Find $a,b,c$ such that the equation $ax^2+a=by^2+b=cz^2+c$ has infinitely many integer solutions

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Do there exist $3$ positive integers $a,b,c~(a<b<c),$ such that the equation $$ax^2+a=by^2+b=cz^2+c$$ has infinitely many integer solutions $x,y,z$ ?

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This would require $$ ax^2-cz^2=c-a\\ (ax)^2-(ac)z^2=a(c-a) $$ and likewise $$ (by)^2-(bc)z^2=b(c-b) $$

According to Bennett "On the number of solutions of simultaneous Pell equations" this can only have finitely many solutions unless $$ acb(c-b) = bca(c-a) $$ that is, unless $b=a$, so the answer to your question is negative.