aquanewbie72
Aquarium Advice Activist
I have unexpectedly become a proud fishy grandma (my platys had babies - and I've got one survivor). Right now the fry is in a plastic breeding box in my 10gal tank with his parents and 2 panda corys.
Unfortunately, mom and dad keep ramming the breeding box trying to get at the poor fry - not to mention mom has twice gotten herself wedged in between the breeder and the side of the tank and I've had to rescue her. I'm very nervous about the fry's future at this point - he is either going to get eaten or his mom is going to kill herself trying.
I have a 5gal tank that is empty- not cycled or anything. If I steal some gravel, plants, and filter media from my 2 well-established tanks, will it be then be stable enough that I could move somebody in there temporarily? i.e. how 'instant' is the supposedly "instant cycle"?
My first thought was to put the fry in there - but he would not produce enough ammonia all by himself to keep the 5 gallon cycled, right? Maybe I could move the panda cats in there with him?
Unfortunately, mom and dad keep ramming the breeding box trying to get at the poor fry - not to mention mom has twice gotten herself wedged in between the breeder and the side of the tank and I've had to rescue her. I'm very nervous about the fry's future at this point - he is either going to get eaten or his mom is going to kill herself trying.
I have a 5gal tank that is empty- not cycled or anything. If I steal some gravel, plants, and filter media from my 2 well-established tanks, will it be then be stable enough that I could move somebody in there temporarily? i.e. how 'instant' is the supposedly "instant cycle"?
My first thought was to put the fry in there - but he would not produce enough ammonia all by himself to keep the 5 gallon cycled, right? Maybe I could move the panda cats in there with him?