Problems cycling 25gal Aquarium

[Hholly]

so your saying as long as i squeeze out any gunk from my old filters ill be good ?? and not have to worry about keeping the other filters or filter cartriges in there??

Take the actual filter cartridge with the gunk on it, and place it in your new filter behind the new cartridge.(there's a spot for that isn't there?) If it doesn't all fit, put the bio sponge right in the tank and squeeze it out over your bio wheel from Time to time. any sludge at the bottom of the old filter could be poured into the new one.

 

[Snype2live]

okay will do

 

[Snype2live]

well this morning i pulled out my 9 endlers and put them in my moms 29 gallon glo fish tank

 

[Hholly]

Was the paradise fish being a lunatic? Sorry I suggested them. Hopefully you can take it back if it doesn't work.

 

[Snype2live]

lol na no worry's i love the paradise fish so im keeping him only thing im kinda worried about is my starbi's

 

[Hholly]

lol na no worry's i love the paradise fish so im keeping him only thing im kinda worried about is my starbi's

Is he attacking them? Got any pics yet?

 

[Snype2live]

no he not picking at them he leaves them alone they just slow and kinda skiddish but is that just cause new tank?? and i could only get four ill be getting 4 more later

 

[Snype2live]

and they arent starbi corys they are three line corys my fish store sold under false pretense's

 

[Hholly]

Hopefully since they are on the bottom and don't have frilly tails, he'll continue to leave them alone. Most cories I've seen sit there a lot with brief bursts of movement. Do they seem lethargic or breathing hard? If not, I wouldn't worry. I'm sure when they adjust, they will get more playful. Make sure there are plenty of hiding spots.

 

[Snype2live]

lol there is you see tank later

 

[Snype2live]

my corys dont look luthargic (if that just means rapid gill movement

 

[Snype2live]

here is some pics lol i know yall been waiting

 

[Snype2live]

some more pics

 

[Hholly]

Looks great! Love those fish! The cories are very cute. Lethargic means lacking energy or listless. As long as they seem active that's good.

 

[Snype2live]

sometimes they do seem active others they dont

 

[Hholly]

But not like they're gasping or suffering. Just more like they're resting?

 

[Snype2live]

yea they look fine they just kinda laying there resting i guess one of them was photogenic but the rest was not exept my paradise fish he love to be seen

 

[Hholly]

Im sure they'll settle in and get more playful. The paradise fish is pretty.

 

[Snype2live]

lol ya so i think my new tank set up is going to be 1 male paradise fish 2 female paradise and 8-10 three line cory's

 

[Hholly]

Read up on the paradise fish before you add any more. They're a little like Bettas.