Reygan2
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BTW, is that not how he is supposed to look?
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I think it is a sky blue crown tail, which looks exactly like the opsBTW, is that not how he is supposed to look?
I think it is a sky blue crown tail, which looks exactly like the ops
http://www.bettafishcenter.com/img/gallery/CB-Crowntail-ChloeM.jpg
Prime is helping because the ammonia you're seeing is ammonium meaning it's less toxic as prime locks and detoxifies it, I honestly don't know why you have ammonia unless it's in the tap water, could you test the tap water (source water not tank) for ammonia and nitrate and pH and get back to us?Oh! One more thing, I even changed to Sechem hoping that it’ll help with the Ammonia, but it’s not working.
OK, how long has he been in the tank? Have you cleaned the filter pad at all. If so, how? And how often? Something ain't adding up. What % water changes. What size tank? Prime works good. I use it with my Betta.
Wow! It's no wounder your not getting anywhere, there's to much ammonia in you TAP water. You can try putting your water in a bucket with prime (covered) over night (24hrs.) and then test it, if it's safe then put it in the tank. Might have to up the dose alittle. There will be other members with experience on this. Hang in there.View attachment 306052View attachment 306053View attachment 306054
So, these are the test for my tap water.
I’ve been changing the tank water as someone had suggested me to do so for 3 weeks every day about 50%.
Normally, I’d do it once every week.
I’m currently giving him only the pallets, 4-5. Once a week I’ll give him the freezed dried bloodworm.
I totally agree with ya Potluck! Cut back on water changes. BECAUSE, with lots of water changes all your doing is putting the ammonia back in. Let the prime do it's job. And another thing I'm gonna suggest is, once you get that ammonia level out the next water change you do. Use the old tank water(in a bowl) take your filter pad and squeeze it out a few times. All that ammonia will be traced in your filter pad. Or just change it.Bingo, always test your tap water folks, you will need to do ro/di or distilled water and then remineralize it, you don't have a huge tank so it won't be expensive, im not exactly sure how to remineralize the water but others in here that do it will be glad to help you out.
Glad we got to the bottom of the ammonia for you now is time to fix it
But now my concern is with you and your family, I wouldn't drink that water, maybe you could call your water dept and show them the tests, there might be something wrong with your municipal water system.
Don't do 50% cut back to 25-30%, slow down on the water changes as well, there's people going to say you need to do 50%-70% weekly that's incorrect, I do 40% weekly on a heavily stocked 55 gallon and the only issue I have is my nitrates get up to about 50 because of my ferts, with the occasional sickness that's not water quality related my ammonia/nitrite are always 0 pH is always 7.4-7.5, phosphate (which you don't have to worry about) it's always 1.0-1.2 kh/gh is always 6-7
Try what angel said, set out a 1 gallon bucket of your tap water, treat it with 2 drops (double dose) let it sit overnight and test it the next day see if the ammonia is 0
Don't change it because that gets rid of her beneficial bacteria, the op needs to modify their filter with media, I don't know what filter it is so I don't know what gram Media to recommend but basically you get a refill package if fluval/aquaclear media,put it in the bag or it might come in the bag already and put it on the side of the cartridge where the water flows back into the tank.I totally agree with ya Potluck! Cut back on water changes. BECAUSE, with lots of water changes all your doing is putting the ammonia back in. Let the prime do it's job. And another thing I'm gonna suggest is, once you get that ammonia level out the next water change you do. Use the old tank water(in a bowl) take your filter pad and squeeze it out a few times. All that ammonia will be traced in your filter pad. Or just change it.