Are my guppies eating white clouds?

[FishHobby99]

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The Api Freshwater Master Test kit includes ph tests: https://apifishcare.com/product/freshwater-master-test-kit

It's what I thought you had...

I see, but why do a drop test in a test tube if a pH meter dipped in the tank works?

 

[Slaphppy7]

I see, but why do a drop test in a test tube if a pH meter dipped in the tank works?

Never hurts to check reliability by comparing the two....

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

Never hurts to check reliability by comparing the two....

Good recovery!

 

[FishHobby99]

Never hurts to check reliability by comparing the two....

Great idea since I have the API solutions.

 

[FishHobby99]

Did ammonia readings. 2.0 ppm per API 8/16. Changed 50% H2O.
.50. Changed 50% today. Same .50
Should I only do one 50% water change per day? Thanks.

 

[Slaphppy7]

Change more water, 75% each time...if there are fish still in the tank, I'd be doing 2X a WC's a day, but only test every 24H

 

[FishHobby99]

Terrific advice! Will do!
thanks,

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

Thanks. i did cycle. Thought 2 guppies & 5 WC would be ok. No plans to replace them. Maybe that’s the issue, the lack of volume.

How could you cycle when you were unfamiliar of what 'water parameters' meant and didn't have a test kit?
Obviously, we now know that volume isn't the only problem.
Moving (rapidly) forward...
Any ammonia in the water is not only toxic for the fish, it burns their skin and gills.
Normally, large water changes aren't recommended, because the change in water quality can stress the fish. However, clean and conditioned water will be infinitely better than water with ammonia and nitrites in it. (I see you're yet to give us your nitrite and nitrate readings).

This is essentially an emergency rescue mission, trying to save those poor fish you currently have, as quickly as we can, so hoping to reduce the long-term damage caused by exposure to ammonia and so forth.
Fortunately, farm-bred fish are often a tad more resilient than their wild-caught cousins and you might have more survivors than you first thought.
You yourself are also on a crash course on the nitrogen cycle and basic aquarium chemistry and, hopefully, at the end of this you'll know exactly what you're doing. The bigger the mistakes, the greater the learning opportunity.

 

[FishHobby99]

Change more water, 75% each time...if there are fish still in the tank, I'd be doing 2X a WC's a day, but only test every 24H

Is there an optimum time to retest NH3 after H2O replacement?
I am pleased to see I can purchase separately all API test solutions.

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

Is there an optimum time to retest NH3 after H2O replacement?

Change more water, 75% each time...if there are fish still in the tank, I'd be doing 2X a WC's a day, but only test every 24H