Lucy

Ok, thanks, looks like you've got a long way to go yet but don't be discouraged.
How far apart were these taken?

Oh, I don't know if any one has mentioned this. Always take your reading right before you change the water, not after.

russ757

yes they were 3 days apart and sorry they must be inaccurate cause they were about 4-5hours after the 50% WC

russ757

does that make it innaccurate?

Alessa

yes because youre taking the ammonia and nitrite OUT with the water change.

you always test before doing the change to make sure it is accurate.

russ757

ok ill try to test it tommorrow

russ757

i found the betta i want a crowntail male betta i know it is goin to be a while and my readings are amm.0
nitrites.0
nitrates.0
so im guessing its gonna be a while "sigh"

"yesi did it before a 50%WC"

Alessa

the cories are in the tank right?

then yes, it might be a while. But it will be worth it since your fish will not suffer or die.

jdhef

If your getting all zeros, you probably don't need to do a 50% water change. The main pourpose of a water change is to dilute the ammonia or nitrites so that they don't harm the fish. But since you aren't showing any, there is nothing to dilute.

russ757

ok ill do that and yes there is one cory in the tank

Alessa

like jdhef said, if you notice some ammonia or nitrite do the change, otherwise dont.

russ757

ok that sounds good like an estimated two weeks or so?

Alessa

no. test every day, and if you notice ammonia/nitrite then change it.

russ757

no about two weeks till nitritesor ammonia start to show

russ757

and srry if this is off topic but waht about otos dothey get along with male bettas?

Devon

Otos could be alright, it depends on your betta's temperment. Otos and cories are about the only thing I can see a betta tolerating -- my betta did not tolerate the oto I tried to keep him with (long before I knew any better about keeping bettas alone), and my oto suffered an unnecessary death. Bettas really just do better without tank mates, in my opinion. The number of people who have had bad experiences keeping bettas in communities far outnumber those who have had good experiences.
Otos get to be 2", and corydoras about 2.5". Bettas can be considered 2" of fish as well, so if you have 2 cories, an oto, and a betta, you will be pretty much stocked in your 10 gallon. I will say though, for territorial creatures like bettas, the 1" of fish per gallon rule kind of goes out the window; the more fish you have with him in a small space, the more likely he is to lash out at his tank mates.

(Edit for typo)

russ757

ok i see kinda like my sisters dog hes nice and will tolerate mine but when hes cornered hes vicious

Barbrella

russ, I know you're young, but that doesn't mean you can't be a great fishkeeper!

People want to help you, but it's hard if they don't get all the facts. First you said the gourami had iridovirus and you took it back to the petstore. Then when you were told you needed to sterilize the tank, you said it didn't have iridovirus.

You can't possibly know that unless you had a necropsy performed, since that's the only sure way to tell and I assume you didn't have that done. So it may have had the disease from your description of the symptoms - not eating, twitching etc.

When keeping fish, it's always better to err on the side of caution and that's why you should have sterilized the tank. I know it's no fun, but it's less fun watching new fish die for no reason.

I'm hoping everything will go well with your new setup and that the fish will be fine!

russ757

if ithelps my uncle who has had freshwater and saltwater aquariums for oer 10yrs analyzed his case and confirmed that it was ICH i thought it was irindovirus but it wasnt

Devon

Ich is really easy to spot once you've seen it, so if your uncle is an experienced aquarist and saw the ich on the fish, it's probably safe to trust that the fish had ich. However, you still need to sterilize a sick tank regardless of what illness the previous occupants had and be sure it is fully cycled before you introduce new fish to the tank. It is cruel and inhumane to not take those steps before adding more fish when you know that they need to be taken.

russ757

ok sounds good ty for the pic help