Well to start it off i'll give you some background info
-About 2 week ago the fish in my 55 g tank started dieing all but 2 died, a 3-4 inch angel fish
-After checking all parameters and they were fine, i fogured it was a disease (all fish died the same way, they sunk to the bottom and couldnt swim)
-I threw out everything last week drained the tank cleaned it
-Bought all new, heaters (2 30 gallon heaters on polar opposite sides), 1 whisper 60 gallon 1 10 gallon canister filter, new gravel, even new lights and hoods
-filled it about 3 days ago and everything is up and runing
Here is where i need your opinion
-to filter the 55g i wanted to use guppies/minnows I was thinking adding 10 tomorrow then 10 on wed and 10 more on fri. What do you guys think about this idea? I do want to use the fishless cycle, tried it once and failed miserably
Another MAJOR problem
-the angelfish i saved, is stuck in my 10 gallon with another about 1.5 inch angel and a 1.5in silver dollar
-my plan is to do two 1/5 water changes daily and at the end of every week do a 25-50% change
-How long do you think i could keep the fish alive with this setup? I'm thinking im going to need at least 4 weeks for the 55g to cycle
55g setup?
-i was wondering what i should use for decor/other fish in the 55g (after it is cycled) assuming all three fish in the 10 survive.
-Currentyl i have one of those clay pots for deco and a 16inch buuble wand...i was wondering what other deco would look nice with an angelfish tank
-When and if, i move the angelfish (3-4in), angelfish (1.5in) and silver dollar (1.5 in) into the 55g i was going to get about 3 more silver dollars and a small shoal of cory's i was wondering what else if anything i should add?
-This will open up my 10g, i was wondering what i should put in that after this ordeal
Sorry about the long read but i really need experienced aquarist's opinions and they are greatly greatly appreciated !
-About 2 week ago the fish in my 55 g tank started dieing all but 2 died, a 3-4 inch angel fish
-After checking all parameters and they were fine, i fogured it was a disease (all fish died the same way, they sunk to the bottom and couldnt swim)
-I threw out everything last week drained the tank cleaned it
-Bought all new, heaters (2 30 gallon heaters on polar opposite sides), 1 whisper 60 gallon 1 10 gallon canister filter, new gravel, even new lights and hoods
-filled it about 3 days ago and everything is up and runing
Here is where i need your opinion
-to filter the 55g i wanted to use guppies/minnows I was thinking adding 10 tomorrow then 10 on wed and 10 more on fri. What do you guys think about this idea? I do want to use the fishless cycle, tried it once and failed miserably
Another MAJOR problem
-the angelfish i saved, is stuck in my 10 gallon with another about 1.5 inch angel and a 1.5in silver dollar
-my plan is to do two 1/5 water changes daily and at the end of every week do a 25-50% change
-How long do you think i could keep the fish alive with this setup? I'm thinking im going to need at least 4 weeks for the 55g to cycle
55g setup?
-i was wondering what i should use for decor/other fish in the 55g (after it is cycled) assuming all three fish in the 10 survive.
-Currentyl i have one of those clay pots for deco and a 16inch buuble wand...i was wondering what other deco would look nice with an angelfish tank
-When and if, i move the angelfish (3-4in), angelfish (1.5in) and silver dollar (1.5 in) into the 55g i was going to get about 3 more silver dollars and a small shoal of cory's i was wondering what else if anything i should add?
-This will open up my 10g, i was wondering what i should put in that after this ordeal
Sorry about the long read but i really need experienced aquarist's opinions and they are greatly greatly appreciated !