New 29G, New Stock, Angels Spawn

[abcdefghi]

Ok, so this will probably be a long post.......... last night my pair of angels spawned, which was really cool to watch. But watching them rip shreds out of the odd angel out was no fun, and they were also attacking the tetras/corys, basically anything that came near the eggs. I am not expecting many of these eggs to survive, but they are guarding them pretty fiercly.

So, today I found a 29G and stand on Craigslist, went out and now have it here. The guy had the tank running, so the filter etc are all still wet, should I use them? I don't have anything else to use (apart from a spare sponge that I can use to seed the new tank). I want to get the pair of angels moved as soon as I can, as they really have been fighting like crazy and I am worried about them killing each other. Also, when the 29G is full will it be OK against an interior wall on the first floor? I guess full it will weigh about 300lb+ or should I place it against an exterior wall?

If I seed it with my sponge and use the existing filters, would I be Ok to move the angel pair today? If not then I will go with a fishless cycle, but I would prefer not to unless it was the only option. I also plan to fill about 50-75% of the new tank with old tank water (its WC day today).

Also, how much cleaning should I do on the new tank? Just give everything a good rinse over? or a more thorough cleaning?

This also leads me to believe I will have open space in the 55G. Once the angel pair have moved out I will be left with 1 angel (who I am sure will love all the space) 7 rummy nose tetra and 8 peppered cory cats. Any suggestions on what I can add to that stocking? I could try more rummys, but at the moment I am a little down on them due to how sensitive they are.



Thanks.

 

[jm1212]

since it sounds like you already have a pretty well established tank, go ahead and just take some media from your tank and ditch the media that was left over. to clean the tank, use some bleach diluted in water and give everything a good scrub. once you are done cleaning the tank, just add double or truiple the dose of dechlor.

you dont have to put any old water in the tank. it doesnt do anything except put old water in a new tank. if you have been doing your water changes regularly, then you should have no problem moving the angels over right away as long as the temps of the tanks are the same.

if the pair are beating each other up, then you may need to seperate them.

 

[abcdefghi]

since it sounds like you already have a pretty well established tank, go ahead and just take some media from your tank and ditch the media that was left over. to clean the tank, use some bleach diluted in water and give everything a good scrub. once you are done cleaning the tank, just add double or truiple the dose of dechlor.

you dont have to put any old water in the tank. it doesnt do anything except put old water in a new tank. if you have been doing your water changes regularly, then you should have no problem moving the angels over right away as long as the temps of the tanks are the same.

if the pair are beating each other up, then you may need to seperate them.

Cool, will get the tank good and scrubbed in a few minutes and then fill it up.

Its not the pair beating each other up, its the pair beating the 3rd angel up and the 3rd angel beating half of the pair up.

 

[abcdefghi]

Ok, so the sponge I have in my current tank will not fit in the filter on the new tank, should I just float it in the new tank for a couple of weeks?

 

[saram521]

I would put it in the actual tank. If you have any inert rocks already in your tank, you can use one or however many it takes to anchor down the sponge. You could also used polished stones that you'd find at a craft store; those are safe for aquariums. Is this a sponge filter you're talking about btw?

 

[abcdefghi]

Is this a sponge filter you're talking about btw?

Its just the sponge filter from a Whisper 60 (I keep the Whisper as a QT filter, but keep the sponge in my main tank all the time to keep bacteria alive).

For now I just dropped it into the new tank, I don't mind that it does not look great as its only there to get some bacteria to the new filter.

Hopefully as well with only 2 small (5" max inc fins) angelfish they won't product a huge bio load while the bacteria establish themself.

 

[fishorama]

I'd cut off (biggish) half of 1 side of the whisper media, stick it in the new filter with it's new media & call it good. Oh, I see it's your q, use the whole thing in the new filter.
What kind is the new filter? If it has bio bags or similar just put the old piece inside. If it's a Aqua clear type lay it on top of the sponge & add a 2nd sponge on top.

Add some anacharis & indica & maybe a fake plant too. Keep an eye on the water params but you should be good to move the angels right away. This is a more in depth way I set up my Q tank all the time with no problems, no spike.

People often forget angels are cichlids & can be very aggressive especially when spawning. Good luck