For anyone who's followed the drama of this fish, I administered melafix for a week, did a 25% water change, and then replaced the carbon in the tank. All seemed ok for 2-3 days until he started twitching and acting weird again. I checked the ph and it was below 7. Added baking soda and it went up again so I thought everything was ok. A few days later the strange behavior started again - checked the ph and it was fine. But the fish is still off on the other side of the tank, not being interactive as he usually is. I finally thought to check the kh, and it's way below 100 (I think it was 50? - it took 5 drops to turn yellow in the test kit, but I don't have the paper to translate that in front of me).
I understand the kh affects the ph, and I need to add a buffer, correct? But now I'm reading that baking soda isn't stable...
What can I add that will work? Will baking soda work just for the night until I can get to the store tomorrow? Once I do, can someone recommend a good product? There seem to be so many, and again, I'm afraid to futz with the parameters of the water more than I need to.
Thank you again!!
I understand the kh affects the ph, and I need to add a buffer, correct? But now I'm reading that baking soda isn't stable...
What can I add that will work? Will baking soda work just for the night until I can get to the store tomorrow? Once I do, can someone recommend a good product? There seem to be so many, and again, I'm afraid to futz with the parameters of the water more than I need to.
Thank you again!!