rbp rest in top of the aquarium

[steelcage]

I have 3 rbp and one or 2 park imself very short of the top of aquarium and we have mouth move alot... i do water test and everything is fine its just 2 week i have put the fish in so every water cant realy have some polution...

but im little afraid about that.. i dosnt want he die

someone have idea why ?

(sory for my bad english)

 

[joseph]

Do you have an air pump in your tank? if not maybe invest in one. Is your filter big enough for your tank? Do you treat your water when you do your water changes( 10% ) How big of a tank do you have for your 3 RBP? more details would help

 

[paopanlilio]

you can check on your temperature as well and how big is youre tank

 

[jp80911]

it's not necessary to invest an air pump as long as your filter outlet is breaking water surface to allow gas exchange to take place. air pump does not provide air into your tank water, the bubbles surface and breaks the water surface and that's how it help keeps the water oxygenated, same if you have your filter outlet breaking water surface. it never hurts to add one to your tank but not necessary.
what size is your tank and how much water you take out and replace during each water change? 20-25% weekly water change is recommended however it also depends on your nitrate reading, if high then larger water change is required or more frequent small water change. and what kind of filtration you have for that tank?
what did you use to test the water? if test strips are used then the result could be off as they are not the very accurate, invest in a real test kit such as API Freshwater Master test kit will give you a more accurate reading.

 

[Diogenes]

I have 3 rbp and one or 2 park imself very short of the top of aquarium and we have mouth move alot... i do water test and everything is fine its just 2 week i have put the fish in so every water cant realy have some polution...

but im little afraid about that.. i dosnt want he die

someone have idea why ?

(sory for my bad english)

when you say that you did a water test and everything is fine, what exactly are the readings for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate? You said you stocked the tank approximately 2 weeks ago, was the tank set up just two weeks ago? are you using test strips or liquid reagent testing? What's the temperature? What size tank, how many rbps? Any tankmates?

 

[steelcage]

Ok i have 25 gallon my piranah is a 3 small .. i have buy one air pump .. but her mouth move alot too :S i have just change water one time .. around 15-20% because water was orange .. my wood change water color.. and the test its liquid i do it in petshop so...
but when i have change water miss to add treat water :S.. but i have put little after in the tank.. but all test Ph and nitrate is fine.. so !! and filter is pretty good its aquaclear 200 (50) for the new series .. its for 30-50 gallon.. well what i can say more.. im a little bit afraid.. i just want to be relaxe in the aqua.. i dont know if a good idea to rechange 20-25% of water again .. even tough all test is fine..

 

[steelcage]

and yes i know is too small for futur, when they have some month and more fat ,i change the tank..

 

[Diogenes]

Ok i have 25 gallon my piranah is a 3 small .. i have buy one air pump .. but her mouth move alot too :S i have just change water one time .. around 15-20% because water was orange .. my wood change water color.. and the test its liquid i do it in petshop so...
but when i have change water miss to add treat water :S.. but i have put little after in the tank.. but all test Ph and nitrate is fine.. so !! and filter is pretty good its aquaclear 200 (50) for the new series .. its for 30-50 gallon.. well what i can say more.. im a little bit afraid.. i just want to be relaxe in the aqua.. i dont know if a good idea to rechange 20-25% of water again .. even tough all test is fine..

when you say that water parameters are fine, what are those readings? Nitrates are what? 10? 20? 50ppm? Same with Nitrite and Ammonia. What are the actual numerical values? What I'm trying to figure out is whether or not your tank has gone through the cycling process.

You should do weekly partial water changes of at least 10%. In a tank that small I would probably do daily 50% changes, especially if the tank hasn't cycled yet.

 

[steelcage]

i dosnt have the number of result because i have done it in the petshop and the man say its good prety small nh4 less of one.. and other its 0

 

[Diogenes]

i dosnt have the number of result because i have done it in the petshop and the man say its good prety small nh4 less of one.. and other its 0

ok NH4 less than one is bad, it should be zero. NH4 is highly toxic. Nitrite (NO2) of zero and an NH4 of one would indicate that the cycle is just beginning. It's no wonder the fish are sick.

you should see NH4 levels increase considerably, then as they begin to decline NO2 readings will increase and then peak, shortly after NO2 readings start to decline you should have trace amounts of NO3 in the tank. Once NH4=0, NO2=0, and NO3= anything (preferably less than 40ppm) then the cycle is complete.

You need to invest in an API freshwater master test kit so you can do your own water test, and you should buy some prime or amquel so that you can overdose the tank to detoxify NH4 and NO2 until the cycle is complete and you start getting NO3 readings. It's also vital that at this point you do daily 50% or greater water changes.

Unfortunately NH4 and NO2 poisoning causes permanent burns in the gill tissue of fish sometimes reducing their lifespan considerably and possibly even causing their growth to slow down.