Sick or Simply not Hungry?

[craig121]

Hiys
can you post the size of tank and also the exactly weekly cleaning schedule including whether you gravel siphon#how much an how often change water(what conditioners used and how much)also if filtering how often you break the filter down and how you clean it// also post whats normally fed in any given week give a 7 day post and finally your water paramiters especially amonia but post PH and nitrate also thanks

[craig121]

If your unsure or do not have water check capsules take a bottle to fish store and ask for complete check write down post back

[PineappleProducer]

They're in a 20 gallon long tank. I haven't been cleaning the tank on a weekly basis, but have considered starting. When I do clean the tank, I take everything out and clean the gravel and rocks and wipe the glass clean. If the water is low, I replace it and add Tetra Aquasafe respective to the amount of the new water that I put in. I replace the carbon in the filter when I do a tank cleaning, but I don't typically take the filter itself apart - I just wipe the outside of it . I dunno if pH test kits expire or not, but according to the one I have, the pH seems to be between 6.8 and 7.2. I have no test kits for ammonia or nitrates, and won't be able to make it to a pet store until this weekend.

[craig121]

Hi thanks for honest post back

You must resist total tank stripping you are killing all the beneficial bacteria that collonise the tank which can take weeks months to recolonise meanwhile your amonia levels will be toxic* the only time a total strip downs warranted is when a disease has taken hold* We get around requiring striping tanks by having good housekeeping remember these guys are living in there own kitchen and toilet UH! Get yourself 2 large buckets prefill*adding water conditioner* night before water change(weekly) and 3rd bucket do the following below

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DDQuSSFMHg0


Remember 25% change weekly water changes and open up filter wrinse sponges in old tank water replace# if using medication you must remove carbon


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=okLoPNwfv34