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Alrighty so...2 clowns in a 15gal. I have a whole thread for that tank setup and advice and all that.
More immediate matter. I feel like when I take a picture of the vials it doesn't show what I see in person. On the camera it looks the same but I swear when I look at these vials in person, with the flashlight and in daylight I see .25ppm for my ammonia. I checked my RODI water and it shows a slightly lighter green yellow mix. I performed a 40% water change, checked again a day later and its showing me consistent 0 nitrates 0 nitirites and .25ppm ammonia. I've been keeping photos of all the tests so I can compare. I know the API kits aren't always the most reliable but I'm telling you guys when I checked during the set up process I have seen actual yellow from the kit. Its a new kit not expired.
With my clowns theyre so small its hard to see if theyre breathing abnormally. They swim against a hard current. They eat. Not a lot for my Freshwater standards but I also keep ravenous cichlids so...bad comparison. Later at night they pin themselves against rock and that's where they stay until the lights come on in the morning and theyre back at the current.
What am I supposed to be looking for in 3/4inch snowflake clowns as far as abnormal signs go? The gills are in line with a big white stripe and I can't really see it move. I've only had them for a week now and only recently have they started really eating. Took me a bit to figure out that frozen bloodworms are the ticket.
More immediate matter. I feel like when I take a picture of the vials it doesn't show what I see in person. On the camera it looks the same but I swear when I look at these vials in person, with the flashlight and in daylight I see .25ppm for my ammonia. I checked my RODI water and it shows a slightly lighter green yellow mix. I performed a 40% water change, checked again a day later and its showing me consistent 0 nitrates 0 nitirites and .25ppm ammonia. I've been keeping photos of all the tests so I can compare. I know the API kits aren't always the most reliable but I'm telling you guys when I checked during the set up process I have seen actual yellow from the kit. Its a new kit not expired.
With my clowns theyre so small its hard to see if theyre breathing abnormally. They swim against a hard current. They eat. Not a lot for my Freshwater standards but I also keep ravenous cichlids so...bad comparison. Later at night they pin themselves against rock and that's where they stay until the lights come on in the morning and theyre back at the current.
What am I supposed to be looking for in 3/4inch snowflake clowns as far as abnormal signs go? The gills are in line with a big white stripe and I can't really see it move. I've only had them for a week now and only recently have they started really eating. Took me a bit to figure out that frozen bloodworms are the ticket.
