a new problem...

ok i've recieved some great info about my platy... now that i've removed mom from the tank
the tank that the fry are in is starting to look a bit green ...probably a combination of over feeding the mom and the live plants ....i'm worried about the ammonia ...is there any way to treat the water w/o harming the fry ? i use tank buddies tablets correct ph tablets and i have the start right as well as no more algae ....would any of these do ?
or is there some other method i can treat the tank safely
i appreciate all the info i can get on this
thanks so much , kim

"kimmiesfun" wrote in message
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ok i've recieved some great info about my platy... now that i've removed
mom from the tank
the tank that the fry are in is starting to look a bit green
..probably a combination of over feeding the mom and the live plants
...i'm worried about the ammonia ...is there any way to treat the
water w/o harming the fry ? i use tank buddies tablets correct ph
tablets and i have the start right as well as no more algae ....would
any of these do ?
or is there some other method i can treat the tank safely
i appreciate all the info i can get on this
thanks so much , kim


Ammonia is treated by developing a bacteria colony that normally is found in
a properly cycled tank. Check out the cycle article at our site,
www.fishaholics.org
Look into a product by Marineland Labs called Bio-Spira. It's basically
bottled bacteria. One of the few products on the market that actually has
people saying it works. Although it can help kick start the cycle on a tank,
it's not a cure all for research and good fish keeping. ;-)
Tim

Originally Posted by Amateur Cichlids

"kimmiesfun" wrote in message
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ok i've recieved some great info about my platy... now that i've removed
mom from the tank
the tank that the fry are in is starting to look a bit green
..probably a combination of over feeding the mom and the live plants
...i'm worried about the ammonia ...is there any way to treat the
water w/o harming the fry ? i use tank buddies tablets correct ph
tablets and i have the start right as well as no more algae ....would
any of these do ?
or is there some other method i can treat the tank safely
i appreciate all the info i can get on this
thanks so much , kim


Ammonia is treated by developing a bacteria colony that normally is found in
a properly cycled tank. Check out the cycle article at our site,
www.fishaholics.org
Look into a product by Marineland Labs called Bio-Spira. It's basically
bottled bacteria. One of the few products on the market that actually has
people saying it works. Although it can help kick start the cycle on a tank,
it's not a cure all for research and good fish keeping. ;-)
Tim

hi tim,
thanks , i'm going to check out that site now . i have 26 babies and since they're my first i really want to hang on to them ....i guess i need to invest in another tank as i'm sure the population will steady climb ...i originally set this tank up as a standby for my cichlids ....i sort of took in a stray and didn't know it was pregnant ...isn't that always the case ..lol
i appreciate the time you and everyone else has taken to give advice ...i really like this site !

"kimmiesfun" wrote in message
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Amateur Cichlids Wrote:
"kimmiesfun" wrote in
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ok i've recieved some great info about my platy... now that i've
removed
mom from the tank
the tank that the fry are in is starting to look a bit green
..probably a combination of over feeding the mom and the live plants
...i'm worried about the ammonia ...is there any way to treat the
water w/o harming the fry ? i use tank buddies tablets correct ph
tablets and i have the start right as well as no more algae
....would
any of these do ?
or is there some other method i can treat the tank safely
i appreciate all the info i can get on this
thanks so much , kim
-

Ammonia is treated by developing a bacteria colony that normally is
found in
a properly cycled tank. Check out the cycle article at our site,
www.fishaholics.org
Look into a product by Marineland Labs called Bio-Spira. It's basically

bottled bacteria. One of the few products on the market that actually
has
people saying it works. Although it can help kick start the cycle on a
tank,
it's not a cure all for research and good fish keeping. ;-)
Tim

hi tim,
thanks , i'm going to check out that site now . i have 26 babies and
since they're my first i really want to hang on to them ....i guess i
need to invest in another tank as i'm sure the population will steady
climb ...i originally set this tank up as a standby for my cichlids
...i sort of took in a stray and didn't know it was pregnant ...isn't
that always the case ..lol
i appreciate the time you and everyone else has taken to give advice
..i really like this site !




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kimmiesfun

Another cheaper, quicker and easier option to help kick start the cycle
process in your fry tank is to rinse out some filter media in the fry tank.
Or if you can, move a filter from the main tank to the fry tank.
Tim