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greenmonkey51
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what exactly does sensitive fish mean a lot of the time. is that ammonia and nitrites and nitrates or ph and hardness. i never have ammonia or nitrites. whats a good test kit for it as i think mine is bad. its the tetra one
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Different species of fish are sensitive to different things.

Some are more sensitive to ammonia, some nitrites, some to things like the levels of dissolved organic compounds or even whether you have copper or salt present in the tank.

It really is a speies by species thing.



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tetraman1225
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i agree with koi. all fish a sensitive to different things.
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