I am going to request no lectures on the fact that I have let my tank go for so long. The last time I did a water change was late November, we were traveling most of December & I knew that the tank would be okay when I resumed my weekly water changes in January. In January I found out that the baby I was carrying (I was 21 wks pregnant) had died in utero & he was stillborn the next day. Needless to say, I have spent the last several months dealing with many things other than my fish. I feel badly for the fish, but that was not a priority in my life.
But now I am ready to get back to doing things like taking care of my fish tank. I know that doing too much to my aquarium will end up killing all the fish b/c the shock will be too great to go from bad water to good water. So what is the best way to get my tank back on track? It is a planted tank, my plants are in really bad shape- I am guessing I should remove all the plants?
Tank inhabitants are two clown loaches, one gourami, some guppies and orange von rio tetras. It is a 58 gallon. I can't find my test kit & right now I cannot afford to buy a new one.
Thank you for your help.
But now I am ready to get back to doing things like taking care of my fish tank. I know that doing too much to my aquarium will end up killing all the fish b/c the shock will be too great to go from bad water to good water. So what is the best way to get my tank back on track? It is a planted tank, my plants are in really bad shape- I am guessing I should remove all the plants?
Tank inhabitants are two clown loaches, one gourami, some guppies and orange von rio tetras. It is a 58 gallon. I can't find my test kit & right now I cannot afford to buy a new one.
Thank you for your help.