Recent content by Athena18

Thanks for the advice and I have been using Prime with each cycle. I guess I'll just keep doing what I'm doing until my tank is cycled. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I should also state that I'm feeding what my boyfriend bought and said to feed....I kinda doubt he knew what he was doing. However, I haven't gotten any other feeding suggestions. They were eating it up like fiends in the beginning. They still seem to eat it eventually because I'm not seeing a...

I think they're all African Cichlids, but I'm not exactly sure as my boyfriend picked them out and then left me with his tank for 5 weeks. I know there's one Livingstoni, 2 Yellow Tail Acei, 1 electric blue johanni, 1 all yellow one, and 1 yellow/black one. The Livingstoni is about 2 inches, the...

Lol ya a fish in cycle is an understatement. I started out with an over-stocked cichlid and over-stocked goldfish tanks. Thanks to a couple new tanks, we now have the over-stocking under control, but I started my cycle in a bad way. I also had already rinsed the filter media last week before I...

Hey all. I have a 65 gal tank with 6 cichlids in it. I've only had the tank a couple weeks and I sadly learned about tank cycling a little late. My pH is 8.3, my "free" ammonia is about .5ppm, my total ammonia is about a 2ppm, and nitrites and nitrates are good. I did about 4 water changes this...

Ya I'm using the alert tags now and while my ammonia is still high, it's not showing as Toxic. I think things are going ok now. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Well thanks and hopefully they'll be ok for some years still if I get it all under control soon. Too be fair, I'm not the bad guy here either as I had no clue about cycling the tank or anything before getting the fish. Between my boyfriend's supposed knowledge and the fish store, I ended up in...

Also the nitrites and nitrates are barely registering on my test strips. Haven't done the liquid test for them since the strips don't seem to show them. This is why I assume my tank is still cycling. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I bought the tank stabilizer stuff but not the prime. I guess I'll grab some and try a double dose too. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I'm using tap water. My tap water doesn't test positive for ammonia and I pre-treat it before adding it to the aquarium. Mostly because my tap water pH is like a 5. I don't think the ammonia is a false high as I've done both liquid and strip tests on all tanks. Both tests put the ammonia in the...

Hey all, I'm having trouble cutting down the ammonia in my Cichlid tank. It's 65 gallons with 6 Cichlids and 1 pleco. All of the fish are only 1-2 inches right now, so I don't think I'm overstocked. I believe the tank is still cycling. My pH is about 7.4 and the ammonia is reading 4ppm. I've...

A nevermind, I Re-read the article. I guess I better start water changing. ****. I do not have time for all this, but I'm an animal lover which includes fish. Guess I better make time. Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Wow, only 6 months until they're a foot long?! How the heck can pet shops and aquariums even sell them to people at that kind of growth rate? I did read the article, but I was hoping the ammonia removal and the fish's current behavior meant I was ok on water changes. Won't that frequent of...

Thanks jlk I think it was more from stress/shock after moving them to the new tank that day. They're all acting more normal now and it's been 48 hours since I moved them. I know I'm a bit screwed with the tanks, but I have no good way to make myself a pond. I'm doing the best I can at the...

Hey all, I'm rather new to the fish care world. I found out I got some bad advice at the start and ended up with an overstocked goldfish tank. I had 3 koi, 2 shubunkin, 3 comets, 2 fantails, and a pleco all in a 45 gal tank. I've had the fish a week now and just today moved the 3 koi and 2...