This happened after we bought a heavy duty filter. Is the filter working to good?
2007-10-20 10:26:42 · 6 answers · asked by dazyfire 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
What size is your tank and what other fish are in with the algae eater? How are your other fish?
It's never a good idea to completely replace a filter using all new media as a lot of beneficial bacteria lives in the filter media. Unless you kept at least 1/2 of your old filter material to use in your new filter, your tank is going to re-cycle.
Go back to basics. Test your water at least 3 times a week and do about 20% water changes every other day or as needed to keep ammonia and nitrites down
2007-10-20 10:51:14 · answer #1 · answered by Finatic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you just changed filters without allowing the new one to cycle before removing the old one you've probably got a real bad ammonia problem. Check for ammonia and Nitrites. Your algae eater is showing secondary affects from ammonia burns and poisoning. also check the pH,if it's low, then you must begin doing daily small water changes. If you do a massive water change the pH will go higher too quickly and the ammonia and Nitrites will be even more toxic. Don't change any more than 20% of the water on any given day,until the ammonia and Nitrites go to zero,and the pH is the same as your tap water.
2007-10-20 10:41:46 · answer #2 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep on procrastinating and your problem will be gone. He'll be dead!
Get off your butt and check with a vet or an acquarium. Stop asking unqualified strangers on the internet who haven't even seen him.
2007-10-20 11:26:11 · answer #3 · answered by D 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ammonia or fin rot pronlem good luck.
2007-10-24 09:59:35 · answer #4 · answered by jords-will-solve-it 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-09 01:17:40 · answer #5 · answered by caton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like fin rot. They make meds for that.
2007-10-20 10:29:43 · answer #6 · answered by Poet G 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋