hey guys my tank has been free of nitrites for 3 days now and the fish are still reacting(listlessness) and im concerned. how long will this last before they start to act normal again?
how long does nitrite poisoning last?
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add some salt bro, and be patient, they will recover. i went into petsmart and snatched a sample of there water and tested it, and the nitrates were off the charts, i had bought some hatches that day too, after 5 days they were perfect, just do everything u can to keep there stress lvl at zero!
yeah dude i just dont know how long it will take. and i would add salt, but i have tetras and they are sensitive to salt.
Add the salt, it will help, just don't over-do it. For extreme cases of nitrite poisoning, I do a methylene blue bath (outside the tank, methylene blue will kill your bio filter).
i dont think the methylene blue will be needed loll its not that extreme. what kind of salt measurements would you recommend?
Do a 50% water change 1st day then 25% water change every other day for a week should take care of it.