I Need Some Help

[plah831]

joylynn is giving good advice. yes, everyone who's serious about aquaria use liquid test kits and use them regularly. in my opinoin, a healthy tank should have ZERO ammonia and nitrite, not low levels, but absolutely zero. This will only happen in a mature tank, where the nitrogen load produced by the fish is being balanced by the bacteria that can convert ammonia and nitrite. if it were me, in your 5 gal, i would be doing 100% water changes probalby every other day. Overstocking is a bad idea because it means you have to work so much harder to keep up with waste levels.

jessie, i'm not trying to sound harsh. i'm just letting you know how the big dogs do it. you sound like a nice girl who is trying to learn.

 

[jessiej83]

i do 20% water changes once a week. i do not have any water testing kits yet but i took my last deceased fish back to wal-mart with a sample of my tank water and they told me everything was ok with my water. that's why i don't understand why just the male was dying. i keep my tank very clean.

thankyou for your help. i am going to get a test kit today when i go and buy the 10g.

 

[jessiej83]

ok, i'm going today to get a 10gal. i was wondering, would it be cheaper to buy a kit with filter, hood, etc. or should i just get all seperate? i saw just a 10gal tank for $9.86 and a 10 gal kit for $60. also, once i cycle my tank i am going to leave my glo-lites in the 5gal and put my two platies and one molly in the 10gal. would it be okay for me to get two more platies and three more mollies or would that be overstocked? thanks.

sorry quoted wrong quote

 

[plah831]

i am going to get a test kit today when i go and buy the 10g.

Great! That's the way to do it. Thanks for being receptive to our recommendations.