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Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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I think 1 pellet is going to be too much for a few guppies to eat in 1 go. I like those pellets that can stick to the glass because its fun to watch the fish pick at them over an hour or so, but i use them in bigger tanks with upto 100 fish, and 3 pellets gets eaten. I wouldnt use a stick on the glass pellet in my small guppy tank because its too much food. A fishes stomach is the size of its eye to give you an idea of how much food they csn eat in 1 sitting. Is a pellet bigger than 8 guppy eyes?
Maybe stick one on the side of the tank twice a week and remove it after 10 or 15 minutes so there isnt excess food left lying on the bottom.
I dont give my guppies any specialised vegetable food because they pick at algae all through the day until they get fed in the evening. I figure they get enough vegetable in their diet from that.
I have seen them munching on the floor/rocks, so I'll do twice a week then. The flakes are arriving tomorrow
I have a few questions about the new tank if you don't mind?
1. The smaller tank heater fitted behind the filter, no leads in the water. This bigger heater is submersible and freaks me out a little, just sticks to the side? I will send a photo to check if positioned correctly...
2. I am away with work for 2 nights and my Mum feeds my animals, but I am worried about the levels spiking and not being here to do water changes every day. I have been doing an almost 50% water change in the smaller tank for the last 3 days now, and the levels are coming down but still not amazing as you predicted. Ammonia on the colour chart was between 0.5 and 1 and nitrite colour was 1. Will they be better transferred into the bigger tank before I am away Fri and Sat night or better in the smaller tank? I thought the bigger but obviously that tank will be very newly set up...
3. When I left my initial tank for the almost 2 weeks before adding fish there was a bacterial bloom that lasted a few days, making the water cloudy. This happened about a week after I set it up, although I will say I did no water changes after setting it up or before adding the fish (ignorance, as with a lot of the other things I have done wrong!) If that happens again, does it harm the fish? What process should I follow?
4. I have Seachem Prime ready to go, and it says 5mL per 200 L. Can I overdose them on this?? I got the 60 litre tank and would like to add water tonight to start the process of giving them a bigger, better home.
Thank you
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