BettaFishMommy
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stop using the ammonia remover. it will take away the ammonia, which is 'food' that the beneficial bacteria need so they can colonize and cycle your tank.
try testing your tap water, that has not been dechlorinated yet, for ammonia. that way you know if you have ammonia in your tap or not. it is always good to know what sort of 'base' you are working with. the 'base' in this instance is our tapwater.
using Prime for dechlorinator when doing water changes is good, because it will convert ammonia into ammonium, and ammonium is safe for fish but the beneficial bacteria will still use it as 'food'. if you are using the API Freshwater Master kit you will still see ammonia on your test result, but as long as you have dosed with Prime it will keep that ammonia detoxified for about 24 hours.
daily water changes of at least 50% to keep those ammonia levels at zero or as close to (anything over zero can be dangerous for your fish). test for ammonia twice a day for the next few days and if the test result is over zero then you need to do a water change right away. after a few days, start testing for nitrites too, and the same thing, if you see any reading over zero then you need to do a large water change to get it back down to zero or as close as possible.
try testing your tap water, that has not been dechlorinated yet, for ammonia. that way you know if you have ammonia in your tap or not. it is always good to know what sort of 'base' you are working with. the 'base' in this instance is our tapwater.
using Prime for dechlorinator when doing water changes is good, because it will convert ammonia into ammonium, and ammonium is safe for fish but the beneficial bacteria will still use it as 'food'. if you are using the API Freshwater Master kit you will still see ammonia on your test result, but as long as you have dosed with Prime it will keep that ammonia detoxified for about 24 hours.
daily water changes of at least 50% to keep those ammonia levels at zero or as close to (anything over zero can be dangerous for your fish). test for ammonia twice a day for the next few days and if the test result is over zero then you need to do a water change right away. after a few days, start testing for nitrites too, and the same thing, if you see any reading over zero then you need to do a large water change to get it back down to zero or as close as possible.