Originally Posted by
nicole05
my chocolate star looks like he has been nibbled on, on another thread the water quality was questioned ph 7.8
nitrate 0
ammonia.50
nitrite 0
hydrometer reads 23-25
am i killing my favorite little guy?
Your temperature is too cold in my opinion and you should bump it up to about 82 degrees. You are going to have todo this slowly since it is on the low side.
Your PH is off so I'd bump that to about 8.2 and I'd invest in a refract rather than use a hydometer as they are very inaccurate.
Also, your tank needs to be well established. If you try to put a chocolate chip in a new tank (I'd have waited about a year) then you have a better chance for survival.
You also need to lose the ammonia, so I'd do a water change right off the top.
Denise M.