EMPTY tank any ideas

[Bantam]

You should be able to manage without a filter. get some oxygenating plants though and change the water loads. also don't go mad on how many guppy's you get. remember the little buggers breed like rabbits on viagra.

have you checked out pets at home? i wouldn't recommend buying the fish there judging by the ones i've seen but their filters are quite cheap. i bought the biggest internal fluval there for about £25. if i remember rightly the fluval 1 was only about a tenner. that might be wrong though .

even for a small tank i would be inclined to get a filter - it just gives you a wider margin for error with stocking/feeding/water changes/ oxygenation etc etc. however with a bit of work you should manage without one.

regards

 

[PartyAnimal1UK]

What oxgenating plants would you recommend and does it have to be the ones that you plant in the bottom or would floating ones do and what would you recomment about using cycled water from another tank, thanks. Yes i have been to pets at home i buy most of my stuff from there such as grvael e.t.c i wil have a look at tth efilter i brought a fluval 2 for £17.99 , i must add though i agree with you i have never brough fish from they, have you every brought plants from there, any good?

 

[Bantam]

i'm afraid i'm useless with the plants names. the best i can offer is the stuff which to me looks like pond weed from my childhood is one of the best. don't suppose thats much use to you though. ask the owner of a decent local fish store or try asking the planty peeps on this website.
cycled water is going to be better than water straight from the tap but it won't really make much difference. you need a colony of beneficial bacteria from somewhere. if you're going without a filter gravel from an established tank is probably going to be your next best option.
maybe i slightly underestimated the filter prices - its a few years since i bought mine from there. as for the plants i have bought them from pets at home and found them to be as good as anywhere else. quite reasonably priced too.

craig