rreekers
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I have had the black moor for about 7 months now and the calico for about 2 months. originally the black moor lived in a 10g tank (i know VERY BAD) but i had to rescue him from an irrational teenage sisters attempt to make him live with 4 (5-7in) common goldfish. Anyways, i finally was able to move him to a 29g (about 2 months ago), it was not cycled but i took a good amount of media from my canister filter (hooked to a 60g, established for ~year tank) so he seemed to be doing great so i decided to get him a friend (the calico) things have been great until about a week ago. both fish were literally laying on the bottom, i have to admit i did not have time to investigate. so i added a dose of prime, left the house came back a few hours later and they seemed fine. so i concluded it was something with the tank parameters. it took me 2 more days till i had time to do a water change and test the water.
- worse results i have ever gotten, i felt so horrible (i almost cried for them) amm- .75 nirtItes- 0 nitrAtes - 40-60
- did a 50% water change, then they were swimming around all happy and active (this was friday)
- saturday everything was normal, saturday night they were sluggish again
- today the calico is active and the black moor is not... and this is generally the case the black moor literally lays on the bottom, even when the tank is ok, but maybe not perfect
--- could the tank be hitting the unpredictable stages of cycling, even though it is 2 months in? or what could be causing this?
- i know it is the amm and Ates because if i add prime, they both become active within a minute.
- worse results i have ever gotten, i felt so horrible (i almost cried for them) amm- .75 nirtItes- 0 nitrAtes - 40-60
- did a 50% water change, then they were swimming around all happy and active (this was friday)
- saturday everything was normal, saturday night they were sluggish again
- today the calico is active and the black moor is not... and this is generally the case the black moor literally lays on the bottom, even when the tank is ok, but maybe not perfect
--- could the tank be hitting the unpredictable stages of cycling, even though it is 2 months in? or what could be causing this?
- i know it is the amm and Ates because if i add prime, they both become active within a minute.