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Okay so I decided to try something else. I cleaned the tank out completely....again... And this time I decided to use a product called Ammo-Chips. Basically from what I researched this is supposed to get rid of the ammonia and keep it out. I don't know how familiar you guys are with this product...

Well it has basically been reading 4.0 ppm. I tested the water yesterday and it was at 4.0. I'm just so confused as to what I'm doing wrong.

So starting out how much ammonia should I put into the tank? Sorry if I seem so ignorant, I did research and this is something I never found.

Okay, this may seem like a stupid question, but what does it mean by PPM?

Well my cichlids died and I was going to use them, but I took them out so now there is nothing. Should I try to find raw shrimp or go and get a sacrifice fish and put him in there?

So I believe it has been about 2 weeks and the ammonia levels are still not good. I have done everything I have read and still no luck. Can someone please help me out here? I really don't want to give up on this because I know this is just part of the process.

Ahh now I see what you mean. Well I know for a fact I had a Kenyi and one Acei. I wasn't too sure about the specific species of the other one because I hadn't seen another one like him. He had an orange base with black spots with a sort of white underbelly. They seemed happy in the tank because...

Okay I understand you don't mean to be rude, but I did plenty of research and when my cichlids began dying, i was confused because I had done everything the way I saw online to do. I also found people I know that have cichlids and they all said I did the right thing when I first set up the tank...

Someone also suggested a putting a guppy (live) or two in the tank. Would that be helpful?

So I did a complete overhaul on the tank and changed all of the water from the tank, basically starting completely over which sucks, but I feel it is necessary. I have tested the water and it seems to be fine. The ammonia level is at about a .50-1.00 (which I realize is still bad), but seeing as...

I did add this bacteria that says on the bottle it is a biological filtration booster, called Stress Zyme+. Can you tell me anything about that?

Yes I did cycle it. I let the tank run for about 2 or 3 days before I put anything in there. The cichlids seemed to be happy. They were very territorial, but that's natural for them. They would swim around and 'play tag' with each other. Nothing seemed to be wrong until I did the water change...

So maybe just 2 cichlids? The filter is the one that came with the tank so the filtration issue may be the problem, but before I did my water change the cichlids were fine. They were eating properly (I never overfed) The tank has been set up for about a month and half now. The cichlids weren't...

I have a 15 gallon tank with 3 African Cichlids in the tank. All of which recently died. I was very upset about them dying because they were very special and unique looking. They started dying off after I did a water change of about 25% (as recommended by other cichlid owners I know). After the...