skywhitney
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I'm more familiar with saltwater angels so i was wondering about the growth rate ofthe freshwater ones?
skywhitney said:I'm more familiar with saltwater angels so i was wondering about the growth rate ofthe freshwater ones?
George9 said:I'm good for those kinda comments how could I pass up an opportunity?
I don't know about the two angels. If I added another to the list do you think I could still do the killi? Is it true that they won't pick in eachother if introduced at the sane time? They're like silver dollar size
Golden wonders can be a bit aggressive too and IMO really only belong with speedy tankmates. They will likely take bites out of your tetras.I'm good for those kinda comments how could I pass up an opportunity?
I don't know about the two angels. If I added another to the list do you think I could still do the killi? Is it true that they won't pick in eachother if introduced at the sane time? They're like silver dollar size
absolutangel04 said:Golden wonders can be a bit aggressive too and IMO really only belong with speedy tankmates. They will likely take bites out of your tetras.
As for the angels, having more than 1 angel is always a gamble. When they are small, they usually school around and don't pick on each other, but that can easily change when they grow up. I think if you started out with a few juvies, then you try picking that get along, but you always have the chance of them pairing up and paired angels can wreak havoc on a community tank. Sometimes, a mated pair is fine in a community, sometimes not. Its a bit hard to give absolutes when dealing with angels. They are sort of like a wild card fish and life with them can go all sorts of directions. Lol. You can always try 2 angels and just sell one if it doesn't work out. Most pet stores will readily take adult angels in if they have space.
George9 said:I just did a 55% water change to get the nitrites down a little. I spilled prime, and broke a test kit vial in a mad dash to finish because I have to go soon.anyway They're still above 5 ppm. Ammonia was 0 after that. I'm just gonna leave it and see what happens. The only reason I did it was because I read a thread that said if the nitrite test turned dark purple at the bottom before shaken, they're really high and you should bring them down.
I dont know if i'd trust the test colors before its shaken... Without the tube being shaken you have a high risk of substances being in little "pockets" that can give readings that are WAY off. I'd reccomend only going off of the readings that you got once you completed a full test. But this is just my opinion
George9 said:That is what I am doing. I just read that if the water turns dark purple even before shaken, then thats a ton of nitrites. I still shake it and take the reading from there- Its like a different purple than 5 PPmM, so I just say its higher than 5. Maybe the 50% water change will move the cycle along a little bit.
Hopefully so i'm sure you're anxious to start putting some fish in there!
IMO, an apisto would be great. Personally, I am not a fan of kribs in communities because I have seen it go really badly for some people. Sometimes it works out fine, even with breeding kribs, but other times the kribs turn way too nasty. But apistso are so cool that I like them better anyways. They are also decently hardy, especially compared to other dwarf cichlids.Just one angel then. I dont want to screw everything up by getting more than one lol. Back to the drawing board in the other centerpiece fish too. I forgot killifish have really big mouths. Would some kind of apisto work? Or a krib?
Tank didn't finish cycling today. Maybe Tuesday. Why can't the stupid nitrites drop! It's been > 5 ppm for 5 days!
And, it seems most of my plants are beginning to die. I hope this is just the shock of being transplanted and they will grow back?
George9 said:Good news! Ammonia was 0 this morning-but I dosed it back to 4 ppm. Nitrites were at 5 ppm instead of above 5 ppm (YES!)
George9 said:Good news! Ammonia was 0 this morning-but I dosed it back to 4 ppm. Nitrites were at 5 ppm instead of above 5 ppm (YES!)
Nah. Still got those nitritesAwesome man! Sounds like you're good to go!
George9 said:Nah. Still got those nitrites