omg OMG!!!!!!

[fishdude]

ph-8.8ppm
nitrite-off scale
nitrate-off scale
ammonia-6.0-7.0 ppm

i had three tetras die and couldnt find all but one, now all my fish are dying

how do i get these lower plz help quick i have 3 cories in there that dont seem to be efected, but i will remove the betta

[yashinfan]

WATER CHANGES! STAT! I'd do AT LEAST 20%, and test your tap water too because you better hope it's not the culprit. Your fish dying in your tank probably raised the amonia levels. If you have a quarantine tank set up, I'd move your fish! GOOD LUCK!

[OrionGirl]

Water changes, water changes, water changes.

If you have a water treatment that binds ammonia, add it as well, but the water changes wil lbe the most help. Do several 50% water changes. On changes of this size, you must match temp and keep the pH as close as you can. Test after each change until the ammonia and nitrites are not detectable and nitrates are within an acceptable range.

[fishdude]

its a 30 gal and my tap water has clorine, i have clorine remover but will it work fast enough?

[OrionGirl]

Yes, and you can help the chlorine along by stirring the water. I would run a bucket, treat it, stir it for 5 minutes (or run a bubbler that long), then do the change. As soon as you're down with that one, run the water for the next one so it has time to gas off chlorine.

Right now, the ammonia and nitrites are much more toxic than the chlorine.

[TKOS]

I would start doing 10% water changes every hour. Get new water ready for the next change.

[fishdude]

ive already lost 20 dollars worth of fish and i have no q tank :( :( :shake: :(

[fishdude]

thanks for the help, my mom will have to do the changes because i am currently at my dads 60 min away, she is very reluctant to do it but i hope she will ecause theres 3 cories 1 tetra and my favorite betta in there

i need to calm down, im all worked up and theres nothing i can do:( :( :(

[yashinfan]

Okay, well for a betta, practically ANYTHING can work as a q-tank. Just match the pH and the temp and introduce him to wherever you can put him! Like a bucket used for water changes, a gallon jar of pickles (empty heehee), um... a vase! ANYTHING! Otherwise the little critter doesn't have as good a chance.

[fishdude]

i have an old betta hex i can use
the reason he is in there is to keep the system going till i got other fish in there and he looks really cool in the special florescent lights i have

[fishdude]

could i put the cories in witth him?
other wise they will die, moms got work to do and cant do water changes GGGGRRRRRRR!!!!
but she can get betta out

[yashinfan]

How big is the betta hex? How big are the cories? You don't want to cramp them all into something really small when they are already stressed out. I'd set your priorities right now- which fish would you like to live THE MOST. Is there no way you can get home? I'd drive my butt out there if that's what it takes!

[fishdude]

its a dubble betta hex maybe half a gallon
dont think my dad will drive me home ill ask tho

[fishdude]

YESSSS! he will let me go
NOOOO! my mom wont let me come home
shes gonna let the fish DIE!! then buy me new ones:( :(

[TKOS]

Tuperware!!!! Bowls. Anything. But if you get on those water changes as soon as possible (or your mom) then things should be okay. The betta is tough and can breath air. The cories can grab breaths of air as well and that is probably why they are hanging in.

[yashinfan]

Eep! Yell at mom! Was your pH at 8.8 before as well? It's pretty high! Um okay, tell her to fill the betta bowl, and some vases or like a water pitcher... up with tap water. Add a drop of chlorine remover to each and let it sit for at least a minute. Test all the temperatures and as long as they are pretty close ~2 degrees C, then she can just drop 'em in. Avoid using a net tho, it stresses!

[fishdude]

how do i catch them in a thirty gallon without a net, they are also small about half an inch

[yashinfan]

I like to use a strainer, or a glass. But if it is your mom doing it, then let her use the net. My fish swim into a glass if I put it in the tank so I've always found that easier and less harmful. Especially with the little ones. Good luck

[aquariumfishguy]

Where I was born and raised in Norfolk/Va Beach area of Virginia, the pH of the water was 6.8. Now, if you drove a couple hours away to outside of Richmond it was near 9! :eek:

...Talk about a difference.

Anyway, I would keep up the water changes some how and hopefully Mom will let you come home LOL :p

[Wippit Guud]

Ask your mom if she's let a dog die and then just buy you a new one.

Or a sister...

[F.sparverius]

Cories are pretty tough litte fish. My parents bought my brother and I Bettas when were were yonger and my brothers died. They went and bought him a little speckeled cory to replace it and it live for a good 3 years in a betta bowl * with plently of water changes of course*. We put it in a 10 gallon tank and it lived a few years longer.

[MonoSebaelover]

Well what no one has really realized yet is if ammonia and nitrite were off the scale, all the fish would already be dead. I'm thinking you have a faulty or old test kit. Because all the fish you have are hardy but with an ammonia of 6-7 they would be gone, same with Nitrite since both are highly lethal. What test kit are you using? Anyway, just my opinion and hope it helps.

[Prometheus]

Originally posted by MonoSebaelover
Well what no one has really realized yet is if ammonia and nitrite were off the scale, all the fish would already be dead. I'm thinking you have a faulty or old test kit. Because all the fish you have are hardy but with an ammonia of 6-7 they would be gone, same with Nitrite since both are highly lethal. What test kit are you using? Anyway, just my opinion and hope it helps.

Thats a good point...

UNless you have a little sister at home who dumped in a whole can of flakes or something...

Sounds weird...

Anyways, water change, water change, water change...

[yashinfan]

So what happened?

[DEmigh]

Originally posted by yashinfan
So what happened?

Ditto that

[fishdude]

i got to come home and did water changes
only have one tetra left:(
algae has bloomed (is that a good sign that its eating the bad stuff?) or could it be the algae tablets for my cories?
have a betta in there
all three cories made it:D
i am using a freshwater master test kit
going to test my water today
thanks for all the help

ps: sorry for not posting havent been on in a while

[fishdude]

oh! also will the algae harm my fish? If not im not gonna remove it i dont mind the look of it on the rocks (will scrub it off the glass)
and my cories are eating it!

[Mrsoftey2]

I don't belive algea (a natural substance) would hurt your fish. And if they are eating it I quess that just shows!!!:D Good Luck

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

im still confused why she wont let you go home?:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[fishdude]

i got to go home

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

how are they?

[fishdude]

evryone looks fine
1neon tetra
3corydoras
1male betta

Going to get more fish soon all redings look ok! :D :D

list of my fish that im going to have
3 german blue rams
15 neon tetras
1 banjo catfish
2 neon blue dwarf gouramis
1 betta

this tank has sort of a theme, except for my cleaner crew(banjo catfish) the othe fish have blue highlights on them and the black gravel and the special beuty light i have will make it REALY stand out

thanks for the help
:D

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

dont forget water changes etc 30% a week