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    Betta Injured While Vacuuming

    OK thanks for the advice and your own personal experience. I am beginning to wonder myself is he isn't going to heal or if it's going to be a very long process but at least otherwise he seems ok.
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    Betta Injured While Vacuuming

    So my betta got injured. See the attached pics. He's alone in a 6.5 gallon tank. I've kept fish and bettas for years and cured fin rot before but I can't cure this case. I'm at a loss and need advice. I got him in December 2020 and I assume he's around 9 to 12 months old now. He was happy and...
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    Betta clamped fins - don't know what else to do

    Thanks. She is the only fish in the tank. Also, about 2 months ago I removed all plastic plants in case she was cutting herself on them. Now I only have smooth aquarium safe rocks as hiding spaces.
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    Betta clamped fins - don't know what else to do

    I do have a heater. I've used 2 different thermometers to check the temp - it's 80 degrees. I do clean out, by vacuuming or using a turkey bastor, any uneaten food or waste.
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    Betta clamped fins - don't know what else to do

    I'm not a new fishkeeper, but by no means an expert either. My betta, had her for 6 months, probably a year old, has had a mild fin rot for 2 months that I haven't been able to fully heal. Tried upping water changes, salt, antiobiotics, never fully healed. Now she has clamped fins (see pic). The...
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    Can Salt affect API ammonia test reading?

    Thanks for the advice. Yeah, there is always a very slight green color, tap and aquarium, never as yellow as the 0 on the api card. But the green is ever so slightly darker for the aquarium water vs tap. At most, it's 0.25, which I know still isn't good. I'm going to do a gravel (sand) vacuum...
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    Can Salt affect API ammonia test reading?

    Short question, can aquarium salt affect the reading of ammonia using the API liquid master test kit? Background: I have a guppy tank that is cycled, not overstocked or overfed, well maintained and regular water changes and the fish are doing very well but my ammonia readings for the tank are...
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    Fishless cycle completed - no fish - now a nitrIte spike?

    That is good to know because I think everyone worries after completing the cycle and changing water, how long do I have to get fish in the tank and if the tank isn't fully stocked will the bacteria die. I think most agree the bacteria will not die, at least not anytime soon.
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    Fishless cycle completed - no fish - now a nitrIte spike?

    Thanks for the response. I added ammonia whenever it dropped below 0.5ppm, which for the past 8 or 9 days was every 24 hours. You hear different things, some people swear that no ammonia or nitrite spike will interfere with the cycle and others say the exact opposite. I was following this page -...
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    Fishless cycle completed - no fish - now a nitrIte spike?

    No, I don't not have any live plants.
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    Fishless cycle completed - no fish - now a nitrIte spike?

    Well, I'm worried this could be my problem. Found this on another forum: Well, when I tested earlier and my wife and I both thought the cycle was complete - the test tube turned purple first (toxic) but by the required 5 min mark it was blue (safe) ***this is important. Well, I found this: "The...
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    Fishless cycle completed - no fish - now a nitrIte spike?

    This question is in regards to nitrItes, not nitrAtes. Background: I fishless cycled my tank, using Ace Hardware Ammonia and it seemed to go pretty well and normal. Cycle completed today at noon. I kept the ammonia levels at 3ppm at all times, ammonia hit 0 on day 24, nitrIte showed up on day...
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    Fishless Cycle is stalled. Is this normal?

    I don't plan on adding fish. I have added API Quickstart the first week and Seachem Stability (both brands of beneficial bacteria) for the past couple days. I just don't know why the ammonia dropped in the first 4 days and hasn't gone down any in the past 17 days. Everything I read about...
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    Fishless Cycle is stalled. Is this normal?

    My fishless cycle is stalled and I just need to know if this is normal or if I need to do something? I know patience is the hardest part of cycling a tank. I'm 3 weeks into fishless cycling this tank and since day 4 (17 days ago) the ammonia hasn't budged, while everything else has stayed...
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    Help- FishLESS Cycle - Ammonia keeps increasing

    I think this is a good point. My two previous 1.5ppm readings (API Masterkit) were taken Sunday and Tuesday morning using daylight to read. My 2.0ppm reading was Wednesday night using a lamp to read. That could be the difference. I started my dosage at 3ppm ammonia and it dropped to 2 on day...
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