My Fish Is Dying Help!

[-germ-]

Danger of infecting other fish vs possible death by hypoxia....
Not a great choice.
Seen as how far it'd already gone in the main tank i'd go for the sieve.

 

[banka01]

Danger of infecting other fish vs possible death by hypoxia....
Not a great choice.
Seen as how far it'd already gone in the main tank i'd go for the sieve.

my fish thats dying is in a serperate bowl is it ok for my tank now i have the filter on...n stuff the fish look fine and healthy

 

[-germ-]

No, the tank won't be fine and without sounding horrible you really need to get your tank cycled;
Tank cycling; simple breakdown;
Fish poo+wee+uneaten food=ammonia (toxic to fish) in a cycling tank ammonia is broken down via nitrosomonas bacteria and becomes....
Nitrite (also toxic to fish) again in a cycling tank this is then broken down via nitrobacter bacteria and becomes....
Nitrate which is only dangerous to fish in high quantities....
Without the cycle having taken place the nitrite and or ammonia will be at a level that can poison your fish.

What to do?
1) You need to perform 20% water changes daily, if not more. I did bout 60% a day when i was in your situation and gradually reduced them as time went on.
2) You need a water testing kit (liquid not strip) to monitor the levels of toxins in your tank.

 

[banka01]

No, the tank won't be fine and without sounding horrible you really need to get your tank cycled;
Tank cycling; simple breakdown;
Fish poo+wee+uneaten food=ammonia (toxic to fish) in a cycling tank ammonia is broken down via nitrosomonas bacteria and becomes....
Nitrite (also toxic to fish) again in a cycling tank this is then broken down via nitrobacter bacteria and becomes....
Nitrate which is only dangerous to fish in high quantities....
Without the cycle having taken place the nitrite and or ammonia will be at a level that can poison your fish.

What to do?
1) You need to perform 20% water changes daily, if not more. I did bout 60% a day when i was in your situation and gradually reduced them as time went on.
2) You need a water testing kit (liquid not strip) to monitor the levels of toxins in your tank.

hey man do u have msn or something so it would be easier for us to talk theres a lot of things i need to ask you

 

[-germ-]

Sorry, not on MSN are you on facebook?

 

[banka01]

damn it ill be back in 30 im going to buy the kit are u goign to be answer this first, when i change my water right i take 30 % out do i add tap water back in?? brb in 30

 

[stucolls]

No. Not tap water, you need to add a dechlorinator/tap safe to take the chemicals out of the water

 

[-germ-]

Got MSN now how do i add you to contacts...
PM me...

 

[CruX]

I am on msn, not sure how much help I can be though, and its past my bedtime lol

 

[banka01]

I am on msn, not sure how much help I can be though, and its past my bedtime lol

hello is anyone still here i have bought the kits and tested it.

 

[CruX]

yes fire away, here for 10 mins or so

 

[*Fishkies*]

So what are your results??

 

[CruX]

Don't keep me in suspenders.

 

[banka01]

crux wats ur msn my results are that everything is fine except the Amonia the colour is not right, it is 0 i did not buy any Cycle do u need to purchase it? i have Aqua Plus is it the same?

 

[*Fishkies*]

Don't bother purchasing the product cycle. The bacteria in that and other products similar to that are often dead before it even reaches the consumers hands. The product could have been stored in a warehouse with temperature fluctuations that probably killed all the bacteria from being inconsistent. Also when products are taken from location to location their conditions are not consistent. So I would not purchase the product cycle.