Hi! I'm fairly new (about a year into it) to the fish world. I have a fairly odd tank setup, and just moved to a larger tank in order to make my babies happy. About a year ago, I started with 5 Pygmy Puffers. 2 of them died about a month after I got them, but the 3 are thriving! I've since then added an Ornate Bichir. I was keeping them in a 20ga, but finall had the space and moved them to a 75ga. I feed the Puffers frozen bloodworms, and the Bichir gets rosys. The Bichir and Puffers get along BEAUTIFULLY!
Here's my issue. Since I moved them to the new setup, I've been having a hard time with the water levels. I use Tetras 5-in-1 Test strip, and the Nitrate levels are high ( 40-80) and the Alkalinity is low (0-40)-the water is also fairly cloudy. They've been in the new tank for about 2-3 weeks, and i've done 2 20ga changes. I clean the old food out every night, and only keep about 2-3 rosys in there at a time. Any idea as to why that's happening?
Here's my issue. Since I moved them to the new setup, I've been having a hard time with the water levels. I use Tetras 5-in-1 Test strip, and the Nitrate levels are high ( 40-80) and the Alkalinity is low (0-40)-the water is also fairly cloudy. They've been in the new tank for about 2-3 weeks, and i've done 2 20ga changes. I clean the old food out every night, and only keep about 2-3 rosys in there at a time. Any idea as to why that's happening?