Im new and i need help with my arowana!

[Mannzdek]

And by the way ur pump have tube in it. That tube is to be place outside the tank so that it can create flowing bubble in it.... :thumbup:

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[Koji]

Look like ammonia issue. I believe the slime on the fish are gone as well? If so it's very dangerous and the fish may die from it.

 

[Miguel]

Koji, if anyone can help this guy it is you.

Guide him more deeply, please

 

[javiour]

Thanks to those who have advised me, i guess i must say that im new to keeping an arowana and did not do enough homework before keeping one. Unfortunately my arowana didn't survive. Thanks again to everyone who have tried to help

 

[javiour]

hey bro koji, could it be the pallet remains that linger on the base of my tank that cause the ammonia level to be high?

 

[Bderick67]

First things first, do you understand how the nitrogen cycle works in aquariums?

 

[javiour]

unfortunately im not sure how it works.But i would sure like to know how?

 

[fishyman]

Looks like it died in new tank set-up nitrogen cycle...

 

[javiour]

Can u explain more about nitrogen cycle?

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[Miguel]

Do yor search in here. Lots of ingo. Search for nitrogen cycle.

Basically it is a chemical process that turns water livable for fish, achieved through biological filtration.

First thing that appears in tank water, due to waste, is ammonia. Deadly poisonous.

You have to have ammonia converted to nitrites ( still poisonous ) and this nitrite is than conveerted to nitrates ( not harmfull in small quantities ).

This whole process of transforming ammonia into nitrates is called the nitrogen cycle, and when a tank has sufficient bacteria in the biological filtration to do this conversion systematically it is callled a chcled tank.

The process, at start takes about a month, than, when the tank is cycled, the process is continuous.

You should only add fish once the cycle is complete, it means, once all your readings give you a low nitrates count and Zero amonia and zero nitrites.

To cycle a tank throw a shrimp, for instance, in the water and let the cycle start.

Adding a fish to a new, uncyclwd tank, kills the fihs by ammonia poisoning.

We all do mistakes. We all started once. Do not despair