idrankwhat
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Jun 18, 2011
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hello all....
It started with a ping pong ball, a goldfish bowl, and my 6 yr old. I'm sure that is not a unique story.
I actually have always loved aquaria so this was a good excuse to get my kids started.
We have our goldfish, and after speaking with the LFS we bought 2 "lemon chunas" (from what I read- usually described as honey gouramis online). I read that these fish like lots of plantlife. The LFS sold us a horn wort plant which is in the tank now.
The tank is just one week old. I am following the ammonia levels and learning the cycling process, which we are (obviously) doing w/ fish in the tank.
Is it good/bad/indifferent to add more plants to the tank during this phase of the cycle? We like to look of a planted tank and if it benefits the fish we'd like to do it. I just don't know how (if at all) it affects/is affected by this part of the nitrogen cycle.
Also is it inevitable that my three current fish will be overstressed while the beneficial bacteria are building up?
thanks....
It started with a ping pong ball, a goldfish bowl, and my 6 yr old. I'm sure that is not a unique story.
I actually have always loved aquaria so this was a good excuse to get my kids started.
We have our goldfish, and after speaking with the LFS we bought 2 "lemon chunas" (from what I read- usually described as honey gouramis online). I read that these fish like lots of plantlife. The LFS sold us a horn wort plant which is in the tank now.
The tank is just one week old. I am following the ammonia levels and learning the cycling process, which we are (obviously) doing w/ fish in the tank.
Is it good/bad/indifferent to add more plants to the tank during this phase of the cycle? We like to look of a planted tank and if it benefits the fish we'd like to do it. I just don't know how (if at all) it affects/is affected by this part of the nitrogen cycle.
Also is it inevitable that my three current fish will be overstressed while the beneficial bacteria are building up?
thanks....