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I posted the update to my original post. It absolutely was an ammonia spike. Not sure how or why... but it was. Either way... the tank is managed now and getting better every day. Unfortunately we lost all the fish, except the rope fish, but she’ll be alright. What a crazy and horrible way to...

Update. We did unfortunately lose every fish except the rope fish. HOWEVER. We figured out what it was. For some reason or another... it was a massive ammonia spike. Even though the test was showing 0.. it’s hard to read 100% accurately when it’s the liquid/api with the colors. When I saw it...

In Interesting. I haven’t read that before but I’ll look into it!! Thank you! By infestation I mean, our loaches and Assassin snails love them. So they are actually kept at bay haha but yes. As they pass, I pull them out. We are crazy meticulous with our tanks, and the fish we’ve rescued...

The kit I used had different bottles with liquid and I had to fill the tubes with the tank water. It might be api... I’ll confirm when I get home. The other place I am going is a community aquatic store that we go to for water and frozen foods. Ugh. Well hopefully I can find a place that is...

We are in that process. Unfortunately they are all rescues from someone else who wanted to give them to petco, and I refused to let them. For right now... the rope fish has been doing great on her own, at least until I can find a home for her. The loaches, for right now have to go somewhere...

It’s the main kit from Petco, that has all of the specific products within it to test. I’ve seen information on other threads to maybe not trust it? I work all day, throughout the day and unfortunately can’t get the water tested until the weekend. I will say that we continue to get those same...

Thanks! The water was my big question as well, and to be honest... that water test kit, the ammonia always looks like there might be 0 - .5, but that’s nothing that should hurt a tank. Honestly, I think there may have been an initial spike.. and then it’s evening out. However. I do think that...

I posted the numbers in a reply. At this point we’ve lost all fish, except the pleco and rope fish. The pleco isn’t looking good... and all the snails, even the trumpets have died. We did a water change last night again. I’m stumped. The issue is that we have to move at the end of the month.

I posted the numbers above. All is good. but as of today- we lost all of the fish except for the bristle nose pleco, although she’s not looking too good, and the rope fish. Even the snails have died. Trumpet, nerite and Assassin.

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Awww I’m sorry you had to go through that. All of our cities are the next tank to move and I’m terrified.

Numbers as of today. 40% water change last night, no salt added, stress coat & tap water conditioner used on water. Nitrite - 0ppm Ammonia - 0ppm Nitrate - 0ppm Ph - 7.6 High range Ph - 7.4.

For the record. This old tank I’m referencing... is almost 9 months old.

I don’t have them on hand. I’m at work. But I know the numbers were the same as always with that tank, and they parameters were great after 3 days with the old filter, running the new tank. It was a mix of new water and the old tank water.

I don’t have the numbers on hand right now but from what I remember during the test... they were all great. Same as always and my husband is meticulous with water testing. It’s the same filter, but it was set up for 3 days prior. If we made a terrible mistake, it was an awful lesson to learn...