slightly smelly water....

djmodifyd

djmodifyd

AC Members
Jan 26, 2006
232
0
0
40
Bondurant, IA
www.djmodifyd.com
all my snails are accounted for...so its not them...
but i did have some ghost shrimp that have since gone missing....could this be causing my water to smell?

and its not a horrible smell..just a slight sulpher (best way to describe it) smell.

i have tiger barbs and zebra danios' and one molly in the tank....possible could have eaten the ghost shrimp?

thanks all
 
When you say "Sulpher" smell, my first thought is: Do you use prime water conditioner? It has a way of producing that smell.
 
Decay of organic matter, number one source is decay of protein rich aquatic inhabitants.
 
well...water test is ammonia 0 nitrite probably .1? between 0 and .25 (it went up a tad when i added 8 snails and 6 barbs)...nitrate .5

i use amquell+ water conditioner..that has a STRONG sulpher smell..but the bottle says it goes away in water...maybe thats just it?

ive never had invertebrates before...do they just add a small smell?
 
I use amquel plus and yes, there is a strong odor out of the bottle. I never noticed the smell after added to the tank. I think the problem is with you carbon, it's telling you that it need to be replaced.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
AquariaCentral.com
Top Bottom