My Little Cory!help!

[WILDER]

Well said inchworm and i agree the temp is way to high.

 

[KevinM]

mmmmm...5 miniutes ago he died...me and my dad burried him....now its time to get seriuos....i will reduse the temp....my tank is 126 litres its a fluval duo deep 800...qiute big....i do have a other tank, and will get it ready for problems heading my way....thanks for your help everyone.

 

[WILDER]

Good luck.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi KevinM

I'm sorry you lost your cory.

On a more positive note, however, you are now on your way to solving the problem. Once you get your test kits, and I do recommend that you buy a set of your own since you will be cycling another tank, you will have a better idea of where you stand. This will enable you to control the process much more easily and this is especially since you will be doing it with fish in the tank.

Good luck with your fish.

 

[KevinM]

tell me? how do test kits work...what do they come in? ho do i use them? how do i read it? what do they tell me?

 

[Inchworm]

Hi KevinM

I suggest that you get the liquid test kits. They come with test tubes and complete instructions, and also a little chart that you can compare the results against. You will be matching the color that the water and test drops turn to with the colors on the chart to see what the reading is.

This is what I use:

http/www.aquariumpharm.com/aqtest.html

Freshwater Ammonia (nessler)

Freshwater/Saltwater Nitrite

Freshwater/Saltwater Nirate (I can't believe they spelled it wrong on their website! )

This will get you right through the cycling process and enable you to monitor your tank's well being whenever you add new fish or use medications.

 

[Jue]

Hi KevinM

I suggest that you get the liquid test kits. They come with test tubes and complete instructions, and also a little chart that you can compare the results against. You will be matching the color that the water and test drops turn to with the colors on the chart to see what the reading is.

This is what I use:

http/www.aquariumpharm.com/aqtest.html

Freshwater Ammonia (nessler)

Freshwater/Saltwater Nitrite

Freshwater/Saltwater Nirate (I can't believe they spelled it wrong on their website! )

This will get you right through the cycling process and enable you to monitor your tank's well being whenever you add new fish or use medications.

Can I just ask everyone what light they read their tests in? I don't find that mine match the colours on the chart properly unless they are in daylight. Also bogwood in the tank affects the colour which makes it very difficult when testing ammonia levels.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Jue,

I know what you mean!

But with the Ammonia and Nitrite, any variation from the O reading is bad and indicates that you have a problem.

It's the Nitrate that gives me a headache. I am always fighting them and it's really hard to tell how bad the problem is. I try to do "before" and "after" tests when I do my water changes to see if I'm making any progress. Mine went up in my big tanks and it's been taking weeks to get it to where I can see the difference on the chart. High nitrates are one of those things that's easier to prevent than to fix. Thank goodness it's not as quickly harmful to the fish than the other two are.

 

[CroNiC]

KevinM here is a good advise:
1 inch of fish (not including fin) = 1 gallon, so if you have 4 fish each being 2 inches then you can have 5 of those fish in the tank.
And i think you said you had a betta in your tank? Is it with mollies and tetras? If it is i would remove it ... correct me if im wrong (not betta expert.)
Anyways good lucky with your fish