kimunaffected
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I am sadly feeling like an over experienced rookie.
I can’t believe I am back in this position and I need help. This is so hard.let me back up and give you all the info.
We have had a 5 gallon heated tank to avoid water crashes went with a betta and happily had him for 3 years.
When we lost him I kept the tank going for a few weeks and the kids convinced me to do 3 neons tetras & I got a new live plant & I picked up some test strips ( have not needed this in so long with the betta. Just weekly water changes )
With the exception of finding two pest snails over the next two weeks everything was fine.
And I thought I could easily add two fish & upgrade to my clean 9 gallon fluval flex all in 1 tank.
Since it is the better tank and essentially just doubled the water.
So I did a regular partial water change in the 5 gallon. Without vacuuming gravel. And moved everything over. Plus one bag of new gravel. I kept the old filter stuffed in the back with the new filter. And filled the tank up with new water treated with safe start & stress coat. Floated the two new fish ( glo fish tetra’s) and released them.
This morning all 3 original neons are dead. �� ugh so my assumption that it would just be an easy upgrade is way wrong, & I basically have an uncycled tank? & if so will I likely loose the two new tetra’s?
I did a 25% water change and I am watching close. Tests strips seem ok, But they are only strips ( I will get a kit once unemployment fixes our glitch )
but here is my strip.
So moving forward what do I do?
I can’t believe I am back in this position and I need help. This is so hard.let me back up and give you all the info.
We have had a 5 gallon heated tank to avoid water crashes went with a betta and happily had him for 3 years.
When we lost him I kept the tank going for a few weeks and the kids convinced me to do 3 neons tetras & I got a new live plant & I picked up some test strips ( have not needed this in so long with the betta. Just weekly water changes )
With the exception of finding two pest snails over the next two weeks everything was fine.
And I thought I could easily add two fish & upgrade to my clean 9 gallon fluval flex all in 1 tank.
Since it is the better tank and essentially just doubled the water.
So I did a regular partial water change in the 5 gallon. Without vacuuming gravel. And moved everything over. Plus one bag of new gravel. I kept the old filter stuffed in the back with the new filter. And filled the tank up with new water treated with safe start & stress coat. Floated the two new fish ( glo fish tetra’s) and released them.
This morning all 3 original neons are dead. �� ugh so my assumption that it would just be an easy upgrade is way wrong, & I basically have an uncycled tank? & if so will I likely loose the two new tetra’s?
I did a 25% water change and I am watching close. Tests strips seem ok, But they are only strips ( I will get a kit once unemployment fixes our glitch )
but here is my strip.
So moving forward what do I do?
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