Ian086
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A side on if possible.....
Mama Molly
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Ian086
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It shouldn't but testing is the only way to be sure. I would do a 50-70% as soon as you can, just to on the safe side. It would be no harm in testing your tap water also....
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Futurekitmiller
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Ian086
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WOW, the bottom left picture, she looks like she swallowed a marble!!. I think I mentioned it to you before, but I hate predicting balloons. She defo looks pregnant, how long, I would say less than a week left and that's only a guess, which is not much good to you. Sorry I have a really bad memory, I think I was born with Alzheimer's, but what size tank and filter(name, model) do you have??
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Futurekitmiller
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I have a 20 gallon with a penguin 150 in it. I am going to sell the babies to a local fish store.
Ian086
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Have you tried putting some floss in your filter. It'll help with your clouding. Also watch your feeding, I only feed every other day....
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Futurekitmiller
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Ok. Ill try the every other day thing and see how it works. I have floss and carbon in as of yesterday. Should I do another water change?
Ian086
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If you have time, it'd do no harm. When feeding, just put tiny amounts in at a time. Don't just put it all in, in one go. As soon as they stop eating, stop feeding. I also turn off my filter(s) when i'm feeding, stops it from being blown everywhere....
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Futurekitmiller
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Ok I'll go back to daily water changes, feeding every other day and small amounts. It's doing we'll for the tank only be up three weeks
Ian086
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Just thinking, I don't know anything about your filter but I google imaged it. When you carbon is exhausted, check out Seachem Purigen. I'm not certain it will fit, but in the picture on google, I would say it will fit behind the blue sponge. It'll make your water crystal clear.....
Ian086
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Are you testing the water daily???
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Futurekitmiller
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I was told weekly...
Ian086
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Let me guess, a LFS told you??. You need to be testing everyday to know when to do a water change. If you see Ammonia or Nitrites, you should do a large change straight away. The tanks only cycled when you see no Ammonia or Nitrites.....
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Futurekitmiller
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Yes they did. I use an API liquid test kit. Is that ok? It's what they sold me
Ian086
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I thought they did. An API test kit is perfect. The only way to know your fully cycled is when you get 0 Ammonia and 0 Nitrites. When you see anything above .25 in Ammonia or Nitrites it's time for a change. I know it's a pain but that's the joys of a fishin cycle!!!. If you have time now, run a test for Ammonia and Nitrites. I'm interested to see the results....You can PM me the results, if you want.
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Futurekitmiller
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The black coloring near her back find are getting so dark and she is almost "wobbling". Is this a sign that she is close? And I know you said feed fish every other day but what about for a mama to be?
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Futurekitmiller
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And on a side note I checked the water, nitrites still a tad high...did partial water change to bring them down
Ian086
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Yeah, go ahead and feed her. If you keep her well fed, she's less likely to eat the young. If she is really close, usually within a day or two, she won't eat or will pick a flake/pellet and then spit it out. As soon as you notice she had the fry, offer her some food. She will be very hungry!!!
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Futurekitmiller
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Awesome. I'm gonna try to feed her now
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Futurekitmiller
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Mama is still just as big as ever. Water conditions are good. Temp is up a degree! Lots of black near anal area. Anytime now! I'm an impatient mom to be lol
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