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So I am rehoming my evil murderous tetra, and probably all of my other fish, to start a tank of just a few large fish. I was wondering if I will need to recycle my tank, or do a complete water change or anything if my tank stays empty for a few days to a week. Also, how would I go about adding...

I am going to up my water changes, but I know my water I use to refill my tank reads 0,0,0. So it's not that, my plants get co2, and all that, my tanks not over stocked and I have plenty of filtration, oh and we don't over feed! lol I forgot to mention for a while when this started we were...

Okay. Any ideas what could have caused the spike?

So my tank was cycled and everything was going well, but recently my nitrates jumped from about 15~20 to about 30~40. Nothing changed, I have one little fry swimming around but no new fish. My water change schedule was about 20% as needed with a good gravel vacuum now I've been doing 25-30%...

If you decide to add platy, (an they're not all male) Just keep in mind your putting a bunch of live bearers on your tank, you will have babies!!! Mine have had fry 3 times, they eat most of the young if you don't have a fry tank set up, which may or may not be what you want. I personally let...

I wouldn't add anymore fish unless you plan on a larger tank than 10 gal. I'm not versed on how large your fish will get but unless they all stay under an inch or two, your probably going to have too much of a bioload. Platy get up to about 2.5 inches. Try to remember the inch per gallon rule...

It depends on your tank size, my platy are fin nippers though. I've come to the conclusion that adding fish (as long as your tank is big enough) is a trial and error thing, my suggestion is to first check out compatibility charts. But that didn't work out in my case so just check your fish daily...

55 gal. It's almost full, after speaking to a experienced fish keeper, I came up with my stocking Numbers Her suggestion: 8-10 each of the two tetra 6-8 cats 5 platy. This was my plan until the first 2 tetra died, then It was suggested by the lfs I could try a larger more aggressive fish (ie...

Blert, as I said, I tried to increase their numbers but they kill anything I add. I don't feel right dropping in more fish for them to terrorize without a solution to their aggression. The 3 of them have obvious territories, they chase away anything near by. The plants are all real.

Sounds like a plan, how long should I wait to add?

They're All killing anything new that I put in there... Can't even add to the blushings schools.. And they tried to eat a gourami, the poor thing had no tail after 1 night

So I'm almost done stocking my 5 month old fish tank, but I have decided to hold off on adding anymore fish until after Xmas. Here's why... I have 3 blushing tetra and 9 black skirts and 5 platy that are mean as all get out, 2 or the last 3 fish I've added have died from bullying, (both tetra)...

Tank is a cycled 55 gal well planted tank 9 black skirt tetra, 3 blushing tetra, 5 platty, 6 peppered cats. Perimeters 0,0,20

Hi! my name is Erin and I am new to AquariumAdvice. I joined because I am having some problems with some fish agression in what is supposed to be a well thought out community tank! I look forward to posting my questions and hearing what yall have to think! :D