PAwrangler08
Aquarium Advice Freak
Ok so I have a 120g at home. Did a 25% water change on Thursday late afternoon. Thursday evening all the fish were swimming at the top, including my catfish. Water tests as follows.
pH 7
Ammonia .25
NO2 0
NO3 20-40.
My NO3 is surprisingly good. As it recently has been high. Fish aren't darting around like they normally are, and aren't showing signs that they are hungry, even when food is dropped in. Thursday when I did the water change, I did it like I always do, fill a 5 gallon bucket with 78-80 degree water along with some stress coat. Temp originally bumped down to 78, not a big deal, but nitrates had spiked to 160? Haven't done anything since Thursday and as previously stated nitrates are back down to 20-40. One neon has died and my parrots look horrible, hanging on the bottom of the tank now. Everyone has pretty much came back down.
Stocking is as follows:
2 parrot fish
2 kissing gouramis
2 blue gouramis
1 gold gouramis
5 tiger barbs
5 green tiger barbs
5 red glass rosey barbs
5 serpae tetras
4 neons cardinals tetras
Banded leporinus
Striped rapheal cat
2 bumble bee cat
African feather fin cat
Chinese algae eater
Rainbow shark
Fire eel
The fire eel, 5 green tiger barbs, and 5 red glass rosy barbs were added on Friday. I have had one death since Thursday which was a neon tetra. Any suggestions on what I should do? I'm so lost here and don't want to lose my fish. I'm not sure what else to test for.
Thanks,
-Blair
pH 7
Ammonia .25
NO2 0
NO3 20-40.
My NO3 is surprisingly good. As it recently has been high. Fish aren't darting around like they normally are, and aren't showing signs that they are hungry, even when food is dropped in. Thursday when I did the water change, I did it like I always do, fill a 5 gallon bucket with 78-80 degree water along with some stress coat. Temp originally bumped down to 78, not a big deal, but nitrates had spiked to 160? Haven't done anything since Thursday and as previously stated nitrates are back down to 20-40. One neon has died and my parrots look horrible, hanging on the bottom of the tank now. Everyone has pretty much came back down.
Stocking is as follows:
2 parrot fish
2 kissing gouramis
2 blue gouramis
1 gold gouramis
5 tiger barbs
5 green tiger barbs
5 red glass rosey barbs
5 serpae tetras
4 neons cardinals tetras
Banded leporinus
Striped rapheal cat
2 bumble bee cat
African feather fin cat
Chinese algae eater
Rainbow shark
Fire eel
The fire eel, 5 green tiger barbs, and 5 red glass rosy barbs were added on Friday. I have had one death since Thursday which was a neon tetra. Any suggestions on what I should do? I'm so lost here and don't want to lose my fish. I'm not sure what else to test for.
Thanks,
-Blair