Tetra Safestart Test
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Re: Tetra Safestart Test
You are turning me into a believer seven lol
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Re: Tetra Safestart Test
Day 32
pH 7.6
KH 5°
Ammonia 0.0
Nitrite 0.0
Nitrate 5.0
No changes.
pH 7.6
KH 5°
Ammonia 0.0
Nitrite 0.0
Nitrate 5.0
No changes.
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Re: Tetra Safestart Test
Day 36
pH 7.6
KH 5°
Ammonia 0.0
Nitrite 0.0
Nitrate <5.0
Until the Ich treatment has concluded, things will remain the same. Aster that time, the Blue Tetras will move into the 75 gallon. They are not suggested for smaller tanks, and all the adult sizes of fish would make for an over stocked tank anyway. I will also connect the Eheim canister.
pH 7.6
KH 5°
Ammonia 0.0
Nitrite 0.0
Nitrate <5.0
Until the Ich treatment has concluded, things will remain the same. Aster that time, the Blue Tetras will move into the 75 gallon. They are not suggested for smaller tanks, and all the adult sizes of fish would make for an over stocked tank anyway. I will also connect the Eheim canister.
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Re: Tetra Safestart Test
Do you know which fish caused the ich?
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Re: Tetra Safestart Test
Lol! No, they're all from Petsmart, so I'm assuming they all had ich. They are brand new fish to me. So far all of the Cardinals have survived, but I did lose a few Blue Tetras the first day, but everyone is seeming to hold strong now. This is serving as a quarantine since Mortimer is in the hospital tank, but I may keep the Cardinals in this tank.
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Re: Tetra Safestart Test
It's amazing the cardinals lived through this. They are such delicate fish.
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Re: Tetra Safestart Test
Well, I know they are delicate, but the levels are consistent and in definitely a liveable range, so it's not as if they are in poor conditions.
They have even grown some. The ick is very mild, so that is on their side too.
They have even grown some. The ick is very mild, so that is on their side too.
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Re: Tetra Safestart Test
Catching ich early on and knowing how to treat it can make all the difference in the world. Is Mortimer doing any better, and do you know what he has, yet?
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He's doing ok, I treated the hospital tank with Lifeguard, his tail is growing back, but I'm rehoming him with a fish store in NC. I don't really know what the problem is/was :/
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Re: Tetra Safestart Test
Day 38
pH 7.6
KH 5°
Ammonia 0.0
Nitrite 0.0
Nitrate 10
No changes.
pH 7.6
KH 5°
Ammonia 0.0
Nitrite 0.0
Nitrate 10
No changes.
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Re: Tetra Safestart Test
Aww, it's too bad he has to go. Do you know what is going into the 75 in his place?
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Re: Tetra Safestart Test
I'm taking him to Fintastic, they have other bichirs, my husband isn't as fond of him a he once was.
He said he wants angel fish.
He said he wants angel fish.
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Oh, Angelfish will be interesting. Are you keeping it planted?
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Re: Tetra Safestart Test
I wouldn't keep a FW tank without plants!
What would I do with all the plants?
What would I do with all the plants?
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Hahaha good point. You could probably make a good chunk of money with all of them though lol.
I myself have just two plants growing in my betta tank and I am so proud lol. I have no clue what type they are or how they're even alive, but they are, and they're super green!
I myself have just two plants growing in my betta tank and I am so proud lol. I have no clue what type they are or how they're even alive, but they are, and they're super green!
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