My fish are dying and I've only just found out about cycling!!!
What should I do, I only have one tank and I can't cycle the tank with them in!
What should I do, I only have one tank and I can't cycle the tank with them in!
Dying Fish!
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20.95 US GAL
17.45 UK GAL
79.32 Liters
About 20 fish, some mollies, some guppies, 2 algae feeders, some weird stripy things.
Getting a new water testing kit tomorrow.
17.45 UK GAL
79.32 Liters
About 20 fish, some mollies, some guppies, 2 algae feeders, some weird stripy things.
Getting a new water testing kit tomorrow.
So the tank just over 17 gallons.
Added to many fish to soon.
I would preform a water change.
If you don't have a airstone lower the water level so the filter hits the water harder.
Is it possible to load some pics up onto the site so we can see the fish you don't know what they are.
Buy a master liquid test kit in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph. The api master kits is a good deal.
Added to many fish to soon.
I would preform a water change.
If you don't have a airstone lower the water level so the filter hits the water harder.
Is it possible to load some pics up onto the site so we can see the fish you don't know what they are.
Buy a master liquid test kit in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph. The api master kits is a good deal.
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OP
I have 2 air stones in the tank, ill take some pics of the fish now.
OP
OP
So just a water change and check for whitespot?
OP
OP
The fish I don't know...
Somebody's just sent me this:
Cycling With Fish
Need:
Master test kit
1. do a 10-15% water change daily.
2. continue until ammonia and nitrite are at 0 ppm.
3. Test water daily for ammonia and nitrite until holding at 0 ppm. If high do an immediate extra water change.
4. Keep bubbles going.
5. Avoid medicines.
6. Keep plants.
7. If high, don't feed fish, if do, only little and clean after.
8. Wash filter in tank-water.
Should I follow that or could I contact you when I've tested the water of instruction as you seem to know what your doing.
The stripey fish is a danio. Is there a red patch near his eyes.
Not sure what plec or algae water that is. Post the pic of him in tropical discussion.
Only thing you touch in the filter is filter floss. Is white matting and need rinsing or replacing once a week.
Don't touch the sponges at all till the tanks cycled, Then you only rinse one sponge in old tank water if it's really mucked up., then do the other sponge a few weeks later.
Not sure what plec or algae water that is. Post the pic of him in tropical discussion.
Only thing you touch in the filter is filter floss. Is white matting and need rinsing or replacing once a week.
Don't touch the sponges at all till the tanks cycled, Then you only rinse one sponge in old tank water if it's really mucked up., then do the other sponge a few weeks later.
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OP
Yeah there is.
Yeah there is.
Not sure what you mean.
Is it the red patch near the eye. Probably due to bad water quality, Does it have any dead white skin around the edges of it.
Is his tail bent or is it the angle of the pic.
Not sure what you mean.
Is it the red patch near the eye. Probably due to bad water quality, Does it have any dead white skin around the edges of it.
Is his tail bent or is it the angle of the pic.
OP
OP
Yeah, the red patch, his tail isnt bent and there is no dead skin around the patch.
OP
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yeah.
Was:
Ammonia=0.50 Nitrite=0.00 Nitrate=5.00
After water change now is:
Ammonia=0.00 Nitrite=0.00 Nitrate=5.00
pH is pretty high (8.0) but the tap water is 7.8 so there is nothing I can do.
Nitrate is at 5.00 as that is what the tap water is at.
Just going to keep ammonia at minimum so it doesn't affect the fish much with the high pH level.
Was:
Ammonia=0.50 Nitrite=0.00 Nitrate=5.00
After water change now is:
Ammonia=0.00 Nitrite=0.00 Nitrate=5.00
pH is pretty high (8.0) but the tap water is 7.8 so there is nothing I can do.
Nitrate is at 5.00 as that is what the tap water is at.
Just going to keep ammonia at minimum so it doesn't affect the fish much with the high pH level.
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