landrydenise

I am an extremely new hobbiest. I have recently purchased the cutest Oranda and a tiny black moor. Before I purchased them, I thought I did a great amount of research (including Goldfish for Dummies). All was well at the beginning. I tested the water, conditioned it, upped the PH, and even installed a bubble wall. Yesterday morning I woke to find Melli, my Oranda literally sitting at the bottom looking at me. Of course I panicked I put some food in and she began swimming. For awhile she stayed afloat. Today the same thing. That's when I found this web site. I figured someone out there will help a woman in distress. Any suggestions? Alls welcome. I even called in sick today! To me, a pet is part of my family. When alls said and done your pets remain loyal to the death. And I will do my best to ensure they have the best quality of life possible. So if you love your fish as I do, please feel free to respond

Was the tank cycled before adding the fish?
"landrydenise" wrote in message
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I am an extremely new hobbiest. I have recently purchased the cutest
Oranda and a tiny black moor. Before I purchased them, I thought I did
a great amount of research (including Goldfish for Dummies). All was
well at the beginning. I tested the water, conditioned it, upped the
PH, and even installed a bubble wall. Yesterday morning I woke to find
Melli, my Oranda literally sitting at the bottom looking at me. Of
course I panicked I put some food in and she began swimming. For
awhile she stayed afloat. Today the same thing. That's when I found
this web site. I figured someone out there will help a woman in
distress. Any suggestions? Alls welcome. I even called in sick
today! To me, a pet is part of my family. When alls said and done
your pets remain loyal to the death. And I will do my best to ensure
they have the best quality of life possible. So if you love your fish
as I do, please feel free to respond




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landrydenise

If you mean let it run and check my levels. I did. I have even been changing portions of water. I spoke to a vet and he said it could be that Orandas are slow. NOT that slow. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Im starting to worry.........Please Help!

cycling means that the water has to be given time to grow useful bacteria
that will help to get rid of ammonia and nitrates and turn these into less
harmful nitrates which can be controlled with water changes. Do an internet
search and look for cycling an aquarium.
"landrydenise" wrote in message
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If you mean let it run and check my levels. I did. I have even been
changing portions of water. I spoke to a vet and he said it could be
that Orandas are slow. NOT that slow. Any suggestions are greatly
appreciated. Im starting to worry.........Please Help!




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landrydenise

Originally Posted by Len

cycling means that the water has to be given time to grow useful bacteria
that will help to get rid of ammonia and nitrates and turn these into less
harmful nitrates which can be controlled with water changes. Do an internet
search and look for cycling an aquarium.
". Im starting to worry.........Please Help!


landrydenise [/i][/color]

Thanks for replying. I did cycle the water before I bought the fish. Actually it ran for about 2 weeks without any fish. I checked my levels at bginning and directly before putting in the fish. The fish seems okay now and the levels are fine. However now I cannot keep the water clear its always cloudy. I have even began changing the filter cartridge frequently. Today I did a 1/4 water change and started everything as if I was just beginning. I can't believe the problems I have been having. This isnt my first aquarium. The others have been much larger and not half as much problems. Its just recently that I have taken such a hands on approach and decided to take it on as a hobby. Im very thankful for your instruction. I have put together a small manual for myself and your extremely helpful information is on page 3.(I hope you dont mind). thanks again