Aquarium-fish husbandry — nitrogen cycle & biofilter make water quality the central health axis

Aquarium-fish husbandry

The text below is reproduced verbatim from the first-hand source (Merck Veterinary Manual).

> nitrifying bacteria in the biofilter > a transient increase in ammonia and nitrite should be expected > Monitoring of ammonia and nitrite until measurable concentrations subside is recommended.

Source: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_fish_management.txt (first-hand professional veterinary reference, tag-stripped).

Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)

• nitrifying bacteria in the biofilter
• a transient increase in ammonia and nitrite should be expected
• Monitoring of ammonia and nitrite until measurable concentrations subside is recommended.