Recent content by Josie.paolillo

It looks like the nitrogen cycle is establishing :dance: I would go ahead and do another PWC to get the nitrite to 0. Cycling with fish can be tough on them, it could also be ammonia burns, what ever it is, its likely been caused because of high toxin levels during the cycle. I'm sure he will...

It looks like an ulcer to me. Do you know your paramaters? I think it sounds like your tank is not cycled, the cloudy water is a common sign of the nitrogen cycle establishing. Just adding bacteria (a lot of bacteria is dead) And usually takes much more than 2 weeks to cycle. You also need to...

Thank Greta :) They all hang around together and don't seem to mind they are different colours from each other, so I dont think it would matter if I only got 2 more striped ones, I think I will get three :) I've heard they do better in odd numbers, not sure how true it is but I've read it in a...

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Correct :) dose the entire tanks worth when trying to neutralise ammonia though

Then its....more water changes! Nitrite is toxic also, so you want to try and keep it to 0 with water changes. If you see any ammonia or nitrite do a water change. When you start seeing nitrates that's excellent. Very Basically, one set of bacteria feeds on the ammonia, turning it to nitrites...

I would really recommend the api master test kit, you can get it half the price online and it lasts ages. Since you don't know your parameters I would assume this could be a water quality issue (99% of problems with fish are) so I would really concentrate on keeping water pristine with frequent...

I would honestly do a water change an hour until you get ammonia to 0ppm. When cycling with fish its really important to keep on top of water changes. I expect you will get a nitrite spike also, so keep an eye out and make sure you keep up with water changes. It may be large daily water changes...

What size tank do you have and how many fish? and what are the parameters? He does look stressed (clamped fins) what have you been treating the tank with? I can't see very well in the pic, I know black moors colouring can be unstable and most will eventually change colour but this sounds...

I would do another test. If this was my tank (I'm lucky enough to only stock hardy fish!) I would be more worried about the extremely high ammonia levels and getting them down than worried about causing shock by large water changes. Just make such the water it temperature matched and properly...

With ammonia at 10 ppm, I would be doing 50% every hour until I got it down to 0. What type of fish do you have in your tank? Some can handle large water changes better than others. If there is any reason your tap PH is different to your tank (driftwood, crushed coral ect) be more wary of...

As plecos mature they will start to eat much less algae, most algae eaters only actually eat algae as juveniles. They need their diet supplemented, they love courgettes, cucumbers and other vegetables and obviously the algae wafers. If they don't get enough food some get a nasty habit of...

Has the blood streak been there since you got him? Blood streaks can be caused by high toxin levels or trauma. My comet for some reason gets a reoccurring blood streak in exactly the same place every few months, params are spot on so no idea why it comes and goes :confused: Unfortunately our...

You can use to site aqadvisor to check stocking % it will also give helpful tips on compatibility. I would definitely not mix the betta with the gouramis, they are both labrinth fish and occupy the same region of the tank and will see each other as rivals, you may end up with a blood bath!