Baby Needle-Nose Gars
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Okay, the results are in:
Saturday July 21st @ 7:15 pm
(Day 5)
Temp = 76 degrees
pH = 7.2
Ammonia = 0 - 0.25 ppm
Nitrite = 2 ppm
Nitrate = 40 ppm
Maybe these are the levels needed for the gars to breed? Not sure.
Anybody had failure OR success with these levels?
Should I do a 25% change? I'm afraid to mess with the levels, as they seem to think it's alright to make babies in it, but I will do more research before I do anything.
Saturday July 21st @ 7:15 pm
(Day 5)
Temp = 76 degrees
pH = 7.2
Ammonia = 0 - 0.25 ppm
Nitrite = 2 ppm
Nitrate = 40 ppm
Maybe these are the levels needed for the gars to breed? Not sure.
Anybody had failure OR success with these levels?
Should I do a 25% change? I'm afraid to mess with the levels, as they seem to think it's alright to make babies in it, but I will do more research before I do anything.
Lupin
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I'm afraid you need to make sure your ammonia and nitrites are zero while the nitrates should be below 40 ppm.
There is already a sign that you must either upgrade your filtration system or move some of your fish to a larger or another tank.
Is it a newish tank and still cycling? I agree do agree that the best thing to do is get the water params cleaned up.
I'm afraid you need to make sure your ammonia and nitrites are zero while the nitrates should be below 40 ppm.
LoL, well hello again Lupin.
I have already dispersed the red-fins, and am working on other arrangements :silly:
So I should not be afraid to do a monthly clean then? I just don't want to kill the fry's chances, which are already little to none.
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I prefer daily but that's how I maintain my tanks.
theres no point doing daily water changes
the ammonia starts at 2-4 weeks
i do mine on my 15gal every 2nd week.
1 a day IS pointless
sorry lupin!
you have awesome tanks
unless you got overstocked tanks like neo and budley
you should do one every week?
the ammonia starts at 2-4 weeks
i do mine on my 15gal every 2nd week.
1 a day IS pointless
sorry lupin!
you have awesome tanks
unless you got overstocked tanks like neo and budley
you should do one every week?
Daily isn't pointless if the tank is cycling... sometimes you have to do them daily to keep everything at safe levels until it's done.
