yeesh!! i have to fill and fishful cycle a few tanks for a QT period of of 3 weeks. if you have some advice on how to do it, please help.
i went to pick up some new fish, and being a good (ok improving) fish keeper, i had 2 empty tanks (45 and 20) cycled and ready to go.
well this morning i notice that the 45, which is newly planted, has fry in it... main culprits could be emerald cory or zebra danio.. i moved a red ludwigia to the 45 3 days ago. that leaves me with a 20 which is not ideal but sufficient for a mixed crew of cichlids. (so i thought)
so here is the stock that i picked up ( who were, incidentally, in a bucket.. idk how long for)
3 red top hongi 1 m 2 f
1 jewel
1 jack dempsey
1 maingano
1 convct cihlid
2 mutt breed looking things that will be closely monitored and isolated so no breeding happens
i transferred them to bags ( some had to share) and when i got home, one mrs hongi was upside down. she is in an emergency tank, but it doesn't look good, she's been bullied atrociously.
i know the previous owner did his best, but please help my babies.. out of QT i have species specific tanks for some of them. the rest are community..
i went to pick up some new fish, and being a good (ok improving) fish keeper, i had 2 empty tanks (45 and 20) cycled and ready to go.
well this morning i notice that the 45, which is newly planted, has fry in it... main culprits could be emerald cory or zebra danio.. i moved a red ludwigia to the 45 3 days ago. that leaves me with a 20 which is not ideal but sufficient for a mixed crew of cichlids. (so i thought)
so here is the stock that i picked up ( who were, incidentally, in a bucket.. idk how long for)
3 red top hongi 1 m 2 f
1 jewel
1 jack dempsey
1 maingano
1 convct cihlid
2 mutt breed looking things that will be closely monitored and isolated so no breeding happens
i transferred them to bags ( some had to share) and when i got home, one mrs hongi was upside down. she is in an emergency tank, but it doesn't look good, she's been bullied atrociously.
i know the previous owner did his best, but please help my babies.. out of QT i have species specific tanks for some of them. the rest are community..