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We went out of town from Thursday afternoon to Monday evening. Our 18 year old daughter was charged with feeding all the tanks once on Saturday. She decided to add a ton of fry food , some flake and an entire cube of blood worms to my wife’s 8 gal Betta and African frog tank. 
We came home to a tank covered with rotting food a dead Nerite (stinky) and these parameters! 
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I did an 80% water change,  added 5ml of prime and serviced the filter pump to increase flow. It’s still showing some nitrite but it’s has a lot of bio filter surface area so I think it’ll clear up soon. 
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  fish are ok?  Wow, so sorry.

 I raised African cichlids for many years.  I alway think to myself female African cichlids will go 3-4 weeks and not eat.  
if the fish are healthy, I will leave them for a weekend all the time.  Of course this changes if spawning or have fry and if you have a delicate fish.  

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I am so sorry.....

How are you and the wife doing? 

How is your daughter doing with the guilt factor of an animal died under her care? 

I hope the frog and betta make full recovery, despite the toxic mistake, and you don't deal with any health repercussions down the line....

Not a fun smell to come home to.😢 I had this learning experience once, it pushed me harder into planted tanks that are prestocked with microfauna and flora, so fish/shrimp can be a little hungry when I get home, but tanks are overall stable even if I am gone for 2-3 weeks.

Sorry for the loss of your nerite.

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 I am so sorry  about your snail and tank ,,,  feel bad for your daughter I donnot feed ny fish every day but feed them every other day so if i go out of town for a few days i feed before  leaving  and feed them when i get home and the are fine for a few days  ,,  But if i a gone for longer  I measure out the food  for how many days and label them days of week on the bag   (usually dry food  and algae wafer in sandwich baggies ) and write directions down on paper i even cut up zucchini iin the fridge  and tell no more then 1 piece  1 time per week on the vegetable ,, I even  do the same and measure my dog food   and treats for my dachshund  out to be sure  they get the right amount and make easier on the pet babysitter 

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The Betta, the frogs and the Otocinclus are doing fine as far as I can tell. Another 70% water change brought the nitrite levels down to almost zero. 
The kiddo has learned that when it comes to pet care she needs to follow directions carefully. 

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