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Hi!
I've been avidly reading this forum trying to get my little guys a good home but am experiencing a few problems.
My main one is the ammonia levels. I've been doing water changes every day to try and keep it under control, it's getting better but not perfect, the levels are sitting at 0.50 with 0 nitrate and 0 nitrite, neutral pH levels.
I've just pulled the majority of my weed out of the tank because it wasn't fairing well and was concerned that the decay was upping the ammonia levels (is this right?)
My two older axies have lost alot of their gills and come up to the surface alot to breathe, i'm assuming that this was from being burnt from the ammonia levels in the past before i realised that it was a serious problem.
They are both eating well, but i'm concerned about the ammonia level, should they be taken out of the tank and stuck in the fridge till my tank sorts it's self out?
Are their gills going to regenerate? if so, how long should that generally take? they had massive ones when i originally got them.
Originally the temperature in my tank was rather high, avg 24, 26 on the hotter days (i'm in Australia and dreading summer) but have gotten the water down to a constant 20 degrees by the use of a fan.
My black one however did suffer from heat stress and went a bit grey and stopped eating, now it seems to be ok and he's ravenous.
Between the heat and the ammonia, i think it's pritty obvious as to why they got ill in the first place.
Could someone please tell me whether i'm doing the right thing, or whether i can do any thing more to help improve their quality of life?
Thanks!
I've been avidly reading this forum trying to get my little guys a good home but am experiencing a few problems.
My main one is the ammonia levels. I've been doing water changes every day to try and keep it under control, it's getting better but not perfect, the levels are sitting at 0.50 with 0 nitrate and 0 nitrite, neutral pH levels.
I've just pulled the majority of my weed out of the tank because it wasn't fairing well and was concerned that the decay was upping the ammonia levels (is this right?)
My two older axies have lost alot of their gills and come up to the surface alot to breathe, i'm assuming that this was from being burnt from the ammonia levels in the past before i realised that it was a serious problem.
They are both eating well, but i'm concerned about the ammonia level, should they be taken out of the tank and stuck in the fridge till my tank sorts it's self out?
Are their gills going to regenerate? if so, how long should that generally take? they had massive ones when i originally got them.
Originally the temperature in my tank was rather high, avg 24, 26 on the hotter days (i'm in Australia and dreading summer) but have gotten the water down to a constant 20 degrees by the use of a fan.
My black one however did suffer from heat stress and went a bit grey and stopped eating, now it seems to be ok and he's ravenous.
Between the heat and the ammonia, i think it's pritty obvious as to why they got ill in the first place.
Could someone please tell me whether i'm doing the right thing, or whether i can do any thing more to help improve their quality of life?
Thanks!