11bkd
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hi guys,
I've had a couple of days of fish drama and now I'm totally confused!
I upgraded my tank from a 10 litre to a 45 taking all my bacteria, filter etc safely with me. The fish were acting weird so I got my water levels checked and they were fine. The next morning we had a fatality (moving stress?) leaving a lonely minnow I went into my fave fish seller and got my water checked and got 2 new minnows. They're in and doing fine.
Now. I was talking to the fish dude about getting some shrimp and he said that they had none in stock but to go for it. I've been to the local pet shop that gives bad advice and they refused to sell me shrimp because my ammonia levels were really high. Problem is that I used the same water in a sterilized baby bottle only 2 hours ago to get my minnows and it was fine.
Can ammonia spike in bottles over a couple of hours? Does my handbag posess magic ammonia giving properties? Is it likely that my fave fish dudes mucked up the test twice? Am I expecting too much from Pets At Home?
I don't know what to do I've ordered my own API master kit but I don't want to hurt my wee guys in the meantime.
Any suggestions? Thanks guys. X
I've had a couple of days of fish drama and now I'm totally confused!
I upgraded my tank from a 10 litre to a 45 taking all my bacteria, filter etc safely with me. The fish were acting weird so I got my water levels checked and they were fine. The next morning we had a fatality (moving stress?) leaving a lonely minnow I went into my fave fish seller and got my water checked and got 2 new minnows. They're in and doing fine.
Now. I was talking to the fish dude about getting some shrimp and he said that they had none in stock but to go for it. I've been to the local pet shop that gives bad advice and they refused to sell me shrimp because my ammonia levels were really high. Problem is that I used the same water in a sterilized baby bottle only 2 hours ago to get my minnows and it was fine.
Can ammonia spike in bottles over a couple of hours? Does my handbag posess magic ammonia giving properties? Is it likely that my fave fish dudes mucked up the test twice? Am I expecting too much from Pets At Home?
I don't know what to do I've ordered my own API master kit but I don't want to hurt my wee guys in the meantime.
Any suggestions? Thanks guys. X