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I just changed my filter from a aquaclear 150 to a fluval 204. I've also did a water change at the same time when i changed the filter(I think that was the bad idea). My fish was acting strange lately and i did a water test and found out my nitrites jumped from 0 to .8!!! Ammonia is still 0! The question is what should i do now? My angels are stoned now(they are not moving much,strating not to eat)

the stock25gal)
4 danios
3 angels
6cories
1 bn
2 sae

Any help is apeciated
THX,
Gee


Gee

!!I think I just learned somthing new!!

you put yourself into a mini cycle, and your tank is over stocked, a 25 is to small for one angel, let alone 3.
to make it threw the mini cycle, dont feed the fish for a day or 2,increase airation, and test daily. adding chemicals, doing water changes, etc... is just going to prolong the cycle. you re just going to have to wait it out.
the angels each need 15 gal apiece, and a minimum of a 30 gal tall tank for one fish. 3 angels need atleast a 45 gal. You might be able to get by with one angel in a 25 for awhile, but you need to get the other 2 a bigger tank, or take them back soon.danios and angels arent really the best tank mates, it may work, but a school is 6 or more, and you only have 4, and the danios might be nipping playfully at the angels long fins- i see possible problems there, if not now, in the future.

Thx for the advice. I guess I have to wait it out.
But for what u said my danios don't nip at my angels. The danios seem to be playing with themselves.
In my meaning overstocking means that over bioload right(correct me if i'm wrong) I've been using a week filter b4 (aqua150) and it's been holding the bioload b4 so i don't understand about the overstocking. My tank has been up for almost a year now.

I'm not trying to argue here. I am new to this hobby and love to know more abt it, so any "lectures" would be welcomed
Thx,
Gee


Gee

!!I think I just learned somthing new!!

Purchase a bottle of the "New Improved Cycle", a bacteria starter, and dose according to directions...

--garyroland.

Add some aquarium salt to the water while the nitrites are up. The salt helps with nitrite poisoning. I would use one teaspoon full for every 5 gallons. The nitrite will eventually even its self back out once the bacteria catch back up. You are alittle over stocked in my opinion. I recomend upgrading to a larger tank size in the near future. Atleast for the angels. These fish really can get huge. Six inches may not seam like alot, but when they get that big, and twice that tall then you will really be able to tell how much happier they would be in a bigger tank. I keep just my breeding pair in a 29 gallon. I know they could fit into a 20h easily but they are so comfortable in the 29. And i dont mind giving them the extra room.

Gourami,
I did think about salt, but the problem is that i have cories that don't handle salt well(correct me if i'm wrong).

Garylord
I have already dosed my water with the cycle u mentioned.
I'm just waiting now..

Gee


Gee

!!I think I just learned somthing new!!

Actually the bioload of your stock is right about its maximum. As for the angels, yes, they will probably get to large in their own size for that tank, depending on the finage of them.

As for angels getting 6 inches, yes maybe over all length, but when calculating for the bioload, you do not include fins and tails in your calculations. As there is no muscle there to produce waste products. You calculate size from the mouth tip, to the caudal peduncle, or base of the tail. If ever using measurements of fish, if you include the tail in these measurements, you should always state over all length, or total length (TL).

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