mooncrow
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi ...
I haven't posted here for a while ... that's because your previous advice was helpful, that my Orandas have been healthy, happy, and growing. As a reminder, I have 3 in a 29 gal tank. The tank finally "cycled" and the water is crystal clear. I've been doing weekly partial water changes, but by Sunday of each week the nitrate level is back up to "stress" level, according to the test strip. I haven't purchased the test tube nitrate kit yet, but plan to this week. As I stated, my fish seem happy enough, other than "Little Guy" resting on the bottom a lot more than the other two. He's hungry enough when he notices me lifting the lid, so I'm not sure if the nitrate is affecting him or not. I'd like to reduce the nitrates naturally ... like with live plants, but I've heard this is tricky with goldfish, since they often eat the plants and cause ammonia/nitrite spikes. Can anyone offer advice? Thanks so much for being here ....
I haven't posted here for a while ... that's because your previous advice was helpful, that my Orandas have been healthy, happy, and growing. As a reminder, I have 3 in a 29 gal tank. The tank finally "cycled" and the water is crystal clear. I've been doing weekly partial water changes, but by Sunday of each week the nitrate level is back up to "stress" level, according to the test strip. I haven't purchased the test tube nitrate kit yet, but plan to this week. As I stated, my fish seem happy enough, other than "Little Guy" resting on the bottom a lot more than the other two. He's hungry enough when he notices me lifting the lid, so I'm not sure if the nitrate is affecting him or not. I'd like to reduce the nitrates naturally ... like with live plants, but I've heard this is tricky with goldfish, since they often eat the plants and cause ammonia/nitrite spikes. Can anyone offer advice? Thanks so much for being here ....