Punkymom
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Ok, I used to have 10 Tiger Barbs and 6 Rosy Barbs in my 55 gal tank. However, yesterday I decided I wanted the angels I originally bought the tank for in the first place. So I took the 16 fish (PITA to catch) to a LFS and used a store credit toward 2 Angels. Both are about 1" in length right now. I also bought one from PetSmart and that one is almost 2" long. I did a water change this morning and just out of curiosity (for the sake of the Angels) I tested the water...something I haven't done since I cycled. Ammonia is 0, Nitrites are 0, Nitrates are between 5 and 10 and PH is 7.8 or maybe something higher. Are the angels going to be alright with a PH that high? I also added Algae Fix to the tank this morning to help with an algae bloom that I tried to control using other methods that weren't working. Says it can be used with live plants so we'll see. Could the chemical have caused the PH to be that high? Normally it's around 7.0. Should I run Peat Moss through the filter? Also, I'm concerned with my bio filter since I went from having 20 fish to having 7. I'm going to add 2 more Angels that I plan on buying this weekend, but should I be putting anything into the tank like food for the filter or anything or should it be alright???