Recent content by emma jean

Do you think I should risk just returning the fish to the tank? It’s still cycling but I can keep a close eye on the parameters and do water changes... I’m sort of stuck, I don’t know what to do from here

Having that planted tank would be ideal but I unfortunately don’t think I can pull that off. I did however decide to start over, per a piece of advice from an employee at the small local pet store I go to. I have the fish in a smaller tank right now while their big tank cycles. I changed the...

Just tested water straight from the Brita. pH is 7.0/7.2. Is it still okay to use?

Do you have any recommendations as to a good water source? I can’t really use use tap water...unless there’s some way I can have my filter filter out the ammonia? Right now it’s doing nothing. Should I just use bottled spring water for the time being? I’m sort of stuck for a source for my water...

Hi everyone, thanks so much for all your help. I’ve been doing 50-75% water changes every day and vacuuming my substrate. Ammonia is slowly but surely going down. I found out that my tap water had ammonia, so I switched to filtering it through my Brita before adding it to the tank. Brita...

just realized I forgot to answer your second question. No, I don’t have an air pump, I have a HOB filter with a waterfall surface agitation bit. (Top fin)

Ok, I’ll bring the temp down. I use the master test kit (liquid, not strips), and API stress coat+ for conditioner. I just tested my tap water and the ammonia is 1 ppm. I think I’ll start using bottled water for the time being.

I’m fairly certain I’ve done the conditioner every time! I use API Stress Coat, so it dechlorinates, but doesn’t remove ammonia I don’t think... I’ll keep doing daily water changes, and maybe get a plant!

I’m new to fishkeeping and I need advice!! I have a platy and a molly in a 5 gallon tank, they were given to me as a gift a few months ago. Everything was generally fine up until a week ago! My tank water got SUPER cloudy almost overnight, it’s all thick and gross like milk. I thought it was a...

Hi! I’m very new to fishkeeping, these are my first fish of my own! I have a female Platy and a female gold panda Molly in a 5 gallon tank, and I love them very much! Advice about anything at all is always appreciated.