Will 14 live plants ( no carbon dioxide diffuser yet) in a 55 gallong tank and 25 fish raise the ph and ammonia level in the tank? Also, my one fish is starting to get red marks on his body and isn't as active.
2007-02-07 09:37:40 · 6 answers · asked by HK 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Hopefully none of your fish are over 2 inches long. That is a lot of fish for one tank unless they are all small.
That said, plants do not raise the pH or the ammonia level, they reduce it. The amount of fish and the amount of food you feed is what will raise the ammonia level. The pH should stay relatively stable as long as you are doing your regular (weekly) 30% water changes.
The red marks on your fish could be a reaction to the increased ammonia or it could be a serious disease call septicemia. Get him out of the tank right away. Put him in another tank with water from the original tank so you don't kill him with pH shock.
Look up septicemia on the internet and compare pictures with what your fish looks like. You should be able to tell right away if that is what is wrong with him. Start doing your water changes right away on both tanks. That will bring down the ammonia level. If it is real high, do a water change, every other day for 6 days and then wait 4 days to do another. You can then go to the regular weekly schedule of water changes.
Good luck.
2007-02-07 09:54:59 · answer #1 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It quite relies upon on the variety of plant. you should do a touch analyze to work out in case you are able to tournament it as a lot as any images of stay, underwater flora. there is also the chance the plant is interior the incorrect variety of water or around the incorrect variety of fish. What variety of fish is interior the tank, or are there any fish? The tank may be too warm or too chilly for that categorical plant, or if there are fish, they could were eating/beating on it. There are some supplementations you'll discover for underwater flora as well, in case you want to pay the money.
2016-11-26 00:35:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tanks tend to gravitate to the lower pH. Decaying plants may introduce Ammonia along with fish faeces. A good filter will be able to deal with this. Sounds to me like your fish has a fungal infection. What are your water parameters like? If they are incorrect, then your fish will become susceptable to fungal attack. You can get the appropriate medication at your fish store.
2007-02-07 11:26:40 · answer #3 · answered by ispooky2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the plans, i think, shouldnt raise ammonia levels but take the sick fish out and put it in a separate tank till it gets better. Call a fish shop to see what it has.
2007-02-07 09:48:11 · answer #4 · answered by another_greeley 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I wouldn'tt even bother with live plants. I got some once and they had snails and I still haven't killed them all. It's terrible they take over your tank. they kill your fish and make algea grow. Don't even bother.
2007-02-07 10:14:24 · answer #5 · answered by SEZ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably a disece. if u dont want it to spread put the fish in a jar or somthing until it heals.
2007-02-07 10:25:12 · answer #6 · answered by blahblah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋