What can I immediately do for high nitrate?

I believe I did it right the first time but

But I’m not sure I did the second time. I’ll do it again
Hello everyone. These are the results I got from my recent water test. I made sure I followed all the manual directions very carefully and I had my mom there to watch and help too. Unfortunately, I think that it’s too late now no matter what I do. I think the stress got to him and after swimming lopsidedly, he’s now sitting in the bottom corner of the tank unresponsively. He’s breathing very slowly and is occasionally twitching. If there’s any last ditch effort I can do to help him or even soothe him before he dies please let me know. That being said, I want to thank everyone for doing their best to help me. If there’s any tips you can give me for my other goldfish or for any other fish I might own, please let me know. Again, thank you all. I did the best I could.

Sorry your fish isn’t doing well.

Edit: Thanks for labeling the vials.

 

Sorry your fish isn’t doing well.

From left to right in your picture. . . pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate? If that is the correct order, the nitrate test doesn’t look right. It should have a yellow, orange or red tint.

Because the test vial isn’t on or in front of a white background (sheet of paper or anything white), the nitrite test is hard for me to see, but it definitely isn’t 5.0 ppm as someone suggested yesterday. What would you say the nitrite level is?

Unfortunately it’s too late. My blood parrot has just passed away. I’ll take your advice and try to fix any bad nitrate or nitrite levels if I cycle the tank. Thank you for your help.

 

Unfortunately it’s too late. My blood parrot has just passed away. I’ll take your advice and try to fix any bad nitrate or nitrite levels if I cycle the tank. Thank you for your help.

Sorry you lost him. Unfortunately, it happens to all of us.

At least to me (test vials are a bit hard to read without a white background), this most recent test looks good. . . 0 ammonia and nitrites and a small amount of nitrates?

When was your last water change and how much did you change? And remind me. . . What other fish are left in the tank?

 

Sorry you lost him. Unfortunately, it happens to all of us.

At least to me (test vials are a bit hard to read without a white background), this most recent test looks good. . . 0 ammonia and nitrites and a small amount of nitrates?

When was your last water change and how much did you change? And remind me. . . What other fish are left in the tank

I last changed the water yesterday, and I did a 50% water change. He was the only fish in that tank so it’s empty now. I have a separate tank with two goldfish and two snails if that matters.

I last changed the water yesterday, and I did a 50% water change. He was the only fish in that tank so it’s empty now. I have a separate tank with two goldfish and two snails if that matters.

Heres another picture if you need it.

 

That definitely looks like 0 ammonia and nitrite to me. And maybe 5 ppm nitrate? Sorry if you already answered this, but how long has this tank been running?

Is your plan to put another fish in this tank soon? If so and just to be safe, I’d suggest you test daily for ammonia and nitrites for a week or so after stocking the tank. And don’t add too many fish all at once.

Good luck and come back here with questions.

 

That definitely looks cycled to me.

Is your plan to put another fish in this tank soon? If so and just to be safe, I’d suggest you test daily for ammonia and nitrites for a week or so after stocking the tank. And don’t add too many fish all at once.

Good luck and come back here with questions.

Good question. I’m not sure what I’ll put in next. I was considering revamping the tank and getting a frog but I was also considering moving my 2 goldfish to this one (they are currently in a 10 gallon) and getting smaller fish for their previous tank. The goldfish had concerning test results come back as well with above average ammonia levels and low PH but they’re not in critical condition yet. I hope to fix theirs tomorrow when I receive the proper gravel and water suction device my dad bought. That being said, do you think this would make it dangerous for them to move to the 30 gallon tank? Would it be better if I got another fish/water creature and put them in there while I manually buy the goldfish another tank? Please let me know if you can. Thank you for all the help.

 

Good question. I’m not sure what I’ll put in next. I was considering revamping the tank and getting a frog but I was also considering moving my 2 goldfish to this one (they are currently in a 10 gallon) and getting smaller fish for their previous tank. The goldfish had concerning test results come back as well with above average ammonia levels and low PH but they’re not in critical condition yet. I hope to fix theirs tomorrow when I receive the proper gravel and water suction device my dad bought. That being said, do you think this would make it dangerous for them to move to the 30 gallon tank? Would it be better if I got another fish/water creature and put them in there while I manually buy the goldfish another tank? Please let me know if you can. Thank you for all the help.

Whatever you decide, you’ll want to give the empty tank a source of ammonia (small amounts of fish flakes will do) to keep your cycle going.

I don’t keep goldfish and I’m not sure what kind you have, but a 30 gallon tank is going to be better for them than a 10 gallon. If it was me, I’d move them to the 30 gallon until you can find something larger (if getting a larger tank is an option).

 

Whatever you decide, you’ll want to give the empty tank a source of ammonia (small amounts of fish flakes will do) to keep your cycle going.

I don’t keep goldfish and I’m not sure what kind you have, but a 30 gallon tank is going to be better for them than a 10 gallon. If it was me, I’d move them to the 30 gallon until you can find something larger (if getting a larger tank is an option).

I will keep these in mind. Again, thank you for your help! One more thing, how much ammonia should be in the tank?

 

I will keep these in mind. Again, thank you for your help! One more thing, how much ammonia should be in the tank?

You’re welcome.

If a tank is fully cycled, there shouldn’t be any ammonia. If a tank isn’t fully cycled and there are fish in the tank, I always recommend keeping the combined level of ammonia and nitrites at or below 0.50 ppm with water changes.

I also recommend Seachem Prime as a water conditioner.

 

You’re welcome.

If a tank is fully cycled, there shouldn’t be any ammonia. If a tank isn’t fully cycled and there are fish in the tank, I always recommend keeping the combined level of ammonia and nitrites at or below 0.50 ppm with water changes.

I also recommend Seachem Prime as a water conditioner.

Ok, thank you. I have seachem prime so I will be using it. I appreciate all your help. Have a great day!

 

Sorry to hear you lost the parrot. Many things could have done it in. Probably came to you with problems. Seems your tank reading are good and a 50% water change wouldn’t have removed that much nitrite. So your waters been good all along. As to the goldfish they are huge waste producers and grow big. To big for a 10g tank. Beleive it or not they probably need a 55 with good filtration.