I have a 29 gallon tank with the following:
8 Zebra Danio
1 GloFish
1 Common Pleco (he's going to a bigger tank soon)
3 Black Skirt Tetras
3 Bloodfin Tetras
2 Dalmatian Mollys
1 Bosemani Rainbow
Unfortunately I put fish in this tank a little before I found out about fishless cycling, but I kept up with water changes and all was good. Once my ammonia and nitrite was 0, I added the bloodfins, rainbow, mollies, and the glofish.
Right now my ammonia reads .25 and my nitrite is hitting 2-3 ppm, forcing me to do daily water changes.
So did I either overstock my tank or add too many fish at once once I saw the ammonia and nitrite at 0? Will the nitrite go down once the bacteria catches up, or do I need to find a new home for some of the fish?
Any advice? I have some wisteria plants and amazon sword plants right now with a 48 watt bulb. Don't know if this is relevant at all.
I suppose I'll kill 2 birds with one stone here. My second question: My work has city water. Is this OK to bring home for water changes as long as I add Prime to the jugs first?
8 Zebra Danio
1 GloFish
1 Common Pleco (he's going to a bigger tank soon)
3 Black Skirt Tetras
3 Bloodfin Tetras
2 Dalmatian Mollys
1 Bosemani Rainbow
Unfortunately I put fish in this tank a little before I found out about fishless cycling, but I kept up with water changes and all was good. Once my ammonia and nitrite was 0, I added the bloodfins, rainbow, mollies, and the glofish.
Right now my ammonia reads .25 and my nitrite is hitting 2-3 ppm, forcing me to do daily water changes.
So did I either overstock my tank or add too many fish at once once I saw the ammonia and nitrite at 0? Will the nitrite go down once the bacteria catches up, or do I need to find a new home for some of the fish?
Any advice? I have some wisteria plants and amazon sword plants right now with a 48 watt bulb. Don't know if this is relevant at all.
I suppose I'll kill 2 birds with one stone here. My second question: My work has city water. Is this OK to bring home for water changes as long as I add Prime to the jugs first?