Newby help please!!!

[Deleted member 149562]

That aquarium looks very similar to a Tetra 10 gallon half moon, if it is one then you are very overstocked, especially with all the added frilly bits sat in there too

I strongly suggest that you do not add more fish and that you should consider returning some to the shop where you bought them from.

As for cycling.....I have my doubts, especially seeing those pH and ammonia warning indicators on the side (I have heard of quite a few people who are new to the hobby using those as a way around cycling, not a good plan)

What is your weekly maintenance routine?

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

Nope, you chose bad cop, now deal with it. Either hit him with the phone book until he confesses and then lock him up for something he didn't do, or let him go. Just make sure the paperwork is clean.

Could just as easily be a 'her' and 'she'.

 

[Fishnewb21]

That aquarium looks very similar to a Tetra 10 gallon half moon, if it is one then you are very overstocked, especially with all the added frilly bits sat in there too

I strongly suggest that you do not add more fish and that you should consider returning some to the shop where you bought them from.

As for cycling.....I have my doubts, especially seeing those pH and ammonia warning indicators on the side (I have heard of quite a few people who are new to the hobby using those as a way around cycling, not a good plan)

What is your weekly maintenance routi

 

[Fishnewb21]

Hi it’s the 60 Litre tetra half moon x

 

[Fishnewb21]

Hi everyone!
Thankyou all for the advice yesterday I do appreciate it and no one was too harsh which is lovely haha!
Well… today I bought a I think it’s a 47 something like that litre tank from someone else.. and this is what I’ve done! I’ve separated my fish and they all seem to be so much happier! I also took some stuff out of my original tank and moved things around for more space. Looks so much better! Check out my photos and tell me what you guys think.. again all advice is appreciated, Thankyou again!

 

[Tacocat]

Hi everyone!
Thankyou all for the advice yesterday I do appreciate it and no one was too harsh which is lovely haha!
Well… today I bought a I think it’s a 47 something like that litre tank from someone else.. and this is what I’ve done! I’ve separated my fish and they all seem to be so much happier! I also took some stuff out of my original tank and moved things around for more space. Looks so much better! Check out my photos and tell me what you guys think.. again all advice is appreciated, Thankyou again!

Yay! The fact that you added stuff from the old tank means that it won't take as long to cycle. Please check the parameters every day and do a water change every time nitrite and/or ammonia are more than 0. I recommend putting the guppies in one tank and the others in the other. Preferably the guppies, mollies, and not tetras in one tank, and everything else in the other.

Edit: have you returned any of the fish we suggested you to?

 

[Fishnewb21]

Yay! The fact that you added stuff from the old tank means that it won't take as long to cycle. Please check the parameters every day and do a water change every time nitrite and/or ammonia are more than 0. I recommend putting the guppies in one tank and the others in the other. Preferably the guppies, mollies, and not tetras in one tank, and everything else in the other.

Edit: have you returned any of the fish we suggested you to?

Hi!
Thankyou for the reply.. no I haven’t taken any back. I’ve just separated the female guppies into the new tank with the fish that came with that which I will send you photos of them all properly in that tank in the morning when I wake up as I’ve switched all their lights off now. They seem a lot happier now which I’m happy about. And the rest of the fish in my original tank seem to of all calmed down now aswell. I’m the type of person to try and find solutions before being defeated and taking them back if that makes sense and as you can see by the photos I did remove some of the decorations from the original tank aswell to make more space but arranged the stuff I’ve kept better I think. Sadly during all of this I did lose one female guppy as I accidentally moved a plant and a pebble and somehow she managed to get both of them at some point during the swap around and when I went to separate the females I noticed she was missing. Moved everything to find her and I ended up finding her dead there. Broke my heart as she was a beautiful guppy i had named her Rosie my long term plan is to breed guppies and Bettas. I’ve half set up another tank which roughly is about 20-30 litre and I should be collecting another 60-70 litre from a friend that no longer wants it aswell so, soon enough I will have them all up and running

 

[Fishnewb21]

Hi everyone!
Back again for more advice I have one female guppy who seems to be acting strangely.. shes doing like a rolling motion in the substrate? Like coming down swimming against the current and flicking herself into the ground. It’s not constant and she doesn’t seem to be clamping her fins as if she had white spot developing? This in one of the females I moved from the original tank to the new one. Any ideas what this could be?x

 

[Fishnewb21]

Also a few of my guppies is the new tank and hanging around the top of the tank. They weren’t yesterday but today they are? So I’m a little confused and worried x

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

Also a few of my guppies is the new tank and hanging around the top of the tank. They weren’t yesterday but today they are? So I’m a little confused and worried x

This is probably due to high ammonia levels because your new tank isn't cycled...do a 70% water change with dechlorinated water...Do you have a test kit?

 

[Fishnewb21]

I’ve done all that and tested my water it’s fine. I have a good test kit and I use the tetra app and the 6 in 1 test strips and the api master test kit. Here is a photo of my test equipment

 

[Fishnewb21]

My nitrite and nitrate levels

 

[Fishnewb21]

Here is my ammonia test. Can I just add ammonia remover or do I have to do a water change?

 

[Fishnewb21]

Just done my ph aswell and it’s a bit low.. surely I can’t just add ph up to the tank can I?

 

[Tacocat]

Hi everyone!
Back again for more advice I have one female guppy who seems to be acting strangely.. shes doing like a rolling motion in the substrate? Like coming down swimming against the current and flicking herself into the ground. It’s not constant and she doesn’t seem to be clamping her fins as if she had white spot developing? This in one of the females I moved from the original tank to the new one. Any ideas what this could be?x

This might be because you have no floating plants, which offer security to them from birds. It might also be pregnant, or sick. Pictures please.