Jed Fish
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Apr 10, 2014
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We were given a goldfish in a 12L UNCYCLED tank (she scrubbed entire tank + filter & gravel day before giving fish to us) with a broken filter, so, TODAY we upgraded to a much bigger tank w/ filter, gravel, toy & light etc.
We have paid for another small goldfish at the petstore, but have not brought it home as we are unsure if we should start a new cycle with 2 goldfish, or, start the cycle with the original fish, then after 6-8 weeks, add the new one.
What would you do? Buy the new goldfish tomorrow or wait? The goldfish at the store is very unique, it is light orange with a black upper lip, looks like a mustache, so we want this one in particular, although we are unsure if the store would keep this fish on hold for us for 6-8 weeks without selling it.
We still have the old tank that the original fish came to us in, so could we put the original fish back into its tank, fill it with fresh water, and do very frequent water changes, as the filter is broken? Then we could get the new one in the new tank, and once the new tank is cycled with the new fish, we could put them together in the new tank? We REALLY dont want any fish deaths.
We have paid for another small goldfish at the petstore, but have not brought it home as we are unsure if we should start a new cycle with 2 goldfish, or, start the cycle with the original fish, then after 6-8 weeks, add the new one.
What would you do? Buy the new goldfish tomorrow or wait? The goldfish at the store is very unique, it is light orange with a black upper lip, looks like a mustache, so we want this one in particular, although we are unsure if the store would keep this fish on hold for us for 6-8 weeks without selling it.
We still have the old tank that the original fish came to us in, so could we put the original fish back into its tank, fill it with fresh water, and do very frequent water changes, as the filter is broken? Then we could get the new one in the new tank, and once the new tank is cycled with the new fish, we could put them together in the new tank? We REALLY dont want any fish deaths.