snake90890
New Member
Hey everyone I'm a noob,
I had a betta for a week that had ich and fungus that killed him sadly. I did a 75% water change and am not going to add fish for a while now because the tank isn't cycled. I was told at my local fish store that if I waited a week the ich would solve itself as there are no fish to infect. I have live plants and I'm not sure if the fungus will also go away by itself. I was thinking of treating the tank with API Pimafix to make sure the fungus is gone. Not sure if that is required. I also wanted to continue cycling my tank without fish and just plants. I was wondering if I can just use betta pellets to raise the ammonia in the water enough to start the cycle? Or should I go out and buy ammonia and put that in the water?
I had a betta for a week that had ich and fungus that killed him sadly. I did a 75% water change and am not going to add fish for a while now because the tank isn't cycled. I was told at my local fish store that if I waited a week the ich would solve itself as there are no fish to infect. I have live plants and I'm not sure if the fungus will also go away by itself. I was thinking of treating the tank with API Pimafix to make sure the fungus is gone. Not sure if that is required. I also wanted to continue cycling my tank without fish and just plants. I was wondering if I can just use betta pellets to raise the ammonia in the water enough to start the cycle? Or should I go out and buy ammonia and put that in the water?