Why does my tank smell like a rotting fish?

[duster1971]

a mini cycle can be started by anumber of things fe adding anew fish creating alarger bioload and even a simple water change or a build up of waste but im sure you know this by now so im gona stop preaching and keep tryen to help i dont want any body losing any fish over some thing that culd be small just let me know tha answers to the ?s i asked and i might have an answer

 

[Deep Blue Sea]

Your nitrite and amo. should be 0.... you need to figure out why this is not at the correct numbers.... that will probably lead to your problem.....


Also you have quite a stock in your 75 gallon, if your sig is correct. You dont have enough bio media, or didn't cycle the tank. Why would you only be feeding 1 pellet....

trying to see if my sen would take it, the stock has actually been switched around a bit, currently it has 1 9" sen bichir, 3 6" clown loaches, and 4 3" mono pbass

 

[Deep Blue Sea]

a mini cycle can be started by anumber of things fe adding anew fish creating alarger bioload and even a simple water change or a build up of waste but im sure you know this by now so im gona stop preaching and keep tryen to help i dont want any body losing any fish over some thing that culd be small just let me know tha answers to the ?s i asked and i might have an answer

the only new fish ive added was the 9" sen that was in my 55g before, and if anythign the bioload is less then it was before

 

[duster1971]

ok that is still quite a bio laod i wuld try doing another water change and syphon the substrate faily well

 

[duster1971]

again im not tryen to make any one mad if that is where ur headed im just tryen to help as i said befor i dont want you to lose any fish. sorry if you thaught i had ill intent by my ?s

 

[Deep Blue Sea]

ok that is still quite a bio laod i wuld try doing another water change and syphon the substrate faily well

well I feed the little pbass and sen rosy reds and the clowns eat what ever is on the bottom and thats all I have int he tank right now so I didnt think that was a super huge bioload but I'll go try the water change, would adding amquel+ help at all?

 

[duster1971]

im not sure of that aditive all i use is prime and ammo lock as well as stress zyme cause it has benificial bacteria in it if ya can give me a answer on what the aditive you have is used for i can try to give you an answer

 

[Deep Blue Sea]

im not sure of that aditive all i use is prime and ammo lock as well as stress zyme cause it has benificial bacteria in it if ya can give me a answer on what the aditive you have is used for i can try to give you an answer

amquel+ is basically the same thing as prime

 

[duster1971]

well i dont see that hurting then does it have directions on the bottle for amonia and nitrate reduction dosing

 

[Deep Blue Sea]

well i dont see that hurting then does it have directions on the bottle for amonia and nitrate reduction dosing

yeah it says "removes nitrates nitrites and amonia as well as chlorine and chloramines" and then under that is says "removes toxic organics in older water for fewer water changes"