pestonoodle

less then 1 day after putting him in my 4 inch convict died. My ammonia readings are at about 4 but everything esle is good. I heard that these guys were super hardy though and thats why I got them. I moved the other one into an already cycled tank until my big one finishes. Any ideas on the mystery death?

Shawnie

no fish is hardy to ammonia...im sorry you lost him...ammonia poisoning is why he passed

Lucy

I'm really sorry about your fish. It's so sad to lose a fin baby.
An ammonia reading of 4 is extremely toxic.
Are there any other fish in the tank?

pestonoodle

shoot
I feel ashamed
No I moved all others out because I suspected something was wrong, they seemed healthy.
Thanks guys!

Lucy

I'm glad you moved the others, now you can finish up this tank fish less.
Do you have nitrite or nitrate readings?

pestonoodle

no i dont but the ammonia has been going down the last couple of days. The water is very cloudy. I was told this means im near the end. Is this true?

Lucy

The only way to tell how far you are in the cycle is to test the water.

pestonoodle

how long does the cloudiness usually last?

Lucy

I've never had it. I'm pretty sure people have said a couple of days to a couple of weeks. Not sure though.

CHoffman

Hi Pestonoodle..
Sorry to hear your convict died..Just incase you didn't know..Ammonia is very toxic to fish in any amount..If you have a reading for ammonia that means your tank isn't cycled and you should be doing 50% water changes. That's the only way to keep your fish from being poisoned if your cycling with fish...So like Lucy said Since you moved all your fish I would go ahead and do a fishless cycle my adding ammonia to the tank untill your reading for ammonia are 0 nitrite 0 and some nitrate 12 hours after adding the ammonia..Good luck, and again I'm sorry about your convict.