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Hi Aiken, I bet I accidentally overdosed the XL. I’m worried about it f my fish will survive. Yo yos are not looking great. I’m concerned about doing another water change as my nitrates are only at 5 or a bit less.
Anything else I can do. Ps threw out Excel! ��
I have a 26g tank and parameters are usually PH 7.6, ammonia 0, nitrite 0 and nitrates 10 ish. Just did a water change and used prime, flourish or flourish XL and potassium.My fish were all gasping at the top of the tank afterwards, and the water look to be slightly tinged purple in the hose...
I have a 26 g tank and I bought a new cannister filter and forgot to add old media to seed it. My tank has crashed and there are no nitrates. It gets worse though. I had kept old media sponge in a small cup but it smelled really bad but I put it in new filter anyways as my tank
Had crashed...
So I accidentally bought a male platy with three females and they are all pregnant. I do not want to breed fish, but I feel responsibility to take care of some of the Frey because this was my mistake and I feel stressed out knowing that soon I’m going to have three females, give birth and many...
Hi I have a 30 g tank with one dwarf gourami that I’ve had for about 4 days, 6 rummynose tetras and 4 ottos. I change 30% of water every 3 days. PH 7.4, ammonia 0, nitrite 0 and nitrate 20.
When I got the dwarf gourami he had one spot that looked like a small white pimple. Phoned fish store...
Hi I have a 26 gallon cycled tank with 4 ottos and 6 rummynose tetras. The tetras were added 3 days ago and I can’t get them to eat.
Have tried Nutrifin flakes and blood worms. After I gave them the blood worms I realized they are large ones..
What do they like as their base food and should I...
Hi I have a 10 g and am upgrading to a 26 g tank. I would like to use my old filter to cycle the new one. I was told to use the old and new filters in the new tank- but then what do I use for fish in old tank?
Also, any ideas for fish that would get along with a betta and 5 ottos? Thanks ? thanks
Hi I have 3 ottos in a 10 gallon tank and 2 of them are together all of the time and the other is all alone. Thinking I may get another to have a friend for her. Any advice here? I understand that they are shoaling fish but these guys appear to be a pair. They hide together in the same place all...
Hi, have 3 ottos in a cycled 10 gallon tank. One of them is much smaller and paler in color. Worried she’s not getting enough to eat. Feeding algae wafers and various veggies like cucumber, red pepper, squash and romaine lettuce.
I also give them an algae wafer every 2-3 days.
Thanks ?
Clarification
Hi I meant to say that I changed 2 of 3 of the filter cartridges- not filter housing. I also vacuumed gravel.
Does my cycle start from the beginning now? Thanks ?