Originally Posted by
mnieder
http:///forum/post/3158554
All of the ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates got down to 0 before i added the chromis and then when back up after i added them and now they are going back down. I thought that this was the reason for the chemical levels and that they just went up when i added the fish. Does this change your answers? My tank is a 75 gallon.
When adding fish, its best to do this slowly to prevent bio overload which is what I believe you are experiencing here. (Someone correct me if I am wrong).
What I do know(or at least think I know-and hope someone will put me in my place if I dont) is that adding live stock when your parameters are not optimal will cause stress (injury?) to the fish you are adding, not to mention MORE bio overload and may crash your entire tank altogether.
My suggestion is get your water in order FIRST (listening to my own advice as well) THEN maybe add more. I am not sure how big a green chromis is, but watch the size an numbers of fish in your tank as well.
Again, I am pitching the chemical stuff (I cant help it, I am a gadget junkie! Just ask my hubby how many infomercials I watch per week! LOL If you want to know if any of that stuff pitched on the infomercials on tv, just ask me-I have EVERYTHING!
) But try a bottle of BioSpira and that should help "speed up" your cycling or re-cycling issues.
More fish/Big Fish=more ammonia=more stress=more death
JMO