uglygoat
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Jan 2, 2007
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my daughter received a 2.5 gallon tank for xmas...
the good intentioned gift was stocked already with two feeder goldfish and two african dwarf frogs... i don't know what kind of prep was done with the tank. i suspect the inhabitants were dumped in there a few days before the gift was given.
since the 25th, both fish have gone on to the great toilet bowl, and one poor frog has been sucked into the filter, which was originaly set on the highest level.
not really sure where to go from here... i don't know how long the other froggie will last, and i am certian the tank is nowhere near where it should be in terms of water chemistry. i dont want to add any other living creatures untill i can reset the tank and get it cycled properly, but i have the issue of the remaining frog.
my thoughts on this tank is that it is pretty poor, even for a starter setup, and that i should leave froggie in there and get a ten gallon glass tank and get it cycled and ready to house some other fish and frogs later on down the road.
if froggie doesn't make it, is this gift tank set up worth doing right, or should i just move her on to a better suited tank?
the good intentioned gift was stocked already with two feeder goldfish and two african dwarf frogs... i don't know what kind of prep was done with the tank. i suspect the inhabitants were dumped in there a few days before the gift was given.
since the 25th, both fish have gone on to the great toilet bowl, and one poor frog has been sucked into the filter, which was originaly set on the highest level.
not really sure where to go from here... i don't know how long the other froggie will last, and i am certian the tank is nowhere near where it should be in terms of water chemistry. i dont want to add any other living creatures untill i can reset the tank and get it cycled properly, but i have the issue of the remaining frog.
my thoughts on this tank is that it is pretty poor, even for a starter setup, and that i should leave froggie in there and get a ten gallon glass tank and get it cycled and ready to house some other fish and frogs later on down the road.
if froggie doesn't make it, is this gift tank set up worth doing right, or should i just move her on to a better suited tank?