My Fish Babies.
Aquarium Advice Activist
I posted a thread a few weeks back about starting my first non goldfish tank. My main concern at that time was about what I could and couldn't keep in the tank. With help support and advice from AA I went with the following.
STOCK
3 Bolivian Rams
5 Diamond Tetras
1 Rubberlip Pleco
3 Mystery snails
Each species was added one week apart to this 29 gallon established tank.
Readings did not seem strange or high until the addition of the 5 tetras.
I do a 50% water change weekly every Monday. Prime treated temp matched.
My concern is my readings from this morning.
ph 8 "normal for my tap water"
Ammonia 2.0 ppm (not even my goldfish tank ever reads this high)
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 20 ppm.
(I know any ammonia reading over 0.25 is considered dangerous for fish)
What could I be doing wrong? Do I have too many fish in the tank? Possibly feeding too much? Are these readings normal for one week pwc?
Needless to say I did a 75% pwc to bring levels down.
The only thing I have changed chemically is I have started adding flourish to my water weekly for my plants (Which I am also new to keeping)
Kinda glad this happen this morning I was going to add a school of 8 neons to finish off my stock today. (Now I would be afraid to add to even add another snail)
Any experienced advice of guidance would be greatly appreciated as always.
STOCK
3 Bolivian Rams
5 Diamond Tetras
1 Rubberlip Pleco
3 Mystery snails
Each species was added one week apart to this 29 gallon established tank.
Readings did not seem strange or high until the addition of the 5 tetras.
I do a 50% water change weekly every Monday. Prime treated temp matched.
My concern is my readings from this morning.
ph 8 "normal for my tap water"
Ammonia 2.0 ppm (not even my goldfish tank ever reads this high)
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 20 ppm.
(I know any ammonia reading over 0.25 is considered dangerous for fish)
What could I be doing wrong? Do I have too many fish in the tank? Possibly feeding too much? Are these readings normal for one week pwc?
Needless to say I did a 75% pwc to bring levels down.
The only thing I have changed chemically is I have started adding flourish to my water weekly for my plants (Which I am also new to keeping)
Kinda glad this happen this morning I was going to add a school of 8 neons to finish off my stock today. (Now I would be afraid to add to even add another snail)
Any experienced advice of guidance would be greatly appreciated as always.