Hi all, I'm basically new to this completely but decided to get a JBJ Nano Cube. I put in about 20 lb live sand and now 9 lb of live rock. I first put in 2 yelow belly damsels and one was much bigger so it basically was bullied to death. The other lived for 3 days and then died.
I freaked out cause I tested water every day and the ammonia was never >0.5 ppm and nitrate never more than 10 ppm. I let the tank settle for one week and got another damsel, this time a blue.
It's now only one day and it's breathing is labored. The pH and temp are usually 8.0-8.4 and 78 to 80 degrees. The ammonia was 0.5, nitrite 0.25, and nitrate 10. I panicked and did a 25% water change.
Am I doing something wrong? Should I just keep replacing the fish to keep the cycle going if it dies? Or should I just leave a dead fish in a tank to let the ammonia from that cycle the tank?
Sorry about the long post but getting a bit upset that 2 fish died and now another is headed for that deep pool in the sky.
I freaked out cause I tested water every day and the ammonia was never >0.5 ppm and nitrate never more than 10 ppm. I let the tank settle for one week and got another damsel, this time a blue.
It's now only one day and it's breathing is labored. The pH and temp are usually 8.0-8.4 and 78 to 80 degrees. The ammonia was 0.5, nitrite 0.25, and nitrate 10. I panicked and did a 25% water change.
Am I doing something wrong? Should I just keep replacing the fish to keep the cycle going if it dies? Or should I just leave a dead fish in a tank to let the ammonia from that cycle the tank?
Sorry about the long post but getting a bit upset that 2 fish died and now another is headed for that deep pool in the sky.