If these water stats were yours...

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Paulice;530853; said:
Adding salt will help with the stress, but your plec won't like it.
i would say 20% water changes every day and have a look around for somthing rotting away in there, do a good gravel vac,
When you move the gravel about do you get bubbles rising up?
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with the water change that I'm doing now I gave the gravel a good dig around with my fingers, not one bit of gravel is left untouched. the gravel makes the water go a misty whitish colour but no bubbles.

Thanks
Shane
 
Could well be! any food not eaten in 10 mins should be removed!
 
thanks 4 that, ill have to watch them catfish pellets from now on.


i think my other O is going to die soon as he is swimming in circles:(

Shane:)
 
Pretty simple.
I would add filtration and triple the water changes (either triple the amount or triple the frequency)
 
Try putting in fewer of the pellets and only just before you go to bed. That should help.
 
Add some devils ivy :) It will help.. As it isn't planted in the gravel it wont be dug up.... I string mine across the top inside the tank.. Boy did it flourish :)
 
thanks 4 the replys guys, all is taken in.


as 4 the add filter bit:confused: maby no as i only have 4x piccy cats and 2x salvinis:eek:


Floating plants i might just try;)


and as 4 the cat pellets from now on they are on a long term diet:ROFL:


Shane
 
ph 6.5 (was 7)
ammonia 0.1
nitrite 0.5
nitrate 50 (was 80)

these are my stats to day

any better?
there is an ammonia result there now :)
 
You should be getting zero for the nitrite and amonia levels. After any of my numerous tanks have cycled I have never seen nitrite or amonia show itself again regardless of food left in the tank adding new fish etc etc. I would keep up with the advice everyone has already given but something is definately going on that is not desirable. Good luck.
 
Yea, tank should be better now. You are going through a mini cycle.

When you clean your filter, use tank water NOT tap water to save your bacteria.
 
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