I just got a fish aquarium and my ammonia levels are high. What do I do??

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To have a successful P bass spawn, a minimum 240 gal tank just for just the compatible pair will be needed, and probably another 6 or more 60 gallon grow out tanks for separating the fry into once they reach an inch or 2.
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The pair above were the only 2 fish in a a 240 gal tank, as you can see, there was quite the cloud of fry, and luckily lots of grow out tanks available to separate them into.
But as suggested above, before any of this will be more than just a fantasy, you will need to become very well versed in all aspects of the nitrogen cycle, because the ramifications of not knowing will kill most fish before even get to breeding age.
 
This fish have already been added. Im really worried about my pbass and oscars this is the first time I've done this :(((

You need to research fish in cycle, this is much harder to do than a fishless cycle.

You need to buy the API freshwater master test kit, a python water changer, and water conditioner that binds ammonia like Prime. Be prepared to do lots of water changes to prevent the fish from dying or getting damage from ammonia/nitrite, which may affect their ability to produce viable fry.
 
Yeah you really need to search the term
“cycle” here. Tons of info and personal experiences including my own, once you have a decent understanding come back with a few questions with whatever you’re stuck on. Only reason people are being short here is cause this tends to be a common issue.

But the moral of the story will be daily water changes and lots of prime. As for the 60 gallon, it doesn’t matter that theyre babies, that tank won’t last 6 months with their growth rate. You can get away with a 120-125 for a year, and as others said, 240 minimum for breeding size.
 
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HI again last night I did a 20% water change and i will prolly do one again today. The amonia is at .50 ppm which lowered from 2 to 3. Im not gonna feed them today and I am going to buy fluval water ammonia filters and put it in my filter.
 
HI again last night I did a 20% water change and i will prolly do one again today. The amonia is at .50 ppm which lowered from 2 to 3. Im not gonna feed them today and I am going to buy fluval water ammonia filters and put it in my filter.

Don't use the ammonia filters. It will stall your cycle. Keep the ammonia no higher than 0.25ppm everyday, test for ammonia in the morning and later in the day.

Seachem ammonia alert is much better at detecting toxic ammonia (has a color chart for showing toxic ammonia). The API test will only show total ammonia, both toxic and non-toxic.
 
Yeah you really need to search the term
“cycle” here. Tons of info and personal experiences including my own, once you have a decent understanding come back with a few questions with whatever you’re stuck on. Only reason people are being short here is cause this tends to be a common issue.

But the moral of the story will be daily water changes and lots of prime. As for the 60 gallon, it doesn’t matter that theyre babies, that tank won’t last 6 months with their growth rate. You can get away with a 120-125 for a year, and as others said, 240 minimum for breeding size.
Ok I'm in 8th grade but igs ill save the little money i have lol and i researched how to cycle and what i got from it was that i have to try to get a filter padding or whatever that has already been cycled with good bacteria to put in my aquarium. I don't know anyone with an aquarium so I'm a little stuck on what to do as people say not to use the fluval filter pads.
 
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