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| One of the most important roles that your Local Fish Store (LFS) and we here at FishChannel.com have in making you successful at keeping fish is giving advice when your fish are sick and/or dying. The problem is that in order for us to help you, and your fish, we really do need a few pieces of information. The most basic information is "The Big Four." They are the pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrates of your tank. The reason these four measures are so important is that most problems with fish start with the water conditions rather than some exotic disease or parasite. The Big Four are the basic way that you can tell us, or your LFS, about the water conditions your fish are in. The answers to the Big Four are ACTUAL numbers. Please do not say, "They're Fine" or "Everything is OK." If everything was OK you wouldn't be asking us or your LFS for help. There are very simple test strips to measure the Big Four, or you can take a water sample to your LFS and have them test it. WHAT IS CRUCIAL IS THAT THE ANSWERS FOR THE BIG FOUR ARE NUMBERS! Don’t allow the fish store to tell you that “everything is fine” or “it’s a little high.” Get the actual numbers.
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