Fish acting weird

[doomiedee]

Only 5x filtration, most people on here go for 8-10x filtration per hour. That may be your issue, not cycled and not enough filtration


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Well it was just a guess to be honest. It could be around 8-10 x a hour I havent done the exact math. I know it.can effect them even in small amounts thats y I added the detoxicifier as a precationary method.

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[doomiedee]

i duno, you said you set up your tank 2 weeks ago. that usually isnt enough time for your filter to "cycle" as in "build up a colony of nitrification bacteria that converts ammonia and nitrite to the more harmless nitrates" i didnt mean cycle as in turnover (rate of water moving through your aquarium) anyways, good luck.

I understand . Sorry if I confused you. The tank has been set up for 2 weeks but the actual water is from my well established 40 breed that was up for 2 years. I used 30 gallons of that water to fill the new tank.

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[doomiedee]

I forgot to mention that every fish except the dwarf cat n festaes are new . I bouggt them a few days ago

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[Gill Blue]

way way too many fish for an uncycled tank.

 

[spadoc79]

way way too many fish for an uncycled tank.

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it takes more than 2 weeks to properly/completly cycle a tank....you should start doing daily water changes, i'd say about 25-50% and also test your parameters every other day.

 

[spadoc79]

oh and water from another tank does little to nothing for cycling...you should use filter media from a cycled tank.

 

[golcondorus]

Yep, THE BACTERIA IS NOT IN THE WATER, IT IS ON SURFACES. Go get a bottle of safestart, and maybe add some filter media from another tank to this one or gravel from an established tank. I have cycled many tanks in one week using established media, gravel and some safestart


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[doomiedee]

Yep, THE BACTERIA IS NOT IN THE WATER, IT IS ON SURFACES. Go get a bottle of safestart, and maybe add some filter media from another tank to this one or gravel from an established tank. I have cycled many tanks in one week using established media, gravel and some safestart


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The sand and decor is from my 40 breeder so is the filters.

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[puffykid]

I understand . Sorry if I confused you. The tank has been set
up for 2 weeks but the actual water is from my well established 40 breed that was up for 2 years. I used 30 gallons of that water to fill the new tank.

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Water has little to no beneficial bacteria in it. The decor and the filter pads is where almost a 100% of the bacteria live, what are your other readings? Nitrites and nitrates? Also what sort of test kit are you using as in strips or liquids?


Over the 2 weeks that you were letting the bacteria establish did you put any food into the tank to feed the bacteria? They need to be feed or they'll die off in a few days.