Ok, so I messed up. I decided to get a fish tank. But I haven't had one since I was a little girl and my dad set it up. Looking back, I know we must have done nearly everything wrong--I'm surprised any fish lived at all.
Any way, so I find myself in a predicament. I have a brand new-uncycled tank with *way* too many fish in it. I don't want them to all die(a few already did, but I got more to replace them thinking it was stress or something). I have a 10 gallon with 8 male guppies in it. I have an external filter, heater stays at 76, I am adding a small amount of aquarium salt and I do have an air pump with one of those bubble strips.
I also have an empty 5 gallon. If I put several in the 5 gallon with no gravel and do daily water changes can I keep them alive until the 10gallon cycles with one or two fish in it?
I feel bad and I don't know what to do. :/
Any way, so I find myself in a predicament. I have a brand new-uncycled tank with *way* too many fish in it. I don't want them to all die(a few already did, but I got more to replace them thinking it was stress or something). I have a 10 gallon with 8 male guppies in it. I have an external filter, heater stays at 76, I am adding a small amount of aquarium salt and I do have an air pump with one of those bubble strips.
I also have an empty 5 gallon. If I put several in the 5 gallon with no gravel and do daily water changes can I keep them alive until the 10gallon cycles with one or two fish in it?
I feel bad and I don't know what to do. :/