My fish tank hasn’t cycled after 10 weeks?
Hi, I have a 10 gallon fish tank with 2 baby goldfish in it at present, I’m aware this is too small and plan to upgrade soon. Anyway the tank has been running for about 10 weeks and there is no sign of nitrate, or even nitrite with the test kit I am using. It is the tetratest 5 in 1. I don’t have an ammonia test kit so Im unsure of these readings. I was just wondering if anyone could help me with whats going on and why the tank hasn’t yet cycled.
One baby goldfish died with no clear signs of disease so I repaced it. Both fish now seem fine healthy as far as being active and eating goes, however they both scratch/flick on the corners of the tank from time to time, all fish that have been in my tank have displayed this behaviour. I was wondering if someone could enlighten me on why they are doing this. I thought it may have been due to the tank being in the cycling process which could be stressful to them, but it has been 10 weeks now. The tank has an ornament, filter, gravel etc.
You are right, odds are very good that the fish are scratching due to low level ammonia irritation. You might want to double check your test kit by having a local pet shop check your water as well. Sometimes test kits go bad due to age or exposure to extreme temperatures that could have occured before you bought it. There really isn’t any good reason I can see that you wouldn’t have some nitrite and nitrate in the tank by this time, so I question the test kit honestly. Assuming though that it is correct, try getting a little gravel from the pet store to “jump start” your cycle.
MM
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