Abouttina quiao Expertise I can answer all questions about chemistry of water and I would say, I am familiar with almost all diseases of fresh and saltwater fish. I have had my 125 tropical salt and 45 agressive for yrs. I managed a petshop for five years and I am a petcare specialist for a large petchain now. I love my animals. I love this kind of work. Helping people keep their fish sucessfully is so rewarding to me.
Experience I managed a petshop in Bridgeton called Petpourri for about 5 years...I am a petcare specialist for a large pet chain. I have 2 African greys, a Nandey conure,a potbelly pig, 2 rats and a hamster. Oh and did I mention a 125 tropical salt and a 45 agressive salt. I have had brakish and fresh. I am very familiar with disese and chemistry of your tank. I also have 2 senegul chameleons and the anoles that live in the bottom of their 37 high tank. We keep tons of reptiles at the store and keep a couple as pets love them all. I have worked in the pet business for yrs.....along with taking care of all of mine.
Expert: tina quiao Date: 1/24/2008 Subject: Ammonia Burn
Question I have had a salt water tank for about six months and it was doing very well. I recentley added more live rock and a few more fish. I did not know it would raise my ammonia level so high. I may be to late but a new fish I bought (copper banded butterfly) got burns within 3 days. I borrowed 10 gallon of water from a established tank and put him in a 10 gallon with a filter and heater. The levels and much better now but he has all the symptons and is hanging out on the bottom of the tank and swimming up once in a while. If you have any advice let me know. Thanks a bunch. Jenn
Answer Jen, Adding live rock is like adding a few fish. The only thing you can do is a 25% water change to try to get rid of the toxicity. This should have been added when you initially set up the system. You didn't say how many pounds of live rock or how many gallons your tank is. I would like to know the type of filtration you have on it . And Powerhead sizes and canister size please. Tina
