flatty
Aquarium Advice Regular
I have 3 tanks in my house.
A 55 with African Cichlids
a 36 community and a 10 gallon tank with Cichlid fry.
I was out of the country and had someone watching my tanks when Hurricane Matthew hit and killed our power. By the time the fish sitter got back the batter aerator on the main cichlid tank had apparently never kicked on and all but 5 of them died. She didnt know what to do so she scooped the remaining cichlids out and dumped them in my heavily planted community tank. Large cichlids and black neons etc dont really mix but so far I think the plants are providing adequate hiding and probably provided enough oxygen to keep them all alive.
My big question is how to i rapidly get my cichlid tank back in order so i can get them out of my community tank before they get hungry. I have removed all dead fish and done two large water changes so far (90/50) but the tank is still very cloudy and has only had power for 24 hours. I am fairly certain after 3 days of no power the bacteria in filter are dead.
A 55 with African Cichlids
a 36 community and a 10 gallon tank with Cichlid fry.
I was out of the country and had someone watching my tanks when Hurricane Matthew hit and killed our power. By the time the fish sitter got back the batter aerator on the main cichlid tank had apparently never kicked on and all but 5 of them died. She didnt know what to do so she scooped the remaining cichlids out and dumped them in my heavily planted community tank. Large cichlids and black neons etc dont really mix but so far I think the plants are providing adequate hiding and probably provided enough oxygen to keep them all alive.
My big question is how to i rapidly get my cichlid tank back in order so i can get them out of my community tank before they get hungry. I have removed all dead fish and done two large water changes so far (90/50) but the tank is still very cloudy and has only had power for 24 hours. I am fairly certain after 3 days of no power the bacteria in filter are dead.