Very stuck and don't no what to do

[lizmunn]

Hi

I have a trigon 190 with
2 Coris
1 fighting fish
6 pineapple tail
8 tetra neon, red glow
5 danios
5 platys
1 gourami

My ammonia levels are sky high i thought I got on top of it but woke up this morning and waters back to cloudy and ammonia is 0.2-0.4 and ph 4 temp 26

I've donor 35-25 p% water changes for the last three days Nd added live bacteria to help reduce the ammonia but nothing seems to be working my concern is that I did have 2 goumai the other day and when I did 35% water change noticed one of them was missing so i removed all everything from the tank to see if i could find him and nothing I'm not sure if the high levels are due to a dead fish being in there but i just can't find it or if the tank is overstocked? The fish seems happy enough but i am very aware that the levels re high so,please and help would be great

I have rocks and four small ish live plants so deff not over stocked with decorations as i like the fish to have a lot of room to swim

 

[Pandicorn]

More PWC's help. Can't go wrong! PWC= Less ammonia = Happy fish

 

[lizmunn]

Sorry pwc's

 

[lizmunn]

Ok got it sorry partial water changes

 

[Plantaholic]

PH of 4, if I read that correctly, is more than likely your cause. Nitrifying Bacteria wont survive in water that acidic.

 

[lizmunn]

Sorry ph 8

 

[schoeplein]

Fighting fish? Am I reading that right that you have a betta with your other inhabitants? Slippery slope, but not what you're posting about.

.25 NH3/4 isn't terrible and should go down automatically assuming the tank is cycled and you have sufficient filtration.

How long has the tank been running?
What's your nitrite and nitrate readings?

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[lizmunn]

Nitrite nitrate are 0
The tank is 3 weeks old so think could be cycling and betta fish seems to be ok with the others?

 

[Plantaholic]

Seems you are about to start seeing Nitrites, and eventually Nitrates. The cycle is starting and testing will be crucial to your fish surviving. 50% PWC's should be done when ammonia is at or above 0.5, and when Nitrites are at or above 0.25. The cloudiness is most likely a bacterial bloom and is to be expected in a cycling tank.
As to your missing Gourami, I would look a few places- In your filter, on the floor or aquarium stand around the tank, and lastly in your gravel vac... These are the most common places I have read that missing fish end up.
The quick-start products in my experience are rubbish! So not working as they say they should is pretty common. Also, what water conditioner do you use? After trying a few myself, I have found that I like Prime the best, especially when cycling as it will help to make Ammonia and Nitrites less toxic to your fish in a time that they will surely be exposed to both at some point!

 

[philipraposo198]

What bacteria product did you use?

Cut back on feeding, only feed every 3rd day. And small amounts. This will keep levels low.

Floating plants will also help

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