I can't believe it....just as I do a water change...another fish dies...Im so fed up with this....I"m convinced the water change killed them or something cause the ammonia level wasn't higher than 1ppm. I feel horrible now...maybe i should just return the other 3 fish and save them from suffering anymore because i don't knwo what else to do...
ammonia can be toxic at almost any level depending on the fish in question..the problem you may have it long term exposure to small ammounts of ammonia..
if the tank has cycled correctly you shouls have 0 ammonia 0 nitrites and nitrates should read 20-40(40 being the max I would allow)
I am guessing that the danio is still alive(hardy lil buggers) the neons are pretty suseptible to ammonia(from what I have experienced)
you should be able to add biro spira anytime...and you will need fish in the tank to keep the cycle going.
yes i do...and i've been testing the water...pH is high...like it always has been. 0 nitrates, 0 nitrite, 300 ppm alkalinity, 50 ppm total hardness and 0 ppm of ammonia.
ammonia can be toxic at almost any level depending on the fish in question..the problem you may have it long term exposure to small ammounts of ammonia..
if the tank has cycled correctly you shouls have 0 ammonia 0 nitrites and nitrates should read 20-40(40 being the max I would allow)
I am guessing that the danio is still alive(hardy lil buggers) the neons are pretty suseptible to ammonia(from what I have experienced)
you should be able to add biro spira anytime...and you will need fish in the tank to keep the cycle going.
Well since I"m leaving tonight for 10 days...do I just leave the fish in the tank and pray they make it until I come back? Right now, they are in a ziplock back with some of the water from the tank and some filtered tap water from the kitchen sink....
Well since I"m leaving tonight for 10 days...do I just leave the fish in the tank and pray they make it until I come back? Right now, they are in a ziplock back with some of the water from the tank and some filtered tap water from the kitchen sink....
Did you take the fish out when you changed the water? Not sure I understand why they are in a ziplock bag.
When you change water, are you matching the temperature?
Something is fundamentally wrong if your tank is 8 weeks old and is reading 0 ppm for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. One day may not be enough to figure this out. We need very specific details about tank size, filters, heaters, tank occupants since day one, and how long the current fish have been in there.
Have you checked the ph of your pure tap water? If it is different than the tank that is a problem, but buffering it down with chemicals only leads to fluctuations which is harmful to the fish.
Since you are leaving tomorrow, you don't have any options left. You've done the water change. Pop in the feeder block and hope for the best.
i'll try to answer these questions in more detail but I'm just leaving the door right now...my roomate is coming back on Tuesday or wed...so the fish will be fed at that time. Tap water is high in pH already...i've had already 7 fishes since day one and only 3 are left...ammonia isn't always at 0...it was only at 0 when immediately after i change the water (obviously) but it increases a few days later. I didn't take the fish out when I did the water change...never have with previous changes...the reason i put them in the bag is because one of the fish died within 5 min after the water change and the other 3 were starting to become still and lifeless ....so i was afraid the water was killing them and decided to put the remaining fish in the bag and put the bag in the tank to keep it warm. thanks everyone for trying to help me out....is it possible that the tank is just a bad tank? I never mentioned this before but the tank I have was given to me and it was left outside for a good period....I did clean it best as I could and went from there...
You should get an auto feeder but make sure you adjust it for less food to be distributed I have 2 oscars 2 red devils 1 pleco and it worked fine for 2 weeks let the feeder turn over and see how much it spits out to the right amount plus make sure they can't knock it over if it's a small 1 use a wieght or screws on the plastic tank top
