Red tail cat won’t stop swimming
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MDB: It is only the one rtc that’s acting weird the other one with the mutation eats and swims normally. The PB eats normally swims normally and breaths normally. So does everyone else in the tank. I def hope I caught it early enough because I def don’t want to lose a plat rtc.
TBTB: Ok. Then let me ask you this. When you test your water for ammonia, have you ever used another test tube with ammonia-free water for comparison (you'd add the chemicals to both test tubes, of course) or do you always compare to the color chart? 0.25 ppm may be hard to read.
MDB: Also cycle by Fluval says if I do the doses it will cycle the tank. It has a lot of BB in the bottle so when u pour it helps cycle and turn waste into non toxic forms, or at least that’s what it says on the bottle.
TBTB: It depends on details. Does the bottle say how much gallons and how many fish? Instant cycling depends on bioload. If you add a guppy or a few, perhaps you will never see the ammonia. With your bioload, the Fluval BB's serve as a seeding agent. It only accelerates the cycling.
MDB: And yes I have learned a lot from this such as measure ur water not only when something is wrong. Because since everyone else acted normal I assumed everything was status quote
TBTB: Right. As stated above, if any fish doesn't act normal, it is the cause for an immediate water testing.
MDB: If I moved the RTC into a different tank I have already set up would that be able to help him more then keeping him in the water he’s in now and then once I get rid of the ammonia put him back?
TBTB: IDK. Moving is stressful on fish and it may or may not be the last straw for the RTC. As stated above, if you detoxified the ammonia, it could be better to leave the fish be.
TBTB: Ok. Then let me ask you this. When you test your water for ammonia, have you ever used another test tube with ammonia-free water for comparison (you'd add the chemicals to both test tubes, of course) or do you always compare to the color chart? 0.25 ppm may be hard to read.
MDB: Also cycle by Fluval says if I do the doses it will cycle the tank. It has a lot of BB in the bottle so when u pour it helps cycle and turn waste into non toxic forms, or at least that’s what it says on the bottle.
TBTB: It depends on details. Does the bottle say how much gallons and how many fish? Instant cycling depends on bioload. If you add a guppy or a few, perhaps you will never see the ammonia. With your bioload, the Fluval BB's serve as a seeding agent. It only accelerates the cycling.
MDB: And yes I have learned a lot from this such as measure ur water not only when something is wrong. Because since everyone else acted normal I assumed everything was status quote
TBTB: Right. As stated above, if any fish doesn't act normal, it is the cause for an immediate water testing.
MDB: If I moved the RTC into a different tank I have already set up would that be able to help him more then keeping him in the water he’s in now and then once I get rid of the ammonia put him back?
TBTB: IDK. Moving is stressful on fish and it may or may not be the last straw for the RTC. As stated above, if you detoxified the ammonia, it could be better to leave the fish be.
I’ve only compared to the chart on the back of the intsruction booklet that comes with the kit. I was thinking the same thing that moving him would be a lot of stress which is why I was hoping it wouldn’t come to that. Bottle said it treats 330 gallons of water it doesn’t say how many fish tho
Is the problem about feeding my fish that if they eat the food is toxic or is the problem un eaten food? Because I want to feed the ones that are acting normal but not sure if I’d be poisoning them or if it would just be I eaten food that’s the problem
Bro stop feeding your tank your fishes not going to die. They will die if you keep feeding the fishes. You’ve bought expensive butt fish and have zero idea how to cycle a tank. We are not trying to kill your fish. Just listen. Having a tank “running” without fishes doesn’t cycle anything. How will bacteria grow or develop when there’s no fish in a tank. You can waste all your money with those bottled bacteria that’ll probably never work. My best advise is go on the market place and see if someone near you can provide cycled media. Go do a tons or research before you blow more money. And you are extremely overstocked.
I know ur obviously not trying to kill my fish I wanted to know because I thought you guys assumed all my fish were acting weird not just the one. And rotting food causes ur water to become toxic. I thought the reason not to feed was because people thought it wouldn’t get eaten. Does the food become toxic once it enters the water? And if eaten will poison my fish? Because all of the food gets eaten. The only fish that doesn’t eat is the one plat rtc. Everyone who has been in the tank for even longer then both rtc act normal. The mutated mouth rtc eats and even chases the other rtc some times at night. So if it doesn’t make the food instantly toxic once it hits the water I dont understand why I shouldn’t feed hungry fish, but I’d love to find out that’s why I asked
I’ve had tanks for years and this is the only time anything like this has happened. Every time anything with my water was wrong everyone in the tank was effected noticeable at the same time not just a single fish. This rtc has acted weird since it’s been in the tank (2-3weeks)
I’ve had tanks for years and this is the only time anything like this has happened. Every time anything with my water was wrong everyone in the tank was effected noticeable at the same time not just a single fish. This rtc has acted weird since it’s been in the tank (2-3weeks)
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When they eat they poop. They breathe, they pee, all producing ammonia and other stuff. You have no bacteria to convert that to nitrate or insufficient bacteria per se
It would be best if you acquired in depth knowledge of the nitrogen cycle and what each of the substrates are and do. Gotta research things like this before you buy expensive fish or any living creature for that matter regardless of monetary value. Hope it works out for you and the catfish but how do you have a 75 a 200 and a pond and don't have a clue about the nitrogen cycle or what it even means to cycle a tank. Not trying to be mean but it's kind of insulting.
