ThatGuy
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So, I swear to god I really did spend hours upon hours researching these guys before getting them. Somehow I managed to miss all the information about cycling the tank prior to adding them. Long story short, I ran out of the strip-type water tests, invested in a liquid test kit, and suddenly my ammonia levels went from "not-too-bad" to "oh-my-god-how-are-they-still-alive." Lesson learned, no more strip tests for me.
So I'm following instructions that I've found on here, moving them to buckets (probably individual rather than together, right?), daily 100% water changes, reduced feeding, until the aquarium reaches safe and stable levels. But I've got a few questions which I didn't find answered here:
How large of a bucket for each Waterdog should I use? Is 5 gallons okay?
Should I oxygenate the buckets with an air pump and airstone the way I did the aquarium, or will they be okay without that?
How much can I safely reduce their feeding to make waste manageable?
Anything else you feel like I should know?
There are also some little white pumps on different parts of Billy Joe that have gotten larger, almost like little pimples or abscesses, though considering the water conditions I'm not surprised. He had them when I got him, I'm hoping that they'll go away as conditions improve.
I hope my little guys will forgive me for putting them through this! I swear Billy looks like he's glaring at me sometimes.
So I'm following instructions that I've found on here, moving them to buckets (probably individual rather than together, right?), daily 100% water changes, reduced feeding, until the aquarium reaches safe and stable levels. But I've got a few questions which I didn't find answered here:
How large of a bucket for each Waterdog should I use? Is 5 gallons okay?
Should I oxygenate the buckets with an air pump and airstone the way I did the aquarium, or will they be okay without that?
How much can I safely reduce their feeding to make waste manageable?
Anything else you feel like I should know?
There are also some little white pumps on different parts of Billy Joe that have gotten larger, almost like little pimples or abscesses, though considering the water conditions I'm not surprised. He had them when I got him, I'm hoping that they'll go away as conditions improve.
I hope my little guys will forgive me for putting them through this! I swear Billy looks like he's glaring at me sometimes.