Now With Test Pics!new Fish Added To My Tank Die Within 24 Hours..

[WILDER]

Make sure the other snail is Ok. As rotting snails can turn the water toxic.

Post in the right part of the forum about how to tell when a snail has passed away.
I don't know anything about them. They creep me out.

 

[Aquascaper]

If you don't add anything more to the tank for a week and your readings are [0, 0, rising] then I would say it's cycled. Any sign of ammonia or nitrites though means it's still cycling.

 

[MrsM]

ok ill have to go snail hunting...not my favo creature either....
can someone look at my ammonia test pic(previous comment with pic) does it look like there is ammonia present?

 

[Aquascaper]

Does look like there is a trace reading but hard to tell 100%

 

[WILDER]

I would say that your ammonia reading more near 0, than 0.5.

 

[Aquascaper]

I would think with a plecostomus in there if the tank was cycling it won't take too long before you get a strong ammonia reading. Leave it 24hrs between when you last did a water change and test just before you do the next one and let us know.

 

[MrsM]

ok so here is my nitrate test result...hubby went to lfs after work bless...

is this a little high??

I would think with a plecostomus in there if the tank was cycling it won't take too long before you get a strong ammonia reading. Leave it 24hrs between when you last did a water change and test just before you do the next one and let us know.

didnt do a WC today...so ill retest tomorrow and see if there is a difference.. but saying that my plec is tiny he is about 1.5 inch if that awwww

 

[Aquascaper]

What's that....around 20ppm? If so that's fine, if it gets 80ppm+ you need to worry

Plec s are poop factories, big or small

 

[MrsM]

What's that....around 20ppm? If so that's fine, if it gets 80ppm+ you need to worry

Plec s are poop factories, big or small

ahhh mucky buggas eh..ok ill retest and post pics tomorrow...thanks for your advice and help...

 

[Aquascaper]

This is why fish-in cycling a lot harder than fishless as there's more variables

 

[MrsM]

if i knew of a cycle at all i would never have put any fish through this hell... :'( i hate lfs!!! poor fishes...

 

[Aquascaper]

We've all done it (I'm currently having to do a fish-in cycle with a rescued tank + goldfish)

 

[MrsM]

ammonia and nitrite are 0 again today, same result for nitrate...is this normal...i thought my nitrate would have risen a bit...

 

[WILDER]

Nitrate only become harmful to fish around 100.
Your tank nitrate reading should be around your tap nitrate reading. It's fine.
Nothing to worry about.

 

[Aquascaper]

I would stop doing any water changes for the moment and just monitor the water parameters. If ammonia and nitrites stay 0 and nitrates start climbing then the tank is cycled. If you start to get ammonia on its on you're at the beginning & if you get nitrites + ammonia you're about halfway through.