Grumble69
Aquarium Advice Regular
I have a 29 gallon tank. It currently doesn't have any fish (last tenant/cichlid died). I've recently converted it to a planted tank with the intention that it will be a community tank. I think the tank is already cycled since I'm using the biowheel from before. 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 0 nitrates. The new plants are doing well and have fresh leaves growing. They are still a little small (6-8") and I've been holding off on getting fish until the roots are better established. I'm using untreated well water at the moment and my ph is fairly high at 8.0; it's very hard too. I've got a portable RO unit on the way and I'm hoping to slowly drop that ph (goal is 7-7.5) and hardness over the next few weeks as I let my plants get better established. Ultimately I'm planning on adding: 8xNeon Tetra, 8xHarlequin Rasbora, 6xCherry Barbs, and 5xSterbai Cory. AqAdvisor puts that at 99%.
Anyway, I don't have a good, nearby LFS. Best option is a PetSmart that is 30min away. So I'm debating about how to add fish to my tank when I'm ready. Would it be better to slowly add 3-5 at a time from PetSmart over the course of a few weeks? Or would I be better to order online? My only issue with an online purchase is that the shipping is not cheap. I could afford to do 2 (maybe 3) purchases, but that would mean adding a lot of fish at once. How should I go about this?
Anyway, I don't have a good, nearby LFS. Best option is a PetSmart that is 30min away. So I'm debating about how to add fish to my tank when I'm ready. Would it be better to slowly add 3-5 at a time from PetSmart over the course of a few weeks? Or would I be better to order online? My only issue with an online purchase is that the shipping is not cheap. I could afford to do 2 (maybe 3) purchases, but that would mean adding a lot of fish at once. How should I go about this?
