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i have two tetras, two guppys, a upside down catfish, and an alge eater

well i just tested and here are my new results: ph= 6.8 alkalinity= 40 hardness= just above 25 nitrite= just above 1 so is going down nitrate= 20 So i should do another water change tomorrow of 50%? And like you said not to get any new fish but when the time comes should i buy another catfish...

well i just got home from work and did a 50 % water change. Before i did that i tested the water and the nitrite were down a bit to about a 2. The only problem is all i have is the stress coat to put in the water to de clorinate the water so i put in half a teaspoon and am letting the water...

i still have the old filter should i put it back in ? And when should i change the filter?

i also changed my filter today because it has been in there for almost a month i have a starter 10gal tank that i got from walmart. Set it up on jan 2nd and has been running since untill the other day i had a fish doing bad and he died yesterday. So i was told to test it while he was dying and...

here are my readings after the water change ph= 6.8 alkalinity= 40 or so hardness= maybe a bit over 25 nitrite= 1.5 - 2 nitrate= well is above 0 but below 20 I dont have a liquid kit and cant test for ammonia but the nitrite level went higher from yesterday but went down from the water change...

ty after i asked i pre mixed it and it has been sitiing since i got the answere so put the water back in the tank after about a half hour?

do i need to let it sit in the water before putting it in the tank or put it in the water and then pour in the tank?

Should i put something in the water. i have town water and was woundering if i should add some aquasafe to the water before i put it in the tank after a 50% water change

it has died so i went over today and got some new fish i got and alge eater and an upside down catfish and a femal guppy. They gave me some stress coat to help introduce the new fish into the tank. Well now i did a water test and my results are the same till the nitrite which has went up to 4...

i have a small shop vac or can i use a small gold fish bown to take out the water and also i have never put anything into the water just put water in the tank ran for a few days and then put the fish in. I know that was wrong but it seemed ok for a few weeks then i did a complete 100% water...

well it is about 2 inches long it is whiteish grey with black spots. It seems to be aggessive but not at the moment only when it comes to feeding them he pushes the other away. Has a big mouth and a big head i could take a pic but i dont think it will come out clear ok when i do a water...

ok it is a 10 gallon and i have 2 tetras and 1 guppy and this other fish which i have no clue what it is my girl friend bought it. It is the one i dont know what it is that is just floating around the bottom and it has white stringy stuff coming from it. It did this once before but it came back...

got the kit ph= 6.8 alkalinity= 40 hardness=25 nitrite= 1.0 nitrate= 0 i did a second test to make sure and this is what i got the same

thank you i am on my way over to walmart to get a kit they sid they have something like that in stock. I am going to get what they have and order this kit if it is not the one they have. Thank you for the help and will be back with the readings in a few hours.