URGENT!! Pleco turned white, dying...
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I have a 180g tank. do you know how long it would take for nitrates to reach 80? My nitrates increase about 5 between weekly water changes of 50%. Do the math, thats ALOT of weeks without water changes.
"Fish will feel the impact of nitrates by the time the levels reach 100 ppm, particularly if levels remain there. Furthermore, conditions that cause elevated nitrates often cause decreased oxygen levels, which further stress the fish."
"Fish will feel the impact of nitrates by the time the levels reach 100 ppm, particularly if levels remain there. Furthermore, conditions that cause elevated nitrates often cause decreased oxygen levels, which further stress the fish."
hey i'm not arguing with that read my earlier posts-
i'm just saying lets not scare em away- they'll stop listening to our good advise
(not that we'll scare you away holly, i mean others, particulary newbs that get berated first post and never come back)
i'm just saying lets not scare em away- they'll stop listening to our good advise
(not that we'll scare you away holly, i mean others, particulary newbs that get berated first post and never come back)
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Geez, give Holly a break! She has been here for quite a while now, has been a very active member, and has given a lot of good advice...and, I may add, has been considerate and fair in her responses time and time again.
She has a legitimate question about a fish which she has put into quarantine. I'm sorry, I don't have any specific advice about the sick pleco. Perhaps someone has experience with this situation and can help?
She has a legitimate question about a fish which she has put into quarantine. I'm sorry, I don't have any specific advice about the sick pleco. Perhaps someone has experience with this situation and can help?
Don't auume that because your water levels change a certain in between water changes that everyone elses do as well. Many people have a level of nitrates in their change water. I know my hardness is non existant and my pH will crash if I let my tank go for 2 weeks. But many people don't have that issue. Give avdice based on the information given, ask for more info if necessary. She said a few weeks, I have to believe that. And a few weeks at high nitrates will not kill any healthy fish.
Holly, start doing the water changes when you geta chance, perhaps starting with smaller ones if you feel the change water chemistry is vastly different. And if large weekly water changes are too much to cope with then what about doing smaller ones when ever you get the chance, that may be 3 small ones a week. I knwo if I am busy that is what I try to do.
Holly, start doing the water changes when you geta chance, perhaps starting with smaller ones if you feel the change water chemistry is vastly different. And if large weekly water changes are too much to cope with then what about doing smaller ones when ever you get the chance, that may be 3 small ones a week. I knwo if I am busy that is what I try to do.
well, I have a 250 gl tank filled with carnivourous fish and my nitrate levels rise almost 20 ppm weekly. My other 50 gl. tank, wich is planted, with regular fish, takes 3 weeks to rise 10ppm of nitrates.budrecki said:
Don't give advice or judge people solely in your individual experience: conditions are not the same in everyone's tanks.
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Back to business. Holly, how is your pleco doing? Has there been any change in his behavior or color?
Thanks for sticking up for me guys :hi: !! Unfortunately, he didn't make it, he was in pretty bad shape, I wish I had found him sooner, maybe I could have done more.
As for you budrecki, if you want to continue this, how about we talk about that ID shark.... A 180g is WAY too small for such a fish. At least my fish only suffered temporarily from missing a few water changes....
As for you budrecki, if you want to continue this, how about we talk about that ID shark.... A 180g is WAY too small for such a fish. At least my fish only suffered temporarily from missing a few water changes....
i agree those guys get over 4 feet long! start filling your basement 
and holly i'm so sorry for your loss plecos have so much personality i'm sure u're going to miss him
and holly i'm so sorry for your loss plecos have so much personality i'm sure u're going to miss him
thanks kyle, I've had him for at least a year, maybe 2 I can't remeber. I bought the 180 to accomodate him and my balas, and I was looking forward to having a huge pleco since I had the room, I think they are really neat when they get so big, unfortunately most of them don't have the chance. I'm not sure if I will replace him or not.
