ph level too high
- Thread starter Pamala
- Start date
The friendliest place on the web for anyone with an interest in aquariums or fish keeping!
If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.
If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.
Homedog98
Aquarium Advice Addict
Lol, no not at all. It's just that they're very slow eaters, so it's best to use sinking pellets, or frozen bloodworms, and either develop VERY good aim, or use a turkey baster and target feed. They're really slow eaters, and are nearly blind, but are very nice community additions.
Homedog98
Aquarium Advice Addict
Pamala said:
Look them up on google! The orange lasers will probably need to be ordered online, but pandas, peppers, and emeralds are usually more readily available in stores. I like the look of all of them, I just like the orange lasers best!
Homedog98
Aquarium Advice Addict
Pamala said:
Lol, the cories will eat the flakes that fall to the bottom, (just make sure some DO fall to the bottom!) and the pleco will need algae wafers, and fresh, boiled zucchini. A piece of driftwood helps the bristlenoses digestion, and provides a safe place for your shy fish, (which none of the above listed are.) neons and black skirts will eat the flakes. All the fish like the frozen bloodworms, and supplement those in twice a week for all fish. And finally, pick one day a week to either fast, or feed boiled, chopped, shelled peas to your fish, ad this prevents gloating.
Homedog98
Aquarium Advice Addict
Pamala said:
No, your tank will be fine. Just do a 25% water change and a 25% gravel vac, and post some test results for us. Do the black skirts first, as they are hardier then the neons. As for barbs, rosy barbs would be ok, but most barbs can get aggressive if not kept in sufficient numbers, and tiger barbs are just aggressive in general. A school of 6 would be fine, 3 and 3, but I wouldn't suggest it. Maybe a pair of Bolivian rams instead?
Homedog98
Aquarium Advice Addict
Heres a good order for adding the new fish:
1. Black skirts
2. Cories
3. Barbs (not recommended... But it's your choice.)
4. Neons (kind of sensitive due to over breeding)
5. Bristlenose pleco (not sensitive, your just more likely to have algae for him to clean if you wait)
6. Rams (a bit sensitive, but the bolivians are much hardier then the goldens or German blues.
You will need to wait 2 weeks before adding each additional species, to give the bioload of the tank time to catch up. Also, if you have that 10 gallon still... Cycle that and QT the fish for 2 weeks to make sure they won't bring any diseases to the main tank.
1. Black skirts
2. Cories
3. Barbs (not recommended... But it's your choice.)
4. Neons (kind of sensitive due to over breeding)
5. Bristlenose pleco (not sensitive, your just more likely to have algae for him to clean if you wait)
6. Rams (a bit sensitive, but the bolivians are much hardier then the goldens or German blues.
You will need to wait 2 weeks before adding each additional species, to give the bioload of the tank time to catch up. Also, if you have that 10 gallon still... Cycle that and QT the fish for 2 weeks to make sure they won't bring any diseases to the main tank.
Homedog98
Aquarium Advice Addict
Pamala said:
Lol, it gets all the crud out of the gravel for you. Look into a python. They also help with water changes.
Homedog98
Aquarium Advice Addict
At a time? Or once your done?
Homedog98
Aquarium Advice Addict
Pamala said:
Whoops! That's what the gravel vacs called rofl. I'd think a real python would eat your fish!
Homedog98
Aquarium Advice Addict
Start with three, then next week add four more... Wait two weeks and so on.
