Hello everybody! I have hit my first snag w/my 16g FW, actually two of them. So far, the advice I've seen on here is much better than what's in some of the books, so I will turn to the forum.
First full week w/my new setup (2 Platys, 2 Zebra danios), putting together a peaceful tank, put a female Betta (from a community tank) in last night. Found her dead this morning, the clerk at Petco said the Betta might have been sick when I bought it. I removed her immediately, but now how do I know if my other 4 are okay? If she was sick, she could have spread something into the tank (I don't have a quarantine tank yet...sorry).
Secondly, tested Ammonia last night 7 p.m. - zip. Tested it 15 minutes ago and it's starting to register (.25ppm), I think. These old eyes aren't what they used to be, but I *swear* it's got a bit of a green tint. I may very well be starting to cycle already. Heading to LFS for some RO water, because I think this means I'm supposed to do a partial water replacement, and I want to get some water ready just in case.
Am I doing what I *should* be doing? Any advice would be truly appreciated.
--AquaBear
First full week w/my new setup (2 Platys, 2 Zebra danios), putting together a peaceful tank, put a female Betta (from a community tank) in last night. Found her dead this morning, the clerk at Petco said the Betta might have been sick when I bought it. I removed her immediately, but now how do I know if my other 4 are okay? If she was sick, she could have spread something into the tank (I don't have a quarantine tank yet...sorry).
Secondly, tested Ammonia last night 7 p.m. - zip. Tested it 15 minutes ago and it's starting to register (.25ppm), I think. These old eyes aren't what they used to be, but I *swear* it's got a bit of a green tint. I may very well be starting to cycle already. Heading to LFS for some RO water, because I think this means I'm supposed to do a partial water replacement, and I want to get some water ready just in case.
Am I doing what I *should* be doing? Any advice would be truly appreciated.
--AquaBear