Recent content by Maxiharls

API testing kit.

Sorry you didn’t understand, I don’t over feed my fish, so I don’t believe this is the problem. I hand feed them, the fish take the food from my fingers, allowing me to monitor how much they eat so there is no uneaten food rotting in the tank. Also if there was a dramatic change in nitrite...

So done another test, no change in nitrite and ammonia is now .25. I done 70-80% water change added nitrite remover, ammonia remover and beneficial bacteria. The redness on the fish has gone down significantly, but still flashing. Today is day 3 with no food, but fish are still pooing. Think...

Thank you for the advice, my dad used to have loads of tanks years back and he also recommended eheim. It was the only brand he used. I’ll investigate them.

So I got one oranda already in the tank, then added this new one. I asked the shop before buying another fish, and they said 2 would be ok, but he wouldn’t recommend any more than that. This shop isn’t just a pet store, its specifically for fish so I trusted what he said. As for the filter, I...

So I’ve had the tank for nearly 2 months, it’s an upgrade from a smaller tank. It was absolutely fine, it’s now out of control since I got the new fish. I know there’s normally an imbalance when introducing a new fish. But this is wildly out of control. I’ve done a 70-80% water change today as I...

Today is the second day of not feeding them, luckily my fish are confident and greedy which allows me to hand feed them the pellets. So no extra waste is lurking about, when I next feed them. I’m going to test the waters when I’m home from work, and depending on the results depends on if I’ll do...

Ok that makes sense, I’ll test again tomorrow and do a 50% change. How long do you recommend to wait after a water change to test again? I am not able to test the waters in the morning due to work which stresses me out as I’m not home till like 6pm. I feel this is a long gap between testing and...

Whoops I meant 2 ppm. I done 25% as many places different people on similar forums have advised I do 25% every day to try and build beneficial bacteria. It seems all the problems I am having are revolving around that.

So I’ve checked the water today, there’s no ammonia but my nitrites were 20 ppm and nitrates 40ppm. I did a 25% WC. Stirred the substrate as you said. I added water conditioner and quick start which is meant to help boost beneficial bacteria. The fish seem more active since the drop in ammonia...

What size is the tank and what is the filtration? Tank is 100L. Filtration Fluval U2 What water declorinator are you using? API stress coat + What are the water parameters? Ammonia - 0 NitrIte and - .25 NitrAte - 10 pH - 7.8 TDS - unsure Water hardness and alkalinity GH/KH - unsure

Unfortunately no, sunlight only hits the back of the house, the tank is at the front.

Hi so I’ve recently added a new Oranda to my tank which caused a ammonia and nitrite spike, I’ve been testing the water every day and trying to get it balanced out. But this morning the new fish has developed large red patches at the base of dorsal fin which has gotten worse throughout the day...

Hi so I’ve recently added a new Oranda to my tank which caused a ammonia and nitrite spike, I’ve been testing the water every day and trying to get it balanced out. But this morning the new fish has developed large red patches at the base of dorsal fin which has gotten worse throughout the day...