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Does swim bladder disease occur in platys and how can you treat it?
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Wiki User
January 17, 2010 2:31AM
Yes, unfortunately. My Red Platy is currently afflicted with Swim Bladder Disease. He is swimming erratically, and his buoyancy is off balance. I have quarantined him, raised the water temperature, added salt, even tried feeding him peas, now just hoping for the best.
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