spiritseeker
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi... new here... I need some help if there is any...
My goldfish was recently showing signs of stress as it was quickly outgrowing it's bowl, so when a friend of mine offered me his old 5 gal. I jumped on it... got it all set up, waited 24 hours and then put my fish in it. Testing everyday, the Ammonias climbed then dropped to zero, all was good... then, at this point, my 10 year old son, with his own money and so proud of himself, got me a pleco... Now we are (of course) to the point when the nitrites are starting to climb. Now... I know what my goldfish can stand, but I know nothing about this pleco and I don't want to kill it (not at this time of year... panicking Mom here) Is there anything I can do???
Current tank readings are Ammonia 0, Nitrite .25, Nitrate 10, PH 7.2
(yes I did get a heater for it. Tank is at 78 degrees)
My goldfish was recently showing signs of stress as it was quickly outgrowing it's bowl, so when a friend of mine offered me his old 5 gal. I jumped on it... got it all set up, waited 24 hours and then put my fish in it. Testing everyday, the Ammonias climbed then dropped to zero, all was good... then, at this point, my 10 year old son, with his own money and so proud of himself, got me a pleco... Now we are (of course) to the point when the nitrites are starting to climb. Now... I know what my goldfish can stand, but I know nothing about this pleco and I don't want to kill it (not at this time of year... panicking Mom here) Is there anything I can do???
Current tank readings are Ammonia 0, Nitrite .25, Nitrate 10, PH 7.2
(yes I did get a heater for it. Tank is at 78 degrees)