GoldenGardner

I ordered the Levamisole Powder. I am not sure when it will get here though. I changed the water with my son today, about 25%, then added the prime and fed the fish. That poor guppy just would not move though, and never came up for food. I moved it to a bowl to see if I had her in a smaller bowl and where there were no other fish, if she could get to the food and fed her in there. She either goes from laying sideways on the bottom of the bowl to almost like seizure type movements. I am not sure if I should move her back into the tank, or to keep her here. This is just a 1 quart bowl.

In the filter there is Biomax, Quick Clear Polishing Pad and Carbon. If I am understanding correctly I should remove the Carbon and the Biomax when adding medicine.

Oh wow!! This is fascinating. It sounds like what is going on. I use a Fluval 206 filter. I don't think that is considered a chemical filtration system. Right?

No. I just checked on the guppy though and he was swimming around with everyone else, I walked away and then he was laying on the rocks again.

My pH levels are at 7.4, temperature is at 75.6. I still haven't had any Nitrite Level register in the test.

Got the Salifert Ammonia test today and it looks like it's maybe at .25 or less ammonia. Arg..... Not sure it's so light colored that it almost looks like there's none, but that can't be right.

Something is wrong with this guppy. He has barely moved in the last couple of hours.

HI All, I did a 25% water change this morning and was having trouble finding our 4th guppy. I finally found her and she was laying on the bottom of the tank. Then she moved on top of the chest and just sat there. Is there something wrong? I get the other ammonia test today. I'm not sure if when I fed them that she went up to get food.

Great! Thank you so much Brandy!

So I added the Fritz Zyme yesterday. I added 1.5 cups based on the 4oz per 10 gallons in the instructions. I'm about to do another water change today, but I'm concerned that I'm taking a lot of the good bacteria with it. The bottle is only 16oz, so I can only add another 4oz today. Should I continue the course with a 25% water change daily? Still haven't gotten the better ammonia test. Should arrive tomorrow.

Oh interesting, I hadn't really thought of that. Should you keep plants away from the intake for the filter? Or the heater? I have the most wires in that area of the tank.

Wow! Having been to the store for the first time today I am stunned at the size of this operation! No wonder the store was so nice!!

I currently have my LED Bubble Wand hooked on the back bottom of my tank. So I'm not putting any plants towards the back of the tank. Is that right? I wonder if there is a guide to placing plants.

Update! It's been a week since I started adding Stability and we've managed to keep all the fish alive since Thursday! Thank goodness, we've definitely turned the corner. I really appreciate everyone's help. We have goats, and an outdoor only cat, and this was the biggest learning curve by far! Today my kids didn't have school so we all went up to Aquarium Co-op! What a great store!!! Really nice staff too! We added three more plants, and Vallisneria, Pogostemon Stellatus Octopus and Duckweed. I changed out 25% of the water, added Prime, added Stability and added Fritz Zyme. I did an Ammonia test this morning and it hadn't looked like it changed, but this afternoon it definitely looked lighter in color. I am still waiting for the better NH3 test. Also after talking to the staff, I didn't get the person's name, I think we have a plan for the next fish. We have only one Cory Catfish, so we'll add Cory Catfish, AFTER the tank has fully cycled. Really glad we went up to the store. (We also got donuts at a great donut place nearby.)

Yeah I figured it wasn't super accurate but that it would be a warning in case I somehow wasn't testing 2 times a day.

Just ordered and ordered an ammonia alert card to go in the tank.

@Colu is the NT Labs Ammonia Test only available in the UK?

Thanks, yeah, I'm trying not to beat myself up, but it's certainly been a learning process. I have the Flex Bubble Wand LED thing in my tank. Since it's adding bubbles all the time does that do the same thing as the air stone? It's on all the time, but I have the lights only working from 6pm to 8pm at night, the bar light goes from 8am to 6pm each day.

OH I didn't realize that. Can you suggest a test kit that will only test for NH3?

I have the API Freshwater Master Test Kit. My husband mentioned that our water heater was old and that using warm water from the water heater may impact the minerals in the tank. But I don't think that would increase the ammonia. I tested the water prior to adding it to the tank and it registered at 0 for Ammonia.

Update today, everyone is still alive in the tank. I changed out 25% of the water. Today is day 7 of adding the Stability into the tank. It says on the bottle to add it for 7 days. It also says to add 3 capfuls the first day and then 1 each day after, but I watched a video in which a guy said he added a ton in to help out his fish, so I've been adding 3 capfuls each day. The bottle I got maybe has 2 more days of the Stability left in it. I've also been adding the Prime since Thursday. The Ammonia levels seem to have gotten a little better but it's to a degree that is hard to tell if it's perception and hope or actually getting better. Still no Nitrite or Nitrates showing up on tests. My female guppies had dark pouches towards that seem to be gone now. I thought maybe they were pregnant but I don't see any babies in the tank. I also think based on research that there was no way for them to be pregnant and giving birth this soon after getting added into a tank with male guppies. (Today is Day 9.) Questions: Should I go get more Stability and keep adding it daily? Should I keep going with the 25% water change daily? (I've got the vacuum hose with the sink filler attachment so it's not a big deal to do this.) I add the Prime/Stability/Feed after the water change. Is that correct?

Those tanks looks great! Can you get drift wood off the beach to put in your tank?

Update this morning, yesterday I did a smaller water change and the the ammonia really didn't change. So today I figured out how to use the Vacuum hose with the sink hook up that came with the tank. It worked GREAT! I changed out about 1/3 of the water. But really got in deep into the rocks. There was a lot that came up from the rocks. I added the Prime, and Stability in after and fed the fish. We still have the same number of fish that we had yesterday. So things are looking up.

I could not find Duckweed at either of the two pet stores I went to. I was going to order some, but the shipping from where I found was 3 times the cost of buying it. Should I drive up to Aquarium Co-op and see if they have it there to add it?

Thank you!