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star_rider said:
here's the part where you do a water change..
remember, ideally you want the ammonia and nitrite at 0.

the levels you have are not safe..they need to be lower.

max ammonia should be no more than .25 and the same for nitrites. exposure to these can cause permanent damage and death.
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I will do a water change tonight. What percentage of the water should be changed....?
 
Marinemom said:
Take them back as soon as you can, today if at all possible. It will be better for all concerned incuding yourself. Previously you said you were going to take them back today. I would still stick with that and then do a decent water change to get your levels down before you add any other fish if you are intent on doing a fishy cycle. The oscars are suffering in that tank because the tank is too small for them and they will not handle the levels in your tank for very long without a problem.

Marinemom
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Well I did not take the fish back yesterday, nor will I find the time to take them back today.... but hopefully I will get them back tomorrow. I do plan on doing a water change tonight however.
 
Seems like you are realizing what is going on. ;)
 
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By tonight the water will have even more Ammonia. If your test strip tells you that your tank has 1.0 ammonia, then replacing half of the water with new clean ammonia-free water will reduce your reading to 0.50.

Replacing three-quarters of the water, or basically all the water you can remove without having the Oscars swim sideways will reduce your ammonia to 0.25. This is what you should do tonight.

And again tomorrow.

Make sure each time that you use a water dechlorinator that removes chlorine and chloramines and that when you put the clean water into the tank it's the same temperature as the tank water.
 
Oh, for Pete's sake! Don't you people see what he's/she's doing? They're procrastinating those poor Oscars to death.

Am I the only one that read that they were "a little tipsy" when they bought them? lol

For the love of Pete........stop drinking and find another hobby.
 
jamie1972 said:
Oh, for Pete's sake! Don't you people see what he's/she's doing? They're procrastinating those poor Oscars to death.

Am I the only one that read that they were "a little tipsy" when they bought them? lol

For the love of Pete........stop drinking and find another hobby.
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uhhhhh.... can't you see she's improving?

alcohol has nothing to do with this. please do not drag this thread off topic.
 
mvigor said:
By tonight the water will have even more Ammonia. If your test strip tells you that your tank has 1.0 ammonia, then replacing half of the water with new clean ammonia-free water will reduce your reading to 0.50.

Replacing three-quarters of the water, or basically all the water you can remove without having the Oscars swim sideways will reduce your ammonia to 0.25. This is what you should do tonight.

And again tomorrow.

Make sure each time that you use a water dechlorinator that removes chlorine and chloramines and that when you put the clean water into the tank it's the same temperature as the tank water.
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unfortunately, mvigor is correct..you will need to do a massive water change and may have to do another massive warter change after the first one.
and again tomorrow..waiting will only make the water change even larger or subject your fish to permanent damage.

you are heading in the right direction tho.


fishcatch.
mzaltadena admitted that she may have been a little tipsy when she purchased the oscars..so that may have had some influence on her decision at the time of purchase.

tho jamie 1972 may have been a bit curt in the response as I don''t feel mzaltadena is quite ready for rehab yet :joke:
 
star_rider said:
fishcatch.
mzaltadena admitted that she may have been a little tipsy when she purchased the oscars..so that may have had some influence on her decision at the time of purchase.
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ah, okay then.

I still think that response was very rude.
 
The oscars need to go back ASAP. No ifs, ands or buts about it. And yes the comment was rude.

Marinemom
 
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