doberman15
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have a functioning ten gallon tank. I was given a 20 gallon yesterday by my cousin. It's only a little bit higher and deeper than my current tank, but almost twice as wide. My question now is can I move everything from my one tank into that one without recycling? I don't see why it'd be an issue, but I figure it can't hurt to ask. Wanna be on the safe side.
My game plan would be to move all the ornaments, and move all of the stones (plus more obviously), plants and piping for my bubbles to the other tank. Then transfer the water and the fish. Then I thought I could treat this kind of like my partial water change and add 3 or 4 gallons to the 10 that I took out. Then in a few days add the other 3 or 4 gallons. That way it wouldn't be a temperature shock or anything like that, and I can include it into my water change.
My thought as to why I wouldn't mind the upgrade is because my female black molly is getting very aggressive. I have 5 fish in there now which may be at about the max. There's the female black molly is always attacking the female tall fin platy. She leaves the male yellow molly and the male redwag swordtail alone, then my kuhli loach is always just off in his own world. Little to no interaction with any others. I figured maybe this aggression from one female to another would have to be territorial? As I picked all of my fish because they're suppose to be very non-aggressive. I was surprised at first to see the females fighting, because I had been more concerned with the males fighting it out since I was on a 1:1 ratio.
Anyway, let me know the easiest way to go about this upgrade, and if my mindset behind it is good. I know I would be tempted to get more fish if I upgrade though. It's not nearly as fun looking at a tank if it doesn't have lots of movement!
P.S. Found a baby in my tank last night!!! My girlfriend and I were going crazy trying to find a way to separate it from the others safely while we could wait to get a breeding net. We found three total, two didn't make it until this morning in our divider, but one of them is in there still going strong. Probably dozens more hiding out in the plants.
My game plan would be to move all the ornaments, and move all of the stones (plus more obviously), plants and piping for my bubbles to the other tank. Then transfer the water and the fish. Then I thought I could treat this kind of like my partial water change and add 3 or 4 gallons to the 10 that I took out. Then in a few days add the other 3 or 4 gallons. That way it wouldn't be a temperature shock or anything like that, and I can include it into my water change.
My thought as to why I wouldn't mind the upgrade is because my female black molly is getting very aggressive. I have 5 fish in there now which may be at about the max. There's the female black molly is always attacking the female tall fin platy. She leaves the male yellow molly and the male redwag swordtail alone, then my kuhli loach is always just off in his own world. Little to no interaction with any others. I figured maybe this aggression from one female to another would have to be territorial? As I picked all of my fish because they're suppose to be very non-aggressive. I was surprised at first to see the females fighting, because I had been more concerned with the males fighting it out since I was on a 1:1 ratio.
Anyway, let me know the easiest way to go about this upgrade, and if my mindset behind it is good. I know I would be tempted to get more fish if I upgrade though. It's not nearly as fun looking at a tank if it doesn't have lots of movement!
P.S. Found a baby in my tank last night!!! My girlfriend and I were going crazy trying to find a way to separate it from the others safely while we could wait to get a breeding net. We found three total, two didn't make it until this morning in our divider, but one of them is in there still going strong. Probably dozens more hiding out in the plants.
