thinking about adding ammonia...advice please:)

[amy]

The media from the turtle tank will certainly help.
Get at least an ammonia and a nitrite test kit. Add the ammonia as per all the fishless cycling articles. Watch the levels. When both the ammonia and nitrite tests read zero, do a big water change and the tank is ready.

The turtle tank media will bring in some beneficial bacteria so you won't be waiting as long as if you were starting with a completely barren tank.

 

[O-man21]

The "Bristlenose Catfish" your talknig about IS a pleco. They only grow to 4 inches and do the same stuff as a common pleco. I have a full grown one..pics of him coming,bu tI can't semm to ind him..

 

[canucks]

Thanks! We bought test kits I think the same day we got the tank. (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and pH). And I've been doing tests and adding ammonia every evening since last Sunday. But last night we were away from home and so I didn't get to do a test at all until this morning. Will that screw anything up, or can I still just resume adding ammonia to 5ppm. Like, do the additions have to be 24hrs apart? (sorry if I'm a little unclear, it was a late night...

 

[Gourami_Boy]

Gouramis

I agree with pinballqueen's view on territorial Gourami's but I have found that Dwarf Gourami's seem to get on very well if they have a big enough tank for each male to claim a small amount of its own terretory.
I have 6 Dwarf Gouramis (3 pairs), the males are fine with each other and even seem to enjoy each others company by idling at the top of the tank together!
I have these 6 Gouramis in a 30 gallon tank, they dont require any special needs and they seem to have an appetite for anything...even my new plants..!
One thing I would add is that Gouramis should never be introduced on their own, if your adding gouramis make sure you add a pair (male & female).


- Im new to these forums and it looks as though im going to have some fun here!

cheers Dave

 

[canucks]

ok then,

...So if we have
6-8 neons
2 dwarf honey gouramis
3 peppered cories
1 bristlenose cat
will there still be enough room for another school of 6-8, say rasboras and a couple of guppies? ( I think I'm pushin' it...)

 

[OrionGirl]

You'd be more than pushing it. Keep in mind that stocking levels are determined by the adult size and behavior of the fish. In such a small tank, you will not have 2 schools, you'll have one big mixture.