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the fish are about three months old, the tank is the same

I have had 6 adult convict cichlids in my tank for about 3 months now. They came to me from a pretty overstocked and generally neglected tank and they looked almost white in color. The color came back fairly quickly within the first month or so but has not improved since. I feed them on a...

I have been keeping track of my amonia levels for the past couple days and have had the tank set up for almost 2 weeks and yet the ammonia levels stay in the 4-8 ppm range even directly after a 50% water change. What am i doing wrong? I assume the ammonia is suppose to steadly decrease as the...

this is the filter i have. I cheched and it dose not have any brand name or mode name on it orher then “areobic grid” on the plastic thing... I was given this by the smae friend but it has no upper lid.

Ok, i will do some water changes and keep the feeding to once every other day. Thanks for the advice.

ok. So my tank started out rough. I got a used tank from a friend with rocks and decorations and a filter and heater... all used. Set it all up and ran it with good declornated water for 24 hours(the tank was a cloudy white color)...then bought two goldfish and stuck um in. They died overnight...