jfclk33
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hello everyone. I have had my tank(s) for about a year overall now. I started with a 29g tank that my neighbor gave us and then I upgraded to a 55g tank. The problem that I'm having is that my nitrates are always high. They seem to always be around 80ppm. I did two 50% water changes over the last three days trying to get them down, but it is still around 60ppm. I have been doing a lot of reading over the last few days and now realize that my tank is probably overstocked. Also, I lost a couple of fish over the last four days, one before the water changes and one after.
I am thinking about doing another 50% water change and then retesting, but I just want to make sure that all these water changes aren't too much for the fish. I'm always careful of the temperature of the new water and I'm always careful about making sure I put enough conditioner in with the new water. I'd like to keep the setup the way it is, but I still have the 29g tank at my house and I am thinking of setting that one back up and moving some of my fish to it. Below is a list of the fish that I currently have. I am looking for some suggestions as to which ones I should move to the 29g tank if I end up having to set it up. I was thinking about moving the discus as they are small yet and they are slower swimmers.
2 clown loaches - 3" ea
1 yo-yo loach
3 roseline sharks - 3.5" ea
3 rosy barbs
2 bristlenose
2 discus - 3" ea
1 discus - 2"
1 turquoise rainbow - 2"
1 bosmani rainbow - 1.5"
1 orange ranbow - 4"
All the fish seem to get along fine. I haven't seen any aggression from any of these fish and like I said earlier, I would like to keep my setup the way it is, but I need to do what's best for the fish. Thanks in advance for your help.
I am thinking about doing another 50% water change and then retesting, but I just want to make sure that all these water changes aren't too much for the fish. I'm always careful of the temperature of the new water and I'm always careful about making sure I put enough conditioner in with the new water. I'd like to keep the setup the way it is, but I still have the 29g tank at my house and I am thinking of setting that one back up and moving some of my fish to it. Below is a list of the fish that I currently have. I am looking for some suggestions as to which ones I should move to the 29g tank if I end up having to set it up. I was thinking about moving the discus as they are small yet and they are slower swimmers.
2 clown loaches - 3" ea
1 yo-yo loach
3 roseline sharks - 3.5" ea
3 rosy barbs
2 bristlenose
2 discus - 3" ea
1 discus - 2"
1 turquoise rainbow - 2"
1 bosmani rainbow - 1.5"
1 orange ranbow - 4"
All the fish seem to get along fine. I haven't seen any aggression from any of these fish and like I said earlier, I would like to keep my setup the way it is, but I need to do what's best for the fish. Thanks in advance for your help.