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Well the sick one didn't make it But the other one is doing good he's back to eating and more active just seems to be more timid my wife says it's because he lost his buddy so i went and bought him 3 more buddy's

Well the first cl is still alive but havn't seen it eat yet and is still just laying around. His eyes look better though i have him in a smaller tank and i'm treating him alone. But now the bad news is the other cl in the big tank is just layng around for the last couple days and is breathing real f...

What about using water from a water softener which i have on the house but the water i'm using now is straight out of the well. I am just worried that the water outta the softener might have too much salt in it because of the way a softener works. The water straight out of my sink has a slightly low...

(Agreeing with Shari) Yes, water is pretty good (except for the Ph, of course). It is still worth trying to bring the Ph down a bit, perhaps aiming at 7.5 -- it is considered the upper limit for the clowns. Otherwise, you are certain to deal with more diseases long term (a fish in a wrong environme...

ok. I went and bought som strips and testd myself


Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
nitrate - 15
Ph - 8.0
alkalinity - 250
Hardness - 300

Please recheck, this is unlikely (nitrAtes at 0???) However -- if you got the numbers right, you have a very high concentration of nitrItes, and this is likely to lead to disease and deaths quickly. If the nitrItes are correct, massive water changes and Prime to detox nitrites, no meds until you go...

Ok i had the water tested.

79F Temp
8.0 PH
0ppm Ammonia
3ppm Nitrite
0ppm Nitrate

I try to do about a 20% water change once a week and this has seemed to work very well for the last 5 years since i got the tank. The water i'm using is well water( I live jsut south of Houston) with a PH of around 8 and is pretty hard with a lot of iron. Again this is the same water i've been using...

Okay i tested the ph with a swimming pool test kit and the ph is high around 8.2 or so but from what i've read it is hard to get down. I just wonder if anyone has used lemon juice for this one drop in the tester drops it to around 5. Don't know if that would make any difference anyway its the same w...

You really want to test the water ASAP. Eye problems are often a sign of poor water quality, so that's the first thing to do. A large partial water change might be a good idea too. If you can't find your test kit, then borrow one from a fishkeeping friend, or else take a sample to your lfs to test....

Emma Turner wrote:Hi krpenn71,

What are your current water parameters on? - ammonia, nitrIte, nitrAte, pH?

Emma

Havn't checked cant find my testing kit

One of my loaches dosn't look right it looks kinda bloated and his eyes are kinda bugged out with white rings around them he dosn't seem as active either. they've been fine for about 2 years now their in a 50 gallon aquarium and i havn't changed any thing. http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k93/krpen...