On the contrary, adding chemicals will ultimately make your water unstable. Nothing is better in a non planted aquarium than regualar water changes and tank cleaning. Water changes can vary from 50% to 30% on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.phoenixspade said:
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and then things turn bad again..........
my wife just noticed that he is starting to breath a lot more than before and that he is hanging around the intake for the filter a lot. his gills are showing he does seem to be yellower than usual(if thats even a word..) so i think it may be velvet, but im not quite sure......can someone help with this new problem? Im still changing water very often an using salt and the temp it 86 right now and the levels are all perfect (finally) thanks in advance
my wife just noticed that he is starting to breath a lot more than before and that he is hanging around the intake for the filter a lot. his gills are showing he does seem to be yellower than usual(if thats even a word..) so i think it may be velvet, but im not quite sure......can someone help with this new problem? Im still changing water very often an using salt and the temp it 86 right now and the levels are all perfect (finally) thanks in advance
phoenixspade said:
If your nitrite is still up it could possibly be nitrite poisoning, a good sign is fish gasping at the surface. Nitrite poisoning stops oxygen from being taken up by the hemoglobin cells , so what is happens to your fish is they literally suffocate due to lack of oxygen. Do twice daily 60% water changes if once daily is not bringing the nitrite down, also keep the salt up b/c this helps stop the effects of nitrite poisoning.
ok great! i will do that ...ill change the water again before i go to bed! thanks for all of your help!
