[fishmama]

yes thanks i will really cut back on feeding....every other day and only 2 flakes each.

however here i am on almost a week with this new tank and the ammonia has climbed to .25. i did 3 30 percent water changes in the past 48 hours and it is still at .25.

barbas seem ok but my beloved black molly looks stressed.
i guess...with cycling the tank you want to allow a certain amount of ammonia...like .25 is ok but not any higher....

i am stressed that my mollie is stressed and can't sem to handle this spike.
i will of course do another water change today when i get home from work....
my see through x-ray fish is also stressing it seems...(from .25 ammonia level or from disruptive water changes, i don't know) she is swimming a lot more --all over the tank...an it seems out of character. formally she stayed down low sort of shy like---not un happy , just calm. seems to be kinda jumpy twitchy. maybe the old tank ruined their gills an it is only know surfacing in them? eeks i don't know.