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07-08-2008, 02:06 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Richmond, Virginia
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|  Nitrite Spike I've had a 5 gallon since December. The parameters have always been really good, and I do a 25% water change every week. I just checked the parameters and I'm having at Nitrite spike. Any ideas of what might be causing it? Also, I have a Betta in the tank as a showcase fish and he's been acting strangly. He's been sitting on the leaves (it's a live plant tank) with his nose down. Any advice? |
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07-08-2008, 04:21 PM
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| Medium Fish  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: California
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| well, you provided really good info. especially on the fish behavior. heres some questions.... what color is the betta, is there a filter for the tank, and what plants are inside your tank?
__________________  BOOGIE NATION! -1 Gallon= Empty... -1 Gallon= Betta... (Being upgraded to 10 Gallon Tank) -10 Gallon= Cycling... -22 Gallon= Live Bamboo, 2 Oto's, 5 Tiger Barbs... |
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07-08-2008, 08:40 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern California
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| How high have the nitrites spiked? If it's over about 0.5ppm, I'd do a water change, but test the water you're adding, just in case. Has anything died or disappeared in the tank recently? Did you do any major cleaning or re-aquascaping in the last few days? Also, you might want to test again, just in case you got a false positive. |
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