Reduce Ammonia Content

[Galantspeedz]

though cycle not up but considering the small size in fish... no need everyday change water lar... everyday change what is the bacteria going to feed on and he mentioned there is already some reading of nitrate so means there is bacteria but not sufficient

i think every 3 days should suffice but less feeding

 

[celebrist]

Sounds like the tank isn't cycled, hopefully the fish won't be to adversely affected,

 

[troublesum]

Yeah, cleaning out the filter and changing the media killed all the beneficial bactetoa. You're going to have to wait for the cycle to restart. You can try using those products that contain live bacteria to help reseed the beneficial bacteria.

In the meantime, you need to be testing daily and water changing to keep amkojua down along with using Prime. Prime detoxifies ammonia for 24-48 hours and the bacteria can still use the detoxified form to feed on. This will help keep the fish safe but will allow bacteria to grow. You have to test to make sure ammonia levels are not going higher than the amount that can be done to we detoxified for prime.

Also, by testing, you can tell when the tank is cycled and prime is no longer necessary.

He will always need to use prime when doing a WC unless he's on well water