Massive Ammonia Spike?

[kevinthecow]

Well yeah, last night I went to feed my fishes. I felt like I should check the ammonia levels, and they're at 2.0-4.0!

(Last last night I checked, 0.5 and I did a 50% water change..)

100% water change this time? I've done this before because of some epicdemic and I had to get rid of all the bad stuff.

Good idea or not? My fish usually know the routine, they don't run from the nets.

 

[WILDER]

You have to find out what caused the ammonia reading.
Size of tank in gallons or litres.
How many fish and which type.
How long has the tank be set up.
How often do you maintain the tank.
Do you over feed the fish.

 

[backtotropical]

Hi Kevin,

100% water changes should be fine so long as you dechlorinate properly and match the temperature as close as possible.

It is important to establish why you have ammonia in the tank (a mature tank should have no detectable ammonia). Do you know what the problem is?

How long has the tank been set up?

What fish are in there?

BTT

 

[Schmill]

From the topic title:

Massive Ammonia Spike?, Help! Can't find two of my frogs and three of my loaches are i

I don't know what the 3 of your loaches are doing, but an ammonia spike with missing 'fish' generally means that they have died and are stuck somewhere, and are decaying poisoning the water.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but if those 'bodies' are in there somewhere you've REALLY got to get them out! (and yes, do the water changes asap!)

 

[WILDER]

I agree schmill.

 

[kevinthecow]

kk well turns out my loaches were hiding in some corner camoflauged by the gravel.. .__.

and my frogs were in the castle (Its really dark if you try looking into it.)

Tanks 29g , around 100 litres. (never checked exact**)

I think it was because when I tried feeding my fish a new type of food. (They'd eat it sometimes, sometimes it'd float there.)

I had to feed pellets. they didnt know what it was. They usually pushed the pellet into a cave or something, to hide it. I assumed it was gone.



KK, i got my answer, im done that water change.

- Overfed. (Frogs probably almost starved themself.)
- 2 1/2 hours of washing.
- Heater imploded cause water caught onto the jack. Lucky no fish was placed into my tank.
- Bought some crappy 78 degree sub heater. .__.

yeah, today was a bummer