UGH!!!! Having so much trouble with fish keeping. I've been keeping fish on and off for like 20 years and never had this trouble.
Fish got sick and treated tank with Furan-2 and Kanaplex. (they had columnaris) saved a few fish and things looked good. Ordered some Rams and they arrived today. While drip acclimating them I checked Nitrates to see if they are nice and low, but they were ZERO. So I checked ammonia and nitrites and horrified to see I have ammonia (.5ppm) and zero nitrites.
So my tank is completely uncycled. And I have two gorgeous Rams. Delicate Rams.
I don't even believe in cycling a tank with fish in it. Always have done fishless.
WHAT now??
I added Prime to detoxify ammonia.
I can only guess that the meds killed off the bacteria?
Edited to add: 20 gallon, pair of cory cats and 3 neon dwarf rainbows and now 2 rams. been set up fro over a year
Fish got sick and treated tank with Furan-2 and Kanaplex. (they had columnaris) saved a few fish and things looked good. Ordered some Rams and they arrived today. While drip acclimating them I checked Nitrates to see if they are nice and low, but they were ZERO. So I checked ammonia and nitrites and horrified to see I have ammonia (.5ppm) and zero nitrites.
So my tank is completely uncycled. And I have two gorgeous Rams. Delicate Rams.
I don't even believe in cycling a tank with fish in it. Always have done fishless.
WHAT now??
I added Prime to detoxify ammonia.
I can only guess that the meds killed off the bacteria?
Edited to add: 20 gallon, pair of cory cats and 3 neon dwarf rainbows and now 2 rams. been set up fro over a year