Mini Cycle

[newfishy]

I had posted a few days ago about having to change over a tank becaue it started leaking. now I am having very small a and ni spikes
a far less then .25 but discernable as not 0
ni far less then .25 but disernable as not 0
na 20 same as my well water
ph 8.2 same as my water

I am doing about a 25% percent water change daily, with water conditioner and small bit of aquarium salt.

my one platy gave birth and she still looks a little bit stressed...occasionaly clamping her fins and wanting to hide in the tank. I dont know if her stress is due to the birthing or the mini cycle. but she does come out and swim like crazy for food, then acts fine for a while till she goes and hides again.

they get flakes and crisps once a day or every other day and peas once a week.

no other symptions at all.
I guess just keep checking the levels and doing my water changes, but I didnt know if anyone else had any more ideas.

 

[rabbut]

Sounds like you are doing everything right Keep up the waterchanges, as the stress is most likely due to the ammonia and nitirite being presant. It dosen't look too bad, and should clear itself within a few days. I might possible be worth cutting back on the feeding though, to minimise those spikes.

Best of luck
Rabbut

 

[newfishy]

yes I was thinking of going to only every other day or even every three days while its going threw this mini cycle. I seem to have 2 fish that any little this or that and they show stress, while there are others that lived happily threw the very worst cycle in my begining of my fishkeeping.