need help VERY VERY QUICKLY

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hi there...
i just got my first tank its about 45-50 gallons dont really know..
but i made the biggest mistake :S i bought 2 fire eels at the same time.. i didnt read up on all this stuff be4.. and now that i did i'm so worried...
one of my eels have black spots and is kinda pale !!! what is going on ?
i've been changing the water about 20-30% every other day.. i just bought the tank on friday .. so i dont want high ammonia levels...the PH levels are ok,, but the ammonia test read( .2 ).
i got two plants but i dont know there types are :confused: its really hard to know what your getting here in KUWAIT !!
other then that my eels arent eating at all.. maybe its just the new tank ? i dont know .... can any one help ?
:sad :sad :sad
 
Any ammonia is bad but .2 is not an extremely high amount. I do however, suggest you do water changes every day instead of every other day, until your tank is cycled.

As for the spots and paleness.....That sounds like a disease to me, but I'm not sure. I highly doubt it's a direct effect of ammonia poisioning. It may have stressed the eel out enough to allow the disease to blossom though.
 
To Identify the disease, if it is a disease, I'd go to aquariumfishguy's site and find out what it is.
www.care4fish.com

Good luck

~Paige
 
i found this...
black spots are sign of Ammonia spikes in the water that burns the skin,, and the black spots are signs of healing, and i need big water changes daily... or its a desease they got from snails and i dont have snails ... so WHEEW that was close..
for the pailness, it says thats from stress.. so i guess i should just wait for that to go..... just hope it aint nothing worse :confused:
i really love my babies :)
thnx guys for the sites they were SOOO helpfull, DEFFINITLY ADDED TO FAVOURITES !
 
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