Yeah i'm going to hold off on getting more fish.... I wasnt going to get any other fish becides a pleco for that 20g anyways because its already somewhat overstocked.
Sick angelfish??
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Take a water sample to the LFS with you. Most will test your water for free. We need to know what your Ammonia readings are. Make sure you buy your own liquid ammonia test kit so you can keep it in check. If your tank is not cycled you will need to do frequent, if not daily water changes. Are you using a dechlorinator product such as Prime or NovAqua? It is imperative that you use one to take the chlorine and chloramines out of your tap water, just letting your water "sit out" is not good enough......
I've taken water samples to my LFS before, and the only kinds of testers they use is the strips, so there is really no point.
I use aquasafe for tap water. I've never heard of Prime or NovAqua.
I use aquasafe for tap water. I've never heard of Prime or NovAqua.
lfs dont usually have prime, I always get my prime at petsmart
if you could get Prime, then I highly recommend it for you, it is one of the best tap water conditioners around
it gets rid of chlorine, chloramine, and ammonia, and it detoxifies nitrites and nitrates.
Alright.. well... i'm going to have to try getting money from my mom because i have no money, and neither does my boyfriend right now.
Fish keeping is a relatively expensive hobby. Perhaps you can have the store hold your fish for you until you have the proper equipment and a cycled tank.
My mom said she would take me to the petstore tomorrow when we go shopping for some other stuff nearby..
Hopefully tomorrow isnt too late.
Money isnt really a problem... Its just bad timing for this to happen..
Hopefully tomorrow isnt too late.
Money isnt really a problem... Its just bad timing for this to happen..
Usually i add angelfishes after about 5 weeks after it starts in order for it to cycle finish.I put flakes usually to have a fishless cycle.Hmm in your case i bet the ammonia or nitrite is spiking up.JMO.
Put some tank water in a baggy and go to your local fish store and ask them to run a test. They wont charge you and they will be able to test it accuratly.
Generally cloudy tanks will occure during your nitrite spike not ammonia. If your nitrites are at 0 then you should not be seeing any.
Generally cloudy tanks will occure during your nitrite spike not ammonia. If your nitrites are at 0 then you should not be seeing any.
