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Happy Independence Day!

Very pretty fish 😍

Hello and welcome to TFF :fish:

Keep us updated please :)

Yes, or at least until you see some nitrates in there. The added beneficial bacteria will really help speed up the cycle, your high pH will also make it go faster.

You are currently doing a fish-in-cycle. This can be hard on fish but there is a chance they can survive. It is crucial that you preform daily water changes of about 50-70 percent. It is also very important that you have a good test kit. You can always return the fish (if possible) or give...

It’s okay I’m happy to help :) The nitrogen cycle is crucial for fish because in that process we build up beneficial bacteria in our filter media to protect our fish. It starts with ammonia (which is produced by fish, decaying food, decaying plants, etc) and to add to to the tank you can either...

I wish I did more research on plants! And no it’s not even been 2 weeks yet, should I have given the tank 6 weeks or so to cycle? I have a test kit but it does not measure the ammonia levels, I’ll have to invest in a test kit that does. It’s okay to be confused everyone makes mistakes however...

Welcome to TFF :)

Welcome to the forum :fish:

Congratulations! Nice photo and gorgeous fish :thumbs:

Did you do a water change yesterday? If you did there may be some chlorine left in the water from it which can cause burn marks, trouble swimming, and breathing. I’m not quite an expert on this but if this isn’t it I’m sure @Colin_T can help.

I have a blue phantom pleco arriving tomorrow and was wondering what the best way to introduce him into my tank would be. I know that water can become toxic if you float them too long since they’re in bags so how should I introduce him?

Once you get a test kit you should test your tap water for pH, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate to see what those are before cycling.

Yeah I typically just drop the drops into the water, wait 15 minutes, and test.