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Have you checked for ammonia and nitrite? They should both be at zero, meaning the nitrogen cycle has been completed. What kind of substrate is in the aquarium? Sometimes if the water flow is very tur...
...tank. As for the filter you should get a filter rated for a minimum of a 20 gallon tank. Dont forget to cycle the tank first =)...
A small aquarium like that should cycle in a few weeks, maybe less because of the established filter elements and decorations. Also try adding a small amount of flake food every other day. You will kn...
... I would still give it a good rinse before filling it.
Always remember to let a previously empty tank cycle fully before adding fish. Note that this can take a month, it is not the 24 hours that so...
...aten food after few minutes (3-5 min.) especially that your tank is new and you do not have the nitrogen cycle established yet I guess.
I divide roughly in to bites the presoaked Hikari pellets wa...
... will adjust to what your pH is.
No need to clean the whole tank, as you will just have to start your cycle all over each time. I would just do partial water changes (50% or so) every day until yo...
...to eat it and seems to chew but spits it outand then tries to eat it again but again spits it out! This cycle just goes on and on. I feel really bad because he really liked to eat (at least yesterday...
...uess is you may be over feeding them, and from what you wrote, they are definitely being over medicated. Cycle helps a tank get established, but it's not needed after that. A new aquarium setup u...
...for your fish doing fine now, it might be a different story when they are all juveniles.
Also, did you cycle your tank? ...
...bout ingenuity. Good job. Now just be sure to keep an eye on your ammonia levels since your tank has not cycled. It needs to read 0 or it will kill your baby fishies. It can take several weeks to full...
...9;s a case of a new aquarium, you may have installed the Betta before the tank had finished its nitrogen cycle, also a subject which can be located by the forum search function. If the cycle is not co...
...hey are compatible and have similar water needs (tropical, preferably brackish). If your tank is not yet cycled, let it cycle before adding more fish....
... does not really explain why the tank will be good for 2 months or so then all the fish just die and the cycle will repeat itself....
...any old gravel. If all of the gravel is newly washed, the tank probably needs to go through its nitrogen cycle. To find out, measure for ammonia and nitrite. The presence of either means the aquarium ...
... to our forum, angelfish. Before you put any fish in your new aquarium, please make sure it's fully cycled. That could take several weeks. A couple of our blogs have details about the nitrogen cy...
...lean the entire bowl or anything in it.
If you use the search bar here, you can read up on the nitrogen cycle. ...
... it has a filter but just no mechanical or chemical filtration. the tank just finished with the new tank cycle. and the levels are actually almost perfect. my thought is to try and keep this tank only...
...minutes. Uneaten food will make ammonia and dirty water.
Our forum has information about the nitrogen cycle and biological balance. You may want to use the SEARCH button at the top of the page to l...
...n airstone just incase. I hope you have a lot of gravel because you have to keep it wet to complete the cycle because lots of bacteria reside on it. Also if you have lots of plants, you can put in t...
...cleaning out my main tank. Im thinking this will help, if I am wrong please someone tell me! Then I will cycle the tank and keep the sicklys out until things look up. Im worried about moving them if t...
... to look around here.
Personally, I would recommend looking at some posts on Cycling... The Nitrogen Cycle... Things like that.
Ick can run rampant quickly.
First thing I would recommend is...
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Was your aquarium cycled before you added the angelfish? If not, the ammonia is probably making them sick. They can also suffer shock just getting moved to a new aquarium, and ...
...oxic to fish. Nitrate can be a maximum of about 40 ppm. A well balanced aquarium with an active nitrogen cycle will have zero nitrite and ammonia....
...he filter elements are cleaned all at once or too thoroughly, the bacteria will get washed away, and the cycle will have to start all over. That's one reason live plants are a good idea. You can ...
...high readings of nitrates so that could be the problem. There is a blog on this site about the nitrogen cycle which is when beneficial bacteria establish themselves in the tank. As for the bacteria,...
...f fish do you wish to keep in your tank?do you want to make your tank planted?do you know about nitrogen cycle?please let us know......
...n off the filter with this treatment bc it is not dissolving like the other ones do. I am going to start cycle today on my one tank and maybe it will be better when it is done and my fish wont die as ...
...lime that protects your fish from vacteria. Also add some good vacteria to your tank to help keep a good cycle....
...the rapid change of environment can weaken their immune system. In addition, an aquarium should be fully cycled before fish are added. Before they cycle, new aquariums usually have toxic ammonia and n...
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