Aquascaping - Aquarium Advice

Psybuster · 09-28-2005, 11:37 PM

Will it stress my fish if I rearranged plants and such, should I keep my fish in the tank or should i move them into a bucket (w/ aquarium water) then put them back?

rich311k · 09-28-2005, 11:47 PM

I take 50% of the water out of my tank and move my plants around every month or so. The fish don't seem to fine. You will be fine.

Toirtis · 09-28-2005, 11:47 PM

Either ot...depends a bit on what fish you have, but usually, unless you are really doing major work or stirring up a lot of mulm, you can leave them in.

Tiffi · 09-29-2005, 08:54 AM

Plus it depents on how much aquascaping you want to do.

If it's just a few plants and a few minutes, I would leave the fishes in there, since putting them in a bucket is a little stress, too.

But in case you want to replant the whole aquarium and it might take you half an hour or an hour or so, I would maybe put them in a bucket. If you redo the whole landscape there will probably also be a lot of dirty, cloudy water, from the gravel. I would wait then until it's settled a little bit, before putting the fishes back in.

Bubble_B0y · 09-29-2005, 10:33 AM

it depends.

if the plants and new aquascaping 'reduce' the swimming space and hiding places.
It could stress them out.

Its best to arrange the tank to maximise the swimming space - giving them open areas to swim.

09-28-2005, 11:37 PM	#1
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09-28-2005, 11:47 PM	#3
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,768	Either ot...depends a bit on what fish you have, but usually, unless you are really doing major work or stirring up a lot of mulm, you can leave them in. __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

09-29-2005, 08:54 AM	#4
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	Plus it depents on how much aquascaping you want to do. If it's just a few plants and a few minutes, I would leave the fishes in there, since putting them in a bucket is a little stress, too. But in case you want to replant the whole aquarium and it might take you half an hour or an hour or so, I would maybe put them in a bucket. If you redo the whole landscape there will probably also be a lot of dirty, cloudy water, from the gravel. I would wait then until it's settled a little bit, before putting the fishes back in. __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

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09-28-2005, 11:47 PM	#2
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	I take 50% of the water out of my tank and move my plants around every month or so. The fish don't seem to fine. You will be fine.

09-29-2005, 10:33 AM	#5
Bubble_B0y Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 762	it depends. if the plants and new aquascaping 'reduce' the swimming space and hiding places. It could stress them out. Its best to arrange the tank to maximise the swimming space - giving them open areas to swim.