ammonia advice...

[oMIKEo]

Hi,

Ive just added 4 neon tetras in my 10G tank, i only had 1 neon in there to start with as the other 3 died due to a heating problem.

I have just tested the water, the ammonia and PH levels are a bit high so am wanting some advice.

The ammonia level is between the 0.8 and 1.2 mg/l scale and the PH is about 8.0.

What can i do to stable these out a bit?

Cheers, Mike

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Just increase the amount of water changes you do, take out 20% of water and replace it with fresh adequetely dechlorinated/water conditioned tap water once every 2 days and the ammonia should disapear-don't buy anymore fish though until the cycle is completed.

 

[WILDER]

How long has the tank been set up, and can you list your fish which type, and how many please.

 

[oMIKEo]

How long has the tank been set up, and can you list your fish which type, and how many please.

Ive had the tank set up for about 4 weeks, the first 2 weeks there were no fish in there as it was cycling and then i added 4 Neon Tetras - 3 of those died (heating problem).

Yesterday i added another 4 Noen Tetras to my tank, so in total i now have 5 Neon tetras

 

[WILDER]

Neons tetra was a bad choice for a new tank, as they really need a mature tank of 6 months, as they are fragile to bad water quality, i would recommend some water changes to fetch the ammonia levels down, you might have to be prepared that they might not make it.

 

[StarOrbs]

My mom cycled her tank with platies and they are still alive today. Just an idea.