Flowerhorn Ammonia in tank

[Hhg556]

Hi I have a flowerhorn tank and it was just a new tank I recently bought him from the store last 2 days I noticed high in ammonia. Should I add beneficial bacteria media from an established tank and place the media in the new filter? Or is there any bio media in filter that can get rid of ammonia because the flowerhorn has been coming up the surface and getting air. It also have a little of Popeyes on him. I used seachem prime and stability but so far no luck in decreasing ammonia.

 

[tlindsey]

Hi I have a flowerhorn tank and it was just a new tank I recently bought him from the store last 2 days I noticed high in ammonia. Should I add beneficial bacteria media from an established tank and place the media in the new filter? Or is there any bio media in filter that can get rid of ammonia because the flowerhorn has been coming up the surface and getting air. It also have a little of Popeyes on him. I used seachem prime and stability but so far no luck in decreasing ammonia.

How long has the aquarium been setup?
Sounds like it's not fully Cycled.
Please post all your parameter readings.

 

[C. Breeze]

Yes. Put media from an established tank in the new tanks filter.

and if you can temperature match within a couple degrees, 50-80% water chang treating the new water with prime.

 

[Hhg556]

There is ph at 7.6 ammonia at 2. Ppm and1.0 in between nitrite at 0ppm and nitrate at between 5.0 and 10ppm

 

[Hhg556]

Tank has just been steup 4 days ago and I added the fish in

 

[Hhg556]

Should I buy zeolite to remove ammonia because stability and prime is not working

 

[Rtc/tsn]

Should I buy zeolite to remove ammonia because stability and prime is not working

You mean the tank has only had the water in it for 4 days?

 

[Hhg556]

No the day I got my fish I started setting up my tank

 

[Hhg556]

I know this is very wrong

 

[Rtc/tsn]

I know this is very wrong

In my opinion you need to get that fish out from that tank immediately and wait a while