Fish Thread for posting Pictures of our fish, tanks, ponds, and Q & A

[MyPetNugget]

What if I let the water sit with all the plants/ chemicals/ algae for afew days? then could I simply add all the fish at once? Or do the fish have to be in the tank to start it?
sorry about all the questions. I am new to this and thanks for all your help.

 

[Andi]

1) Buy plant substrate and plant fertilizer AND THE FILTER MATERIAL I MENTIONED EARLIER. Regular gravel doesn't have the nutrients needed.
2) Buy a variety of plants that are good for low light/no CO2. Be sure a good portion is fast growing. Don't skimp on plant quantity or you may have more of a problem with algae.
3) Put the substrate and any decorations in the dry tank and arrange.
4) With the tank still dry plant the plants. Start with shortest plants first because its easiest to see what you are doing. Mist the plants if they start drying out so they don't die.
5) Before adding water do this to minimize disturbing your tank scaping. Cover with newspaper. Loosely bunch up newspaper next to taller plants and decorations. A piece should lay flat over the top.
6) Slowly add DECHLORINATED water on top of the newspaper until 3/4 full.
7) Remove the newspaper carefully.
8) Finish filling the tank with water.
9) Add water to the filter and start it.
10) At 1 week do a 10-20% water change after wiping the glass. No fish yet! The plants won't be able to absorb the nutrients from their waste yet. You would get algae. Remove dead plant material. Leave roots so they can resprout.
11) At 2 weeks do another water change with tank maintenance. Add some of the fish. The plants aren't up to full capacity. If you put all of the fish in some may die and you'll have an algae bloom.
12) At 3 weeks do tank maintenance/ water change. Now you can add more fish. =)
13) Each week add half strength fertilizer according to directions for the next month after the water change/maintenance.
14) After that month start fertilizing full strength each week for another month.
15) At 2 months if the plants aren't able to consume nutrients fast enough (resulting in algae), start fertilizing twice a week and possibly add more plants.

 

[Peep-Chicken]

Pleco

 

[MyPetNugget]

Thanks so much! I will need to go to the store and get the supplies. So at week 3 you have all your fish right? I can't wait!

 

[Andi]

Yep. 4 would be better. If the plants aren't growing or you are battling algae wait to add fish until the chemistry has stabilized.

 

[MyPetNugget]

ok.

 

[Farming Frenzy]

I have a 200l tank with 2 discus 2 kribensis 2 zebra danio and 8 neons will get photo soon

 

[MyPetNugget]

I have a 200l tank with 2 discus 2 kribensis 2 zebra danio and 8 neons will get photo soon

neat!

 

[Peep-Chicken]

My fish have ich REALLY bad.

2 fish already died in 2 days.

This is our ich stuff, it's more then a few years old. The directions is 1 drop per gallon, we have a 10 gallon take that isn't completely filled. 2-3 drops always seems to work. But now nothing happens. Please help before more fish die!

Also, I saw a misquote like larva by the dead fish, the thing was pretty small. We have a tank filter.

 

[Kevin565]

Did you introduce any new fish to the tank? Are all of the fish showing signs of Ich?