High levels of nitrate, nitrite, ammonia

alright thanks! but during the month n a half I had ammonia and nitrite spikes which both when down to zero, and i had high nitrate and when it went down I added the clown?

 

once a day, I think ive been feeding it to much, the lfs told me to feed it small pieces of shrimp, which Ive been doing but I noticed it wasnt eating it all and leaving bits of every where, this is causing ammonia to go up no?

 

I think ammonia is going up because i have food sitting in the tank, ill feed it less now, but thankyou!!

 

yes and no. yes becuse it is and no becuse this isent your probala
m. your tank is not cycaled. also feed clowns frozen brine once every 3 days

 

My LFS recently told me they only feed there display tanks once maybe twice a week because thats how often they would eat solid food in the wild so that is what i started doing.

 

Uneaten food and a newly growing biological filter caused the ammonia spike most likely. Water changes and carbon are better than any level of ammonia IMO. And do not feed the clown for a day or two and then switch to some quailty pellets or flake.

Good luck.