Well apparently it IS rocket science since your tank is not even cycled yet and you're desperate to keep adding fish to it. The fact that you have ammonia and no nitrites or nitrates means that either your tank is not working properly, you're using an unreliable test kit, or you're lying. No wonder your fish seem "boring"... they must be intoxicated and stressed as hell.
Downsized my stock
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Well apparently it IS rocket science since your tank is not even cycled yet and you're desperate to keep adding fish to it. The fact that you have ammonia and no nitrites or nitrates means that either your tank is not working properly, you're using an unreliable test kit, or you're lying. No wonder your fish seem "boring"... they must be intoxicated and stressed as hell.
My water quality was tested today at Ammonia .025ppm Nitrite .000ppm Nitrate .000ppm and a ph of 7.1 and so I am confident that my 3 50% WC a week keep the tank clean and liveable. It isn't rocket science to keep a tank clean and liveable, it just takes work and dedication. Now back to my original question, as I refuse to keep solo fish, it just bothers me to waste a great tank on a single specimen. What sort of fish would be feasible to add to the tank? Firemouths? Jacks? anybody?
It has to be a joke.
New test results today with new test kit show 0ppm ammonia 0ppm nitrite and 5ppm nitrate. Changed my filter media and substrate. The fish are still terribly boring unless you drop 15 or convict fry in for a feeding frenzy. Other than that the rd Texas and the hybrid lumber around and the jag just plays reverse wack-a-mole with anything passing its cave. there has to be something I can do to bring activity to the tank. It's just not impressive to watch. Also the tank had an ammonia rating of .025ppm ammonia let's see here... Parts per mill so let's translate one ppm to 1:1000000 so the ratio of ammonia in my tank would be 2.5:100000000 or effectively 2.5 parts per hundred million if my math is correct on my first reading
New test results today with new test kit show 0ppm ammonia 0ppm nitrite and 5ppm nitrate. Changed my filter media and substrate. The fish are still terribly boring unless you drop 15 or convict fry in for a feeding frenzy. Other than that the rd Texas and the hybrid lumber around and the jag just plays reverse wack-a-mole with anything passing its cave. there has to be something I can do to bring activity to the tank. It's just not impressive to watch. Also the tank had an ammonia rating of .025ppm ammonia let's see here... Parts per mill so let's translate one ppm to 1:1000000 so the ratio of ammonia in my tank would be 2.5:100000000 or effectively 2.5 parts per hundred million if my math is correct on my first reading
Great, you can use a calculator. The point is there should be ZERO ammonia readings EVER in a cycled tank. If you want a more entertaining tank to watch then GET RID of some of those fish. This might seem contradictory, but removing some of the fish will reduce aggression and stress levels in the tank, leaving the remaining inhabitants more comfortable to swim around and be active.
the issue isn't stress levels in my fish, the issue is that they lumber around and do nothing. they don't even chase each other around. like i said today my ammonia levels were nill nada none. I don't like the fact that I had 5ppm nitrate in the tank, seems a lil high in my opinion. Single fish tanks aren't fun to watch either. sure its cool when a fish chases you side to side but after 5 mins it loses its luster. I'm looking for activity, aggression, and color in the tank, not 3 5-7" cichlids lumbering around the tank like they are lost and one lil ****er playing reverse wack-a-mole to anything that passes its cave. I'm sure there is something i could drop in the tank other than homebred feeders to liven the tank up, i'm just not sure what.
obviously you arent going to listen to anyone so do whatever you want. If you want people to tell you to add fish to your already overstocked tank with unstable water parameters you are on the wrong site. All the fish you have in the tank are relatively active aggressive fish so if they are lumbering they are probably stressed either from each other or the water parameters.
obviously you arent going to listen to anyone so do whatever you want. If you want people to tell you to add fish to your already overstocked tank with unstable water parameters you are on the wrong site. All the fish you have in the tank are relatively active aggressive fish so if they are lumbering they are probably stressed either from each other or the water parameters.
+1 also big cichlid normal activity level is not going to be them darting around the tank like little tetras, if you want fish that dart everywhere like crazy constantly moving and never stopping for a second, then just get a tank of tetras or switch to african cichlids
furthermore changing media and substrate will disrupt the nitrogen cycle even more. multiple large water changes til you have no ammonia would have been better. 5 ppm of nitrate is definitely an acceptable reading tho.
can someone explain to me in how my tank is "overstocked" honestly. there is hardly any stock in the tank. sure if there was a mature arowana in the tank or an rtc or a tsn i could see what you mean by overstocked with fish or undersized for the fish. but as it stands, the fish in my tank aren't gigantic behemothlike monstrosities, they pale in-comparison to the glass surrounding them, and while they are "active" they aren't entertaining like other similar sized tanks with similar stock levels that I have seen.
Yes, 5 ppm Nitrate is a perfectly fine reading. You clearly don't know what you're talking about and furthermore you clearly don't want any advice so why come onto a forum? Do what you want and have your fish suffer. This is my last post regarding the matter.
