mr.trooper
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Jun 26, 2006
- Messages
- 27
Hey everyone!
Well, my new tank has been up and running, fishless, for a while now. No detectable Ammonia or Nitrites, and the watter is clear. I seeded the water with a small amount of ammonia at setup, when i added my bactiria cultures, so for now im assuming that i am fairly far along in my cycles.
With this in mind, my aquarist buddy helped me pick out some fish today. there is a hobby store on the outskirts of town that sells nothing but live stock and aquatic plants and corals. Small time buisness with a verry knowledgeable owner; definately more knowledgeble than your average LFS. This was evident by the vibrance and obvious health of his stock; the comparison simply blows places like Pet Supplies Plus and Petco right out of the water.
So, i decided to purchase my new pets from him; 3 Silver Tip Tetras. I intentionaly chose this fish due to the wide range of water tollerences listed in its online profiles.
I aclimated them very carefully and so far they apear to be doing fine. They are swimming normaly, do not apear to be overly active or sluggish, nor are they apearing to have any difficulty. It has been around 12 hours since acclimation, and they have settled in quite well. The tank they are in has several large and small plants, bolth real and artificial, and a piece of driftwood for cover. The filtration is also quite high; i am using a Penguin bio-wheel 150 on this 10 gallon.
OK, Sounds great...so you ask yourself what the heck i want? While I have read just about everything i could find on this forum, and been as carefull as possible, im still a complete novice. As such, iv still got myself all in a tizzy about the dreaded "new tank syndrome". SO, is there anything that i should be aware of, or be looking for? Are there any obvious signs, or is this one of those "all your fish are dead when you wake up in the mourning" kind of things?
Also, could anyone say how long it may bee before i can be sure the tank is truely safe for habitation?
Thanks everyone for your help.
Well, my new tank has been up and running, fishless, for a while now. No detectable Ammonia or Nitrites, and the watter is clear. I seeded the water with a small amount of ammonia at setup, when i added my bactiria cultures, so for now im assuming that i am fairly far along in my cycles.
With this in mind, my aquarist buddy helped me pick out some fish today. there is a hobby store on the outskirts of town that sells nothing but live stock and aquatic plants and corals. Small time buisness with a verry knowledgeable owner; definately more knowledgeble than your average LFS. This was evident by the vibrance and obvious health of his stock; the comparison simply blows places like Pet Supplies Plus and Petco right out of the water.
So, i decided to purchase my new pets from him; 3 Silver Tip Tetras. I intentionaly chose this fish due to the wide range of water tollerences listed in its online profiles.
I aclimated them very carefully and so far they apear to be doing fine. They are swimming normaly, do not apear to be overly active or sluggish, nor are they apearing to have any difficulty. It has been around 12 hours since acclimation, and they have settled in quite well. The tank they are in has several large and small plants, bolth real and artificial, and a piece of driftwood for cover. The filtration is also quite high; i am using a Penguin bio-wheel 150 on this 10 gallon.
OK, Sounds great...so you ask yourself what the heck i want? While I have read just about everything i could find on this forum, and been as carefull as possible, im still a complete novice. As such, iv still got myself all in a tizzy about the dreaded "new tank syndrome". SO, is there anything that i should be aware of, or be looking for? Are there any obvious signs, or is this one of those "all your fish are dead when you wake up in the mourning" kind of things?
Also, could anyone say how long it may bee before i can be sure the tank is truely safe for habitation?
Thanks everyone for your help.