15 day old tank and I got fish
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ohh thats right you were cycling with fish food I forgot. You know...I think you are probably the first person I've seen on MFT to go through a successful fishless cycle using something besides artificial ammonia out of a bottle! Congrats
So thats about a 5 (US Gallons) tank...those four fish will probably have you stocked well. You might think about adding an apple snail or some ghost shrimp and an otto sooner or later
but not till your tank is a little more established and has some food for them to eat.
So thats about a 5 (US Gallons) tank...those four fish will probably have you stocked well. You might think about adding an apple snail or some ghost shrimp and an otto sooner or later
but not till your tank is a little more established and has some food for them to eat.
Zebra Danios were an exellent choice for the cycling "finishing up", btw. They are hardy little buggers. And once you get everything running smoothly I agree, they like to be in a larger school. I currently have 5 zebra danios, three leopard danios and 6 pearl danios and they are all buddies...even tho they are not all the "same" they school together and are a great dither fish for the rest of the tank.
Good luck! Kudos for the patience in cycling your tank, it will be worth it
Good luck! Kudos for the patience in cycling your tank, it will be worth it
Day 16 Ammonia 0 ppm Nitrite 0 ppm Nitrate 80 ppm (high) PH 7.8
I just feed my fish after 30 hours tryed pea to help with swim bladder but no fish looked at it once. Two peas sunk to bottom of tank, so I gave them goldfish flake. My minnow seems to be better once I put flake in
Oh well I hope he gets stays alright.
Thanks for everones help here in cycling my Tank. *thumbsups
I just feed my fish after 30 hours tryed pea to help with swim bladder but no fish looked at it once. Two peas sunk to bottom of tank, so I gave them goldfish flake. My minnow seems to be better once I put flake in
Oh well I hope he gets stays alright.
Thanks for everones help here in cycling my Tank. *thumbsups
I'm pretty sure that high nitrate is due to cycling with the fish flakes...did you siphon the bottom and try to get as much out as possible? I'd do a big water change every other day until you get those nitrates under control...
Most tropical fish need something other than goldfish flakes...you might invest in some food that suits them a little more.
Most tropical fish need something other than goldfish flakes...you might invest in some food that suits them a little more.
do you have nitrates in your tap water? That could be throwing it off.
Are you following the direction on your test kit precisely? I know mine say to shake the solution for a minute...then add to the test tube and shake that for a minute...and I always get varying results even when I do tests right after each other.
Plants that are growing well and healthy will use nitrates, some plants more than others. I'm not a plant person though...so I better let someone else talk about that.
Are you following the direction on your test kit precisely? I know mine say to shake the solution for a minute...then add to the test tube and shake that for a minute...and I always get varying results even when I do tests right after each other.
Plants that are growing well and healthy will use nitrates, some plants more than others. I'm not a plant person though...so I better let someone else talk about that.
well...there are a few options...I'm definitely not the expert on it. I would do a search here on mft for high nitrates or nitrate reducers. Also...just to be sure...you might want to take a sample of your tank water and a sample of your tap water to an lfs to have them tested...just to be sure your test kit is telling you correctly.