Getting New Fish Have some questions.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:40 pm

How long have you had that leaf fish?

muffinman3560 · Post by **muffinman3560** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:43 pm

I got it sunday.

P.H - 8.3
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - .5
Nitrate - 0

my nitrite is high right? if so how do i get it down?

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:48 pm

Yes your trite is high, trite and amm should both be 0 and trate should be <10 in a unheavily planted fw tank.

water changes 50% is the best way to get it down

sevenyearnight · Post by **sevenyearnight** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:54 pm

Your tank is either mid way through the cycle, or the bioload was maxed out and through it into a mini cycle. Either way:
Step one: Do a massive water change, at bare minimum 50%.
Step two: Return the fish.
Step three: Since the puffer library is down right now, I'm posting a link to fishless cycling. Since you are showing nitrites, you're already part way, but no use having more fish suffer through the remainder. Please don't be offended by the title if the thread, it's literally the first on the list on google:
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f1 ... 03339.html

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:06 pm

What have you seen that leaf fish eat? As far as I know, they only eat live food--mostly small guppies.

muffinman3560 · Post by **muffinman3560** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:16 pm

Pufferpunk wrote:What have you seen that leaf fish eat? As far as I know, they only eat live food--mostly small guppies.

Yes i have seen him eat the guppies

muffinman3560 · Post by **muffinman3560** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:18 pm

So do water change every day or every other day till it goes down.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:32 pm

Correct, at least 50%.

muffinman3560 · Post by **muffinman3560** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:34 pm

it has to be between 0-.25 right?

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:10 pm

Nitrite should be 0 at all times, same for ammonia.

muffinman3560 · Post by **muffinman3560** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:14 pm

okay thanks.

muffinman3560 · Post by **muffinman3560** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:05 pm

I did a water change and it made the nitrite 0.

jus85411 · Post by **jus85411** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:20 pm

muffinman3560 wrote:it has to be between 0-.25 right?

the nitrate is what you want to show 0-5 ppm ideally

blackghostknife · Post by **blackghostknife** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 2:29 pm

scats require different parameters

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