Tank Problems

[squishy_1984]

yesterday i posted that my female ram had died and after getting home from work today i've noticed that the male ram is sulking behind a flower pot since her absence. Is he lonely??

secondly i have 3 coreys in there and just noticed redening of the gills on the smallest one. just tested and there is no amonia present in the tank.

any ideas people

thanks

jd

 

[Squid]

Have you tested the nitrtite.. i had problems where the ammonia levels were fine, but it was nitrite causeing the problem..

Squid

 

[squishy_1984]

in the middle of testing it now
cheers squid

jd

 

[squishy_1984]

nitrite = 0

nitrate = 40

 

[Miss Wiggle]

sounds about right to me, nitrate is a little high but I don't think that's enough to cause a problem. Regular water changes should get that down easily or you can get nitrate minus stuff to add to the tank if you want to go down the chemical route.