Hey all!
So I have a couple questions. I get to pick out some raingarden fish for my birthday!!! EEEEEEEK! erv: Steve's probably getting annoyed with all the questions I'm emailing him, and I know you guys are totally capable of answering these so that I can leave that poor man alone. :grinno:
There's three fish I'm looking at. I'll include the numbers just in case you want to look (just don't buy them or you're in big trouble!!!! ). Side-view Ranchu 8455 (pretty sure is a female, I don't see tubercles), which is 2.7"/3.7" with tail, PearlScale 8400 (male), which is 3.2"/4.4", and Shukin 8430 (also pretty sure is female), which is 3.4"/6.1". Right now I have a male black moor who's about 2.3"/3.5" and a 90% positive female comet who's about 2.5"/4.5". This is in a 75 gallon tank with an aquaclear 70 and two larger sponge filters with air stones. My questions are:
1) Can I add all three fish at the same time? Or is that too much for my tank to handle? They're all pretty small still, so I'm not sure. I do weekly 25%-ish water changes and siphon my sand well each time. I also take a turkey baster to my tank about 5 times a week to remove the previous day's poop/any uneaten food (I do it right after feeding usually).
2) I was planning on adding a second AC70 at a later point, do I need to do that before or really close to when I introduce the new ones? I was hoping to be able to wait a few months after adding the new stock since I'll be dropping about $260 on the new stock. I have a filter for my empty 10 gallon QT that needs reseeding that I could switch over to the 75 in the meantime. Not much but it's better than nothing.
3) I let my ten gallon kind of die a little. It's just been running with nothing in it, and isn't really suitable for a QT right now. My fish are healthy and I know Steve does a pre-shipping quarantine and purging. Will I be ok if I don't quarantine? I have some melafix that I keep on hand for emergencies, but that's about all I have for medicine. Should I dose the tank with that when I put them in?
4) Do you think I'll be able to add one more fish sometime in the future? It's just a tad overstocked that way, but I figured since I'll have the 2 sponges and 2 AC70's, it would be ok?
Thanks guys!!!!! You all are the best!
So I have a couple questions. I get to pick out some raingarden fish for my birthday!!! EEEEEEEK! erv: Steve's probably getting annoyed with all the questions I'm emailing him, and I know you guys are totally capable of answering these so that I can leave that poor man alone. :grinno:
There's three fish I'm looking at. I'll include the numbers just in case you want to look (just don't buy them or you're in big trouble!!!! ). Side-view Ranchu 8455 (pretty sure is a female, I don't see tubercles), which is 2.7"/3.7" with tail, PearlScale 8400 (male), which is 3.2"/4.4", and Shukin 8430 (also pretty sure is female), which is 3.4"/6.1". Right now I have a male black moor who's about 2.3"/3.5" and a 90% positive female comet who's about 2.5"/4.5". This is in a 75 gallon tank with an aquaclear 70 and two larger sponge filters with air stones. My questions are:
1) Can I add all three fish at the same time? Or is that too much for my tank to handle? They're all pretty small still, so I'm not sure. I do weekly 25%-ish water changes and siphon my sand well each time. I also take a turkey baster to my tank about 5 times a week to remove the previous day's poop/any uneaten food (I do it right after feeding usually).
2) I was planning on adding a second AC70 at a later point, do I need to do that before or really close to when I introduce the new ones? I was hoping to be able to wait a few months after adding the new stock since I'll be dropping about $260 on the new stock. I have a filter for my empty 10 gallon QT that needs reseeding that I could switch over to the 75 in the meantime. Not much but it's better than nothing.
3) I let my ten gallon kind of die a little. It's just been running with nothing in it, and isn't really suitable for a QT right now. My fish are healthy and I know Steve does a pre-shipping quarantine and purging. Will I be ok if I don't quarantine? I have some melafix that I keep on hand for emergencies, but that's about all I have for medicine. Should I dose the tank with that when I put them in?
4) Do you think I'll be able to add one more fish sometime in the future? It's just a tad overstocked that way, but I figured since I'll have the 2 sponges and 2 AC70's, it would be ok?
Thanks guys!!!!! You all are the best!