Urgent!

[cer]

HELP! My female sunburst platy just died! My corycat was floating upside down stuck in a plant. when I went to scoop him up with the net he went back to normal. My No3 is at 80 what should I do?

[robflanker]

Check the water parameters

Did you add dechlorinator during your last water change

[PostalPenguin]

I'd do a water change to bring those nitrates down.

[Gayle]

Take a deep breath...........................

Test the water.
Check the equipment to make sure its all working ok.

[cer]

I just did check. The only thing that was bad was No3. The equipment is all fine. I will try to do a water change.

[robflanker]

Does no.3 refer to nitrates? How does one get no.3 out of nitrates? Is it a bottle or something?

And if nitrates are 80, do a big WC

[rich311k]

NO3 is the chemical symbol for nitrates.

I would do some water changes as well. How long have the nitrates been that high? You may not want to drop them that quickly.

[robflanker]

NO3 is the chemical symbol for nitrates.

Ah totally wasnt thinking to see that on here. appreciated!

[Fishalicious]

A waterchange as quick as possible...your NO3 are no longer in the safe level. You will need to try and figure out how it could have shot up so high to stop it recurring... did you overfeed? A dead fish lying somewhere you have no spotted? Not cleaned the tank enough (vacuuming?)

Good luck

[cer]

Yes I clean the tank frequently. I do not overfeed and i am doing a water change.