FinsandFeathers
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Dec 9, 2017
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My wife acquired 2 Red-bellied Pacu juveniles, that will eventually go into our 400g "monster" tank. However, as they were only 3 and 4 inches when we got them, we thought putting them in a tank with a Silver Arrowana, Clown Knife, and 14 inch Oscar may have been tempting fate, so we put the in a 29g grow-out tank temporarily.
In just a couple weeks, they've each grown by at least a quarter of their original size.
My wife clips kiwi and zucchini in the tank daily, as well as feeding them slivers of brazil nuts, other veggies, and occasional brine shrimp. They don't seem to like the skin of the kiwi and zucchini, and every water change (about every 4th day), I find pieces of the skin in the substrate.
Today, they were acting strange; no appetite, rapid breathing, lethargy, etc, so we tested the water. High ammonia, as expected, after only three days.
So, we were hoping the people in the forums can settle an argument.
I think the ammonia spike is due to rotting kiwi and zucchini skins. My wife thinks it's because of the increased bio-load of the fish due to growth.
Could someone please tell me, and her, that I'm correct?
In just a couple weeks, they've each grown by at least a quarter of their original size.
My wife clips kiwi and zucchini in the tank daily, as well as feeding them slivers of brazil nuts, other veggies, and occasional brine shrimp. They don't seem to like the skin of the kiwi and zucchini, and every water change (about every 4th day), I find pieces of the skin in the substrate.
Today, they were acting strange; no appetite, rapid breathing, lethargy, etc, so we tested the water. High ammonia, as expected, after only three days.
So, we were hoping the people in the forums can settle an argument.
I think the ammonia spike is due to rotting kiwi and zucchini skins. My wife thinks it's because of the increased bio-load of the fish due to growth.
Could someone please tell me, and her, that I'm correct?