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[Zeon]

just got him a few days ago, I think he is so stressed that he is ganna die. He hasn’t ate anything since I got him and I just moved him over to my new tank last night and he has been acting weird since I got him. I woke up today to find him on his side, he has tried to move but he just end up going back onto his side, all of the other fish are doing good. All the parameters are ok. Help

 

[esoxlucius]

So, you got it a few days ago, put it in a tank, and then last night you moved it again into your main tank? That's two moves in quick succession! If it was stressed to begin with then that hasn't helped relieve said stress!

I advised you to slow down and take a breath in your other thread.

I believe you were also advised by someone else to add the fish gradually as your BB colonies are only just getting going in your new tank. It looks like you've added a good few!! Be aware of a potential ammonia spike now!

I hope things work out for you but you're not really helping your cause much by rushing.

 

[Deadeye]

Based on the condition of the fish’s fins, it looks like it’s been abused by its tankmates, which will cause a lot of problems on top the stress of moving multiple times.
A krib cichlid should be nowhere near convicts or rift lake cichlids in a 40B - and definitely not the 16 gallon tank it started in.

 

[Zeon]

So, you got it a few days ago, put it in a tank, and then last night you moved it again into your main tank? That's two moves in quick succession! If it was stressed to begin with then that hasn't helped relieve said stress!

I advised you to slow down and take a breath in your other thread.

I believe you were also advised by someone else to add the fish gradually as your BB colonies are only just getting going in your new tank. It looks like you've added a good few!! Be aware of a potential ammonia spike now!

I hope things work out for you but you're not really helping your cause much by rushing.

He ended up dying, also I only had one heater so I couldn’t move them slowly. I moved the schooling fish and they were fine for an hour so I moved all the others and they were fine, the water has cleared up. I’ll keep an eye on the ammonia but I moved a ton of bio media over, thanks

 

[Zeon]

Based on the condition of the fish’s fins, it looks like it’s been abused by its tankmates, which will cause a lot of problems on top the stress of moving multiple times.
A krib cichlid should be nowhere near convicts or rift lake cichlids in a 40B - and definitely not the 16 gallon tank it started in.

He came like that unfortunately, also I completely agree to keep convicts away from Kirbs and other peaceful cichlids but I used to have 4 convicts and only kept the pink one because he is very very peacful for a convict, he is around the same aggression level as my eba. Although I know he is a convict so I will always keep an eye on him to see if he will get more aggression when he gets older.

 

[Zeon]

So, you got it a few days ago, put it in a tank, and then last night you moved it again into your main tank? That's two moves in quick succession! If it was stressed to begin with then that hasn't helped relieve said stress!

I advised you to slow down and take a breath in your other thread.

I believe you were also advised by someone else to add the fish gradually as your BB colonies are only just getting going in your new tank. It looks like you've added a good few!! Be aware of a potential ammonia spike now!

I hope things work out for you but you're not really helping your cause much by rushing.

I can imagine that the

So, you got it a few days ago, put it in a tank, and then last night you moved it again into your main tank? That's two moves in quick succession! If it was stressed to begin with then that hasn't helped relieve said stress!

I advised you to slow down and take a breath in your other thread.

I believe you were also advised by someone else to add the fish gradually as your BB colonies are only just getting going in your new tank. It looks like you've added a good few!! Be aware of a potential ammonia spike now!

I hope things work out for you but you're not really helping your cause much by rushing.

The ammonia is at .25 ppm is that ok?

 

[esoxlucius]

The ammonia is at .25 ppm is that ok?

Not really! I don't know which test kit you're using, most of us use the API test kit. On the API test kit 0ppm ammonia equates to bright yellow on the colour chart. A fully mature cycled tank should read 0ppm at all times.

The only time you would get a positive ammonia reading is during the cycling stage. At this stage a positive ammonia reading is an absolute must. It means that your cycle is underway.

Also, you could also suddenly get an ammonia reading, referred to as a "spike", if you add fish to a tank, and the BB can't cope with the sudden added bio load of those fish.

This could well be what's happening in your case.

Keep your eye on the ammonia reading, and DO NOT feed until things settle down. You may have to do some partial water changes too. Hopefully your very new BB colony, if you had any in the first place that is, will adjust and things will settle down.

This is quite a critical time now for you, and your fish.

 

[Zeon]

Not really! I don't know which test kit you're using, most of us use the API test kit. On the API test kit 0ppm ammonia equates to bright yellow on the colour chart. A fully mature cycled tank should read 0ppm at all times.

The only time you would get a positive ammonia reading is during the cycling stage. At this stage a positive ammonia reading is an absolute must. It means that your cycle is underway.

Also, you could also suddenly get an ammonia reading, referred to as a "spike", if you add fish to a tank, and the BB can't cope with the sudden added bio load of those fish.

This could well be what's happening in your case.

Keep your eye on the ammonia reading, and DO NOT feed until things settle down. You may have to do some partial water changes too. Hopefully your very new BB colony, if you had any in the first place that is, will adjust and things will settle down.

This is quite a critical time now for you, and your fish.

I’m using api liquid testing kit, I fed the fish once but I won’t until the ammonia goes down. I don’t see anyone with ammonia poisoning yet, although they have been itching so I know that’s a sign of ammonia. I’ve added some prime and a chemical that lowers the ph because ammonia is less toxic the lower the ph is. Anything else I can do?

 

[Zeon]

Not really! I don't know which test kit you're using, most of us use the API test kit. On the API test kit 0ppm ammonia equates to bright yellow on the colour chart. A fully mature cycled tank should read 0ppm at all times.

The only time you would get a positive ammonia reading is during the cycling stage. At this stage a positive ammonia reading is an absolute must. It means that your cycle is underway.

Also, you could also suddenly get an ammonia reading, referred to as a "spike", if you add fish to a tank, and the BB can't cope with the sudden added bio load of those fish.

This could well be what's happening in your case.

Keep your eye on the ammonia reading, and DO NOT feed until things settle down. You may have to do some partial water changes too. Hopefully your very new BB colony, if you had any in the first place that is, will adjust and things will settle down.

This is quite a critical time now for you, and your fish.

I added so much bacteria though, like a ton of filter media, rocks and wood. Plus I put chemicals in and seasoned the tank. What did I do wrong?

 

[Zeon]

Not really! I don't know which test kit you're using, most of us use the API test kit. On the API test kit 0ppm ammonia equates to bright yellow on the colour chart. A fully mature cycled tank should read 0ppm at all times.

The only time you would get a positive ammonia reading is during the cycling stage. At this stage a positive ammonia reading is an absolute must. It means that your cycle is underway.

Also, you could also suddenly get an ammonia reading, referred to as a "spike", if you add fish to a tank, and the BB can't cope with the sudden added bio load of those fish.

This could well be what's happening in your case.

Keep your eye on the ammonia reading, and DO NOT feed until things settle down. You may have to do some partial water changes too. Hopefully your very new BB colony, if you had any in the first place that is, will adjust and things will settle down.

This is quite a critical time now for you, and your fish.

Here is the test results, I let it sit for like 7 minutes, I think it’s less than .25