Jabubaoski
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Sep 24, 2022
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Hi everyone, I’m Kim and I’m new!
I started my new 29 gallon tank 3 weeks ago after a lot of research, I have some questions that maybe you can help.
1- cycling: I intended to do fishless cycling and started a planted tank with 14 plants (anubias nana, red myrio, fern, red tiger lotus, crypt, etc). I also added used media and a piece of used driftwood from the LFS. 2 weeks in I discovered all sorts of invertebrates (planaria, detritus worms, MTS, mystery snails, copepods, shrimplets and whatever else I can’t see). My tank reading was 7ph and everything else 0. I was advised to add some fish to keep the inverts in check so I added 1 dwarf rainbow, 1 honey gourami, 4 harleys and 4 medaka. 1 week later all my readings have remained the same, 0 everything. I used API master kit + the sticks. I follow instructions and shake vigorously and wait. Is it possible my tank is cycled? What am I doing wrong?
2 - fish fighting/bullying. The rainbow is lonely and chases the 4 harleys a lot. 1 of the Harley (the biggest) chases and nips all the other Harley’s. The other 3 seem to have nipped fins. What can I do? They’d probably benefit from more friends but Is it too premature to add more fish?
Thanks so much!!
I started my new 29 gallon tank 3 weeks ago after a lot of research, I have some questions that maybe you can help.
1- cycling: I intended to do fishless cycling and started a planted tank with 14 plants (anubias nana, red myrio, fern, red tiger lotus, crypt, etc). I also added used media and a piece of used driftwood from the LFS. 2 weeks in I discovered all sorts of invertebrates (planaria, detritus worms, MTS, mystery snails, copepods, shrimplets and whatever else I can’t see). My tank reading was 7ph and everything else 0. I was advised to add some fish to keep the inverts in check so I added 1 dwarf rainbow, 1 honey gourami, 4 harleys and 4 medaka. 1 week later all my readings have remained the same, 0 everything. I used API master kit + the sticks. I follow instructions and shake vigorously and wait. Is it possible my tank is cycled? What am I doing wrong?
2 - fish fighting/bullying. The rainbow is lonely and chases the 4 harleys a lot. 1 of the Harley (the biggest) chases and nips all the other Harley’s. The other 3 seem to have nipped fins. What can I do? They’d probably benefit from more friends but Is it too premature to add more fish?
Thanks so much!!