22 gallon Small river based aquarium journal.

[FishNturt808]

any nitrite means 50% water change asap. I'm saying this from experience.

I was going to say the nitrites are probably why they are swimming to the surface.
Going off my own cories, they stay near the bottom. The only time they venture up, is when they are right next to the decor I have. Hardly any free swimming.

 

[itiwhetu]

Just be careful how many water changes you do. It is possible to over do water changes. Every time you change the tank water you stress the fish, sometimes less is more.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

So far so good. I hope your aquarium becomes a beautiful, established aquarium in the end and no disasters happen.

Thanks im sure it.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

any nitrite means 50% water change asap. I'm saying this from experience.

I'll do that.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

I was going to say the nitrites are probably why they are swimming to the surface.
Going off my own cories, they stay near the bottom. The only time they venture up, is when they are right next to the decor I have. Hardly any free swimming.

Ok, I'll do a 50% water change

 

[Obsessed with fish]

Just be careful how many water changes you do. It is possible to over do water changes. Every time you change the tank water you stress the fish, sometimes less is more.

Oh, I do 3 water changes a week, 50% ones... ill just do 2 instead.

 

[itiwhetu]

Oh, I do 3 water changes a week, 50% ones... ill just do 2 instead.

Do what you are being advised to do if you are happy with that, I'm just saying be careful. Water changing isn't always the solution.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

Do what you are being advised to do if you are happy with that, I'm just saying be careful. Water changing isn't always the solution.

Ok, thankyou! I'll keep that in mind.

 

[fishyfun&fans]

nice to see everyone getting on!

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Ok, I just tested my water and here are my parameters:

Ammonia: 0ppm

Nitrites: 0.1ppm

Nitrates: 5ppm

Ph: 7.3

Temperature: 26 degrees celcius.

They seem fine to me :^). Do you think there ok? :^)

Just because these are the results that you got from your testing, doesn’t mean they are 100% accurate or that they will stay that low. Because of the fact that you quickly got fish, you may have an ammonia spike. Keep monitoring levels for the next week and do a small water change.

(Doing too big of a water change will cause more harm that good )

 

[Obsessed with fish]

Just because these are the results that you got from your testing, doesn’t mean they are 100% accurate or that they will stay that low. Because of the fact that you quickly got fish, you may have an ammonia spike. Keep monitoring levels for the next week and do a small water change.

(Doing too big of a water change will cause more harm that good )

Ok, I will test ammonia, nitrites every day and nitrates every second day because its not AS important. I will do 20% water change every day, is that to much? If it is ill do 15%

 

[FishNturt808]

Ok, I will test ammonia, nitrites every day and nitrates every second day because its not AS important. I will do 20% water change every day, is that to much? If it is ill do 15%

Only do a water change if you find ammonia or nitrites. At least that’s my opinion.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

Only do a water change if you find ammonia or nitrites. At least that’s my opinion.

Ok, if there's the slightest trace of nitrites ill do a water change.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Ok, I will test ammonia, nitrites every day and nitrates every second day because its not AS important. I will do 20% water change every day, is that to much? If it is ill do 15%

If the nitrites are still at 0.1 tomorrow, then I would do a 20% wc.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

If the nitrites are still at 0.1 tomorrow, then I would do a 20% wc.

Ok, I'll do dat thankyou :^)