Recent content by woptang22

Some of them were labeled assorted cichlids. lol But some I have the names to such as the yellow lab, red zebra, and bumblebee.. But thats about it. I know pretty bad on my part.

I apologize, I dont believe you were talking to me as I didnt post pics. LOL sorry.

thats my problem, I got a bit anxious and bought fish that looked nice. but I don't know the names of the fish. which I know is pathetic but which one is the firemouth?

Great looking cichlids. Im new to the aquarium hobby but also went with african cichlids. Im having a hard time identifying them all also. Alot of the cichlids seem to look alike, yet are different. I feel I bought fish I dont know alot about but hope to learn more before I continue putting...

Well the bubbles have cleared up and the water looks clear. On the very top of the water you can see a bit of crushed coral residue still hanging around. Other then that, everything seems to be good. Only issue is everytime I test the water for Ph, ammonia, nitrites and nitrates, the only...

Well I thought the water in my new 60 gallon was cloudy or filled with residue from the crushed coral. I have 2 fluval 4 plus internal filters and an API/Rena XPL 175 gallon canister filter. WHen I unplug the canister the water seems to clear up in minutes. Ive now realized its not residue in...

Earlier today I tested the trites and trates, the trates were under 40 like I read they should be, but the trites were a bit on the high side also. Honestly I dont remember the exact # but they were high. Im hoping this all works out. Id hate to hurt the beautiful fish.

Hopefully everything goes well. I just did an ammonia test with the master test kit. It looks as if its between .25 and .50 So its high. Im hoping the water change will help. I want to get this done correctly. Well at least from here on out.

Thanks again. Ill make sure I do regular water changes to keep ontop of this. I just hope the fish have a chance of surviving. I feel bad I put them in unhealthy water.

I feel bad I bought these cichlids and I have put them in harms way. I guess all I can do is hope they will be fine. Now I know not to add anymore fish until fully cycled. Should the african cichlids I currently have in the tank be ok or is there a good chance they may die? They seem fine so...

With a fishless cycle I read ammonia needs to be added. But being I have fish in the tank with ammonia levels a bit high will adding an ammonia remover ruin the cycle?

Thank you very much. That was very informative. I think I should do a water change. I appreciate your help. I better get on this water change ASAP.

Thank you for your help. I greatly appreciate it. As far as the levels, the ammonia was a tad high, and the nitrites were a tad high. Nitrates seemed to be ok. I guess I didnt cycle the tank properly. Do you think ammonia remover would be a fast way of solving the ammonia issue until...

I did a water test today. The ammonia was a tad bit high. I have ammonia remover should I add a bit of that or will that throw the cycling off? It is a very new aquarium and Im very new to owning an aquarium.

Yeah the pic really stinks. lol The fish wont hold still long enough for me to get a good pic... And as for micro bubbles Im not sure. Maybe it could be. Since the water looks better when the canister is off maybe it is micro bubbles. But if so, it really makes the water look horrible. But...