Sarah E
Aquarium Advice Activist
Hello... well yesterday I got 6 new fish. 1 male fancy guppy and 3 females, as well as two Bristlenosed plecos... (i think, the small ones that get up to 4-5" only) and put them in my 10 Gallon tank. They were perfectly fine when I got them. This morning, I noticed that the male and 1 of the female's lips were upturned. The baby (one of the guppies was pregnant and had two fry in my tank. The fry keep getting out of my breeding net, so I gave up. xD) and the other two females are fine. And I believe the plecos are too, though one has some white blotches, but I'm wondering if that's a color thing.
I did two water tests today. I took one this morning, before my 50% water change and got a reading of:
7.2-7.6, but closer to 7.6 PH
0.25ppm Ammonia
between 0 and 0.25 ppm Nitrite, but closer to 0.25 ppm
and 10 ppm Nitrate.
Then I did a 50% water change and tested again, and got:
7.2-7.6 blut closer to 7.2 PH
Between 0 and 0.25 but closer to 0 ppm Ammonia
0 ppm Nitrite
and 10 ppm Nitrate.
Here are a couple pictures, 2 of the male guppy (I couldn't get a decent one of the female, as she is very active, but it looks exactly like the male's mouth) and 1 of the Bristlenose who came up and "posed for the camera"
I did two water tests today. I took one this morning, before my 50% water change and got a reading of:
7.2-7.6, but closer to 7.6 PH
0.25ppm Ammonia
between 0 and 0.25 ppm Nitrite, but closer to 0.25 ppm
and 10 ppm Nitrate.
Then I did a 50% water change and tested again, and got:
7.2-7.6 blut closer to 7.2 PH
Between 0 and 0.25 but closer to 0 ppm Ammonia
0 ppm Nitrite
and 10 ppm Nitrate.
Here are a couple pictures, 2 of the male guppy (I couldn't get a decent one of the female, as she is very active, but it looks exactly like the male's mouth) and 1 of the Bristlenose who came up and "posed for the camera"