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Posted by HAROLDL on January 10, 2003 at 16:38:31:
In Reply to: RED LIONFISH TROUBLE HELP PlEASE posted by shahpesar7787 on January 09, 2003 at 19:31:58:
:Hi,I just stated a saltwater aquarium. I have a 30 gallon tank and i have couple of damsels in their with a red lionfish. For the first couple of days he was not eating, so i did a ammonia and a nitrite test. My results were not good. I have really high ammonia, and my nitrite was in the stress level. So i bought two types of chemicals from the store, CYCLE and AMQUEL. I put them both in at the same time. The lionfish is doing better and oday is the third day ive had him and i got him to eat 2 small goldfish. But when I checked the ammonia and nitrite it was still high. I was wondering what is the best way to bring down the ammonia and nitrite. And if you have any other types on caring for the red lionfish pleeeease let me know. I apreciate you taking time and reading my message. thank you for your responce.
The High Ammonia and Nitrite levels are due to your tank being a new setup and haven't had the time or Bacteria to cycle properly. You have a Hardy fish with your Lionfish and it should be able to survive the high levels ok. Try staying away from feeding it Goldfish, its not only no good for them but hard to get them off of them once they are accustomed to eating Goldfish. Just continue to watch both Ammonia and Nitrite levels the next few weeks. Once the Nitrite level peaks, and then come down, your Tank should be cycled, and you should be able to add more fish safely.