GUppies

Anyway, back to the subject.

Yes, you can. If - and only if - you have the tank planted. (yes, it's my current fad, but hear me out)

To go totally filterless, however, I think you need to have the plants established and growing first. Your big problem is that IIRC the water in Leicester is like liquid rock. Plants don't like that. But it's only six gallons, so bottled water is a possibility.
 
SO if i was to take say 1/2 the 6 gal capicty of water from a bottled source then the other 1/2 from a cycled tank would that work, coz i was going to take the whole of the water from a cycled tank to fill it up coz i can't really cycle a tank with guppies can i .

So if i did that, then got some plants-what would you recomend not very good on plants never kept live ones, so could you explain to me what to do and how to look after them.

So how long after the plants have been in can i put the guppies in, i know i'm impatient.

Oh would floating plants be ok i've used them before ( also what exaclty is the reason for plants, does it areate the water).
besides i would get some floating lant just to break up the film you get on the surface of the water without the flow of a pump.

By the wasy thanks.
 
Not sure if they are available overseas, but they make very small filters (brand name is shark). They are basically a powerhead with a small area for media (comes with carbon--I cut a sponge to fit). It works very well for my newts, and is quiet.

Other option--get a small pond pump. I have one in a tank with an african frog. It has a sponge around a small powerhead, with extensions that break the surface and forms a water bell (fountain). Provides media for bacteria, moves water, and aerates all in one. For such a small tank, you could do the same thing with a small powerhead. Very cheap.

As for plants--you could easily go with low light plants (anubias, crypts, duckweed, etc). They plants will need about 2 weeks to get established, and you'll want to fertilize lightly about 3-5 days after putting them in.
 
Thankyou al for your replies, i will have a look at the fluval 1 i do like the fluvals i have one on my other tank, I just wasn't sure it would be worth paying so much for a tank as small as that. If i was to get a filter would i be able to keep more guppies in the tank as a posed to not having a filter. I'm defianlty going to g with the guppies i think there so pretty. It's just the filter/no filter that's a problem and just weather i need to use cycled water. May i point out that my parents quite a few years ago kept a fish tank with plants and they survived. Anyway would the floating plants do the same and does it matter what substrate i have in i am going to have the plants, for the tank i have tiny black substarte like quartz.
THanks!!
 
The water in a tank isn't 'cycled'. The media within a tank contains bacteria populations, but very few of these colonies are free floating. Using a scoop of the gravel would be better than using the water.
 
Hey. The guppies will eat most of their own young if you dont feed them (adults) too much.
You could also but the males under a strong xray - that would sterilize them...
 
So if i was to not get a filter, i should use something such as gravel in clean water to help cycle the tank and then make regualr water changes, would a couple of plants work in the same way as gravel.

If i am going to get a filter, would i be able to use the media and put it in the new filter and just use clean gravel and clean water

How many guppies would you recommned with the filter and then without
 
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