babychristie
06-28-2007, 7:13 PM
Need some Fast Infor about last guppy please read my last thread post!!!:feedback:
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116314
ok from what I can tell you're asking if you can put the last guppy back in the tank ?
where is he/she right now ? in another tank ? if so why move him ?
you need to know what the readings for ammonia/nitrite/nitrate are.
babychristie
06-28-2007, 7:42 PM
test strips says that water is good, The guppy is a a glass fruit bowl unitl I hear it will be oky to put him back in!!
Dwarf Puffers
06-28-2007, 7:50 PM
I would suggest using a bag to let the betta know he's not food. I had a misunderstanding with that, to the death of the poor guppy (no tail and twisted in half).
Btw, your "emerald green catfish" is most likely a corydora. They do not eat algae, and need groups of at least 4; they can and will die of loneliness.
jm1212
06-28-2007, 7:58 PM
what is "fine"?
it could be the mollies. are they both male?
babychristie
06-29-2007, 6:24 AM
I think that they are both male and my last guppy died lastnight, the molly are going back!!!! I can't take this!!!
babychristie
06-29-2007, 6:25 AM
I would suggest using a bag to let the betta know he's not food. I had a misunderstanding with that, to the death of the poor guppy (no tail and twisted in half).
Btw, your "emerald green catfish" is most likely a corydora. They do not eat algae, and need groups of at least 4; they can and will die of loneliness.
He is doing great with the other fish thats in their as of now!! I have had him for three weeks now!!
gingerinaustin
06-29-2007, 8:45 AM
babychristie:
everybody here is trying to help you, but people have asked you several times what the specific numbers are on your test strips for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH when you test the tank water, and you haven't answered. "Good" and "fine" are not numbers, they are words. An example of numbers would be, "0.25, "3" or "1".
What test strips are you using? Are you using the Mardel 5-in-1 strips or the Jungle Quick Dip 6 Tests in 1 strips? If you have to resort to strips, those are the best because they both test for nitrite, nitrate and pH, three very important tests for water quality. You will need a different test kit for ammonia. Mardel makes a separate test strip for ammonia, or you can get a SeaChem Ammonia Alert and hang it in the tank.
Even if your numbers are a little bit off (for example, if the nitrite is just a little bit pink, or 0.5), or if the pH bounces up and down (for example, it's 7 one day and 7.2 the next and 6.8 the day after that), it can cause a lot of stress for your fish, because pH swings, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate are like poison to your fish.
Imagine you're in a hot tub. The water is warm and smells good and you're all relaxed and then over the next 10 minutes you get the sense that the water is being gradually replaced with Windex---smelly, sour Windex--until suddenly, you're sitting in a tub full of blue Windex. Now, how would you feel? Maybe your eyes would burn and your body would start to itch and you might get a headache and your throat might get sore and you'd start feeling queasy and sick and you'd want to get the heck out of that hot tub, right? That's kind of how your fish probably feel, if the ammonia or nitrite are even a little bit high. It might look "good" or "OK" to you, but your fish are freaking out.
It is very common in the first two months after setting up a new tank for these numbers to be wacked out, causing a lot of stress for your fish. When your fish are stressed out, they do things like pick on other fish, jump out of the tank, or die. So, that's why we need to know the exact numbers on your test strips, babychristie. So please, go stick a test strip in your tank, wait 15 seconds, match the colors on the strip to the colors on the bottle, write down the numbers for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH, then come back here and post the numbers for us so we can help you. Please! And if you do not have tests for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH, please do not get any more fish until you have bought the proper test kits first, otherwise the new fish are going to have the same problems your guppies and betta had.
:help: us :help: you!