppies are getting stingy poos. ive seen other fish have them but mine are getting worse, even my babies are getting them. I feed them mainly flakes but once a week they get bloodworm and brineshrimp. Please help???

More fibre, im not kidding. Are you using a vegetable based flake?

Thanks for the quick response. I have got some vege flake but havent been using it will give it a go thanks. also any idea on how to stop them breeding or at least slow them down??? :lol:

If the poo is long and stringy it may be the fish are eating your plants. Some of mine ate long thin grasslike plant (no idea what is was called) and they suffered from this. Can also cause choking.

Thanks for that but the only plants they have in there are the java moss and the java fern. i don't think that would make any difference.

Could be worms, grind up a small piece of of cat or dog worming tablet and mix it with there food

never heard of fish getting worms but are you sure that a cat or dog worming tablet will be ok. I dont want to end up with dead fish aye. thanks. :-?

Have used with my Discus, as do others. Worms are a common problem with fish, esp new fish.