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after a 3 day multicounty blackout my tank dropped to 38 degrees and all my fish died one by one but think ill try different fish once i get the tank goin again but know little about whats out there.
i would like some bottom feeding fish that remain small but friendly with most fish and waht about frogs, will they eat fish, also waht about crayfish, i assume theyd eat other fish if they could but how would all these get along, any other recommends for small to medium fish
 
About 2 yrs ago we bought a Blue Crawfish off Ebay for about $4.00 for our community tank. He was a pretty passive guy and looked really cool. We never fed him anything special, just the regular fish flake food. They are still available to buy so you might have a look. Ours lived a year or so.
 
Really, awful. Terribly sorry you had to lose your fish in such a bad way. As for small bottom feeders, I like Cory catfish. They are active daylight feeders and school somewhat. They also come in a variety of colors to choose from. They don;t do algae though, so I'd also recommend Otocinculus catfish as well. Otos are downright cute, stay small and love fresh algae. I think the cray would be a bad choice for smaller fish, as I think he may get lucky one time and snag one. I think African Dwarf Frogs can mix with the fish I already mentioned. How big is the tank you are restocking? You can get some fun and active small to medium fish that would mix very well with these. If you like livebearers, mollies would be fun, you could do a betta as a sort of show fish, or you could use a dwarf gourami or two... really, the limits are basically just fish compatibility and tank size. HTH
 
ooops, while cleaning the tank i found another dead fish, i changed 50% of the water but could have been in there for a couple days,didnt have any noticable smell and water stayed cold the last couple of days... does anyone think the water will be ok? maybe if i put in a couple starter fish?
i have some brine shrimp i was goin to populate the tank with before i put fish in there, think mother nature will balance it out? i'd really hate to drain all that water again after i just got it warmed up
 
I'm in the better safe than sorry group of people. You know, you could always check the water with tests. Also, do you have a Python for gravel vacs/water changes? It makes changing water a snap, if all you remember are buckets and siphons and mouths full of fishy water.
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Harlock said:
It makes changing water a snap, if all you remember are buckets and siphons and mouths full of fishy water.
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lmao... surely no one does that to gravity feed....i never thought anyone here wasnt smart enough to simply fill the hose with water from the faucet till it comes out the other end then carry both ends over to the tank and bucket, never saw a need for hand pumps
but i'll slap a couple gold fish in the tank, i'm sure it'll work itself out
 
never thought anyone here wasnt smart enough to simply fill the hose with water from the faucet till it comes out the other end then carry both ends over to the tank and bucket, never saw a need for hand pumps
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Err Umm what about just dipping the vaccume in the tank and lifting it up to fill the hose? I never thought about carrying water across the room to start a siphon.

Either way, the dead fish will be guilty of producing lots of ammonia, which will be consumed if any of your bacteria survived the cold, and if your bacteria died, the ammonia will help kick start a fishless cycle anyhow. I'd test ammonia levels, If none of your fish died for reasons other than the cold and it's effects, the water should be fine once everything is stabilized and re-estabilished. I'd get to work right away on a fishless cycle, or proving that the bacteria lived, and once the tank is ready do a big water change and add fish. JMO
dave
 
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