Ok, I've been scouring the internet for a couple days but can't find a definitive answer for this! My KH and PH are extremely high. My ph is around 8.5 and my kh is at 240! I really need help with getting it down. Since I don't think a lot of the fish like the current parameters. I did a water change and it increased the PH and KH actually, it was at 8 and 180
But also I have a couple of other issues...My tank has been cycled I believe, i used special blend and the water got cloudy the next day and went away after 2. Its been two weeks its been set up now. But my issue is this, I have a 30 gallon tank with:
1 Powder Blue Gourami
2 Angelfish
4 Xray Tetra's
2 Blue guppys- had 3
3 Panda Cories
4 Serpae Tetra's
1 Snail (which I can't find)
My problem is this, 2 days ago I did a water change and also added the serpae tetra's. But the next day the one of the guppies were shimmying at the bottom of the tank and well pooping forever! I took him out and put him in a gallon unheated tank. (thats all I have extra) I figured he was just constipated because I overfeed the fish when I got the new tetra's because I was trying to feed the cories. I haven't seen them eat yet But later on in the day, the guppy, no longer had a tail! It looked like just bone or something. He only lived for a couple more hours. But now today the other guppies are staying uptop (they will eat, and swim around) and their tail fins are starting to fall apart and where it meets their body is starting to loose its color.
Now the serpae tetras, only one of them seem to be a terrorizer! It keeps going after the gourami! The 3 other stay in a nice group and don't bother the other fish, only each other. The gourami's tail fin is torn up from being nipp'd and he is staying up at the top next to the filter. He does eat, but was slow to it at first, seemed afraid to go near the food until everyone was done. Before the new tetra's the gourami would swim all over the tank.
The angelfish aren't being bothered and they're doing fine. The Panda Cories...well idk they were swimming all about but then they just lay at the bottom for a while and swim for a little and repeat. Is this normal? Also I'm trying to feed them with bottom feeder wafers but they don't seem to eat it, well they do try too, but the angelfish and the tetra's go after it, after I guess smelling it!. So I'm just worried about the cories not getting any food.
The Xray tetras and the Serpae tetras are perfectly fine also except for the terrorizer!
So to whomever reads this insanely long post thank you, and for any help!
But also I have a couple of other issues...My tank has been cycled I believe, i used special blend and the water got cloudy the next day and went away after 2. Its been two weeks its been set up now. But my issue is this, I have a 30 gallon tank with:
1 Powder Blue Gourami
2 Angelfish
4 Xray Tetra's
2 Blue guppys- had 3
3 Panda Cories
4 Serpae Tetra's
1 Snail (which I can't find)
My problem is this, 2 days ago I did a water change and also added the serpae tetra's. But the next day the one of the guppies were shimmying at the bottom of the tank and well pooping forever! I took him out and put him in a gallon unheated tank. (thats all I have extra) I figured he was just constipated because I overfeed the fish when I got the new tetra's because I was trying to feed the cories. I haven't seen them eat yet But later on in the day, the guppy, no longer had a tail! It looked like just bone or something. He only lived for a couple more hours. But now today the other guppies are staying uptop (they will eat, and swim around) and their tail fins are starting to fall apart and where it meets their body is starting to loose its color.
Now the serpae tetras, only one of them seem to be a terrorizer! It keeps going after the gourami! The 3 other stay in a nice group and don't bother the other fish, only each other. The gourami's tail fin is torn up from being nipp'd and he is staying up at the top next to the filter. He does eat, but was slow to it at first, seemed afraid to go near the food until everyone was done. Before the new tetra's the gourami would swim all over the tank.
The angelfish aren't being bothered and they're doing fine. The Panda Cories...well idk they were swimming all about but then they just lay at the bottom for a while and swim for a little and repeat. Is this normal? Also I'm trying to feed them with bottom feeder wafers but they don't seem to eat it, well they do try too, but the angelfish and the tetra's go after it, after I guess smelling it!. So I'm just worried about the cories not getting any food.
The Xray tetras and the Serpae tetras are perfectly fine also except for the terrorizer!
So to whomever reads this insanely long post thank you, and for any help!