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Parrot Fish Perfect Water Temperature

Mon, 01/04/2010 - 20:29 — nowcom

Hello,

I've heard all kinds of stories and suggestions regarding Parrot Fish water temperatures. But no two comments agree.

One of my older 'brats' is experiencing skin colour changes from bright orange to almost light grey at times. I just can't figure out if this colour change is due to stress, food, or water temperature.

Their tanks are sitting at 74-76 degrees F. Is this too low for these fish.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Steve

Sick Tank?

Tue, 06/16/2009 - 02:33 — fishnovice

Hi, I recently went out of town for a couple days and fed my 55-gallon community tank before I left Friday morning, and thought they would be okay until Sunday afternoon. When I returned I had two dead bottom eaters, one dead Black Skirt Tetra and one missing danio. Then throughout the week, I lost another bottom eater, and Serpea Tetra and one of my four parrot fish lost all his color and also died. Then on Sunday, I lost two more of my parrot fish. They didn't appear sick, except they acted like they were "sleeping" during the day. Their color didn't change or anything.

Using API STresszyme

Sun, 05/31/2009 - 14:04 — fireopal

anyone here using the above mentioned product???

I recently started to dose my tank with this... and have encountered quite good results...

the water is very much clearer then before... pics here: http://fishypassion.blogspot.com/2009/05/happy-after-water-change.html

anyone has experience with this product to share?

Water Changes

Wed, 05/27/2009 - 17:17 — fishman61

How often do you perform water changes and what percentage of water do you remove?

levels off the charts

Sun, 05/17/2009 - 20:56 — petcrew

Over the last few days I've noticed the water in my tank becoming cloudy. I tested my water and the levels for nitrites and nitrates are off the charts. The strip also indicates my water is hard. The alkaine is moderate and ph is neutral,it's aprrox. 6.8. My 6 babies are in a 55 gallon tank. They range in sizes 2-5 inches. I really need some advice on how and what I need to do to get the water levels back to a safe reading. I am going to do a water change (25-35%) today. I am a novice at caring for Parrots.

ph levels

Thu, 02/19/2009 - 19:28 — jearbear

would a ph of 6.2 kill you parrot fish i got the water tested and they told me my water was fine just had the low ph

testing PH

Sat, 09/13/2008 - 14:04 — ginelly

hey everyone i am very new to this, i just joined. can anyone please tell me how to test for PH in the water? what should I buy and what do i use? I just got two BP's. thanks in advance

PH FOR PARROTS!!!!!!!

Mon, 07/14/2008 - 18:43 — allanmac83

HELLO, I JUST CHEAKED MY PH OF MY WATER IN MY AQUARIUM, ITS SITTING AT 8, IS THAT SUITABLE FOR MY PARROT FISH IN MY TANK AND DITHER FISH AND TWO RAINBOW CICHLIDS???

ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT, THANKS

Don't forget to test for Phosphates!

Tue, 04/22/2008 - 22:39 — ParrotCichlidGirl

About 2 months ago, our male oscar, Ivan, started acting strangely. He stopped eating, became lethargic and all tippy-looking, and plunked down on the bottom of the tank and would not move. I did a big water change, cleaned all the parts of the tank and sump that don't usually get cleaned and he recovered. So I assumed it was nitrates building up.

Tap water with Stress Coat + ok to take out chlorine

Sat, 04/05/2008 - 15:58 — Tamara

I use tap water (city) and use stress cost + in it for water changes. Is that ok? Or should i let the water sit out overnight and still use stress coat? I like the ease of using it. Thanks,

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