I am looking for some help. Please do not heavily critise as I was following instructions from a pet shop. Long explanation but will do my best to keep short.
I had a small tank set up (Coldwater) everything was going fine then we decided to go for a tropical tank. Bought one from a pet shop and followed their advice.... used filter start and tap safe etc to fill. Transfered our filter from the cold water tank to the new tank to let the cycle start and after 3 days....yes 3 days i was told was fine.....I transfered my fish over (fish were danio's, platy's and minnows) bearing in mind my cold water tank was consistantly sitting at 23 degrees must have been due to the room temp. therefore pet shop thought it would be fine to put them in hotter water.
After which 2 fish died, part of the agreement was that you take the water to be tested and if fine they replace the fish, however took the water to the pet shop they test ammonia at between .50 to 1.0 and adviced that on my water change to take out 35% to conteract this problem. Done this then over the next 2 days 2 fish died. Done same again took test, the guy this time told me that when fish die or add new fish then you should expect a rise until it settles so the .50 would have balanced out fine. tested water anyway and now its like off the scale (above 8.0) completed another water change this week and still no change.
I am extremly worried now that all fish are going to die as ammonia level is not coming down, feel it is because the tank did not cycle in the first place but could be wrong.....anyone any suggestions to help please.
oh and every other test is sitting at 0.
Sorry for the essay..
Thanks
Suzie
I had a small tank set up (Coldwater) everything was going fine then we decided to go for a tropical tank. Bought one from a pet shop and followed their advice.... used filter start and tap safe etc to fill. Transfered our filter from the cold water tank to the new tank to let the cycle start and after 3 days....yes 3 days i was told was fine.....I transfered my fish over (fish were danio's, platy's and minnows) bearing in mind my cold water tank was consistantly sitting at 23 degrees must have been due to the room temp. therefore pet shop thought it would be fine to put them in hotter water.
After which 2 fish died, part of the agreement was that you take the water to be tested and if fine they replace the fish, however took the water to the pet shop they test ammonia at between .50 to 1.0 and adviced that on my water change to take out 35% to conteract this problem. Done this then over the next 2 days 2 fish died. Done same again took test, the guy this time told me that when fish die or add new fish then you should expect a rise until it settles so the .50 would have balanced out fine. tested water anyway and now its like off the scale (above 8.0) completed another water change this week and still no change.
I am extremly worried now that all fish are going to die as ammonia level is not coming down, feel it is because the tank did not cycle in the first place but could be wrong.....anyone any suggestions to help please.
oh and every other test is sitting at 0.
Sorry for the essay..
Thanks
Suzie