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Hi, I am new to this, (fish)
and I have a warm water
aquarium. I went to petsmart
to get supplies like a new
pump since ours was leaking,
and fish. I talked to an
attendant person in the
fish section, and they said
to wait 24 hours to let
the aquarium build bateria
before we put fish in. So
we waited 24 hours and then
let the fish float 15 minutes
in the tank before releasing
them.
Right now we have the fish
in a 29 gallon heated tank.
The fish include zebra danios,
and multiple guppies (20
fish all together which
the person at petsmart said
was ok). I looked at your
site, and it said 3 days
(to wait until putting in
fish). So i was wondering
if or what I did wrong,
If i did anything wrong.
I have had the fish for
almost half a day from the
time i sent this. Right
now they seem to be doing
ok. Where we live, has water
high in lime rock. Do you
think this will damage the
fish since I have run the
water through a filter a
while, and it has cleared
up considerably. I was hoping
you could give me some help
since I worry I have wasted
$35 on fish that will die
in a week.
Matthew H.
Reply.
Hello Matthew. You say you've had the fish in your
aquarium for half a day and they seem to be OK.
So you've been lucky so far. Here is some advice.
You've started with
too many fish. The beneficial bacteria have not
had enough time to grow in your filter, so there
may not be enough bacteria to digest all the waste
that your fish will produce. Click
here
to read more about these beneficial bacteria, and
how they help filter the water in an aquarium.
If the bacteria can
not digest all the fish waste that your fish will
produce, your water will begin to get cloudy and
smelly. Click
here for information about using your eyes and
nose to test your aquarium's water. Click
here
for information about what to do if your water gets
cloudy or smelly.
One thing you can
do to improve the water quality in your aquarium
is to add a filter with a BIO-Wheel, which is the
ideal place for beneficial bacteria to grow. Click
here for more about filters with BIO-Wheels.
If you had done more
reading before you bought the fish, you would have
learned that it is better to start with just few
Zebra Danios, and keep them in your aquarium for
about three weeks to give the the beneficial bacteria
enough time to multiply in your aquarium filter.
I suggest that you
start reading about aquariums and fish, so you can
rely on your knowledge in the future and not rely
on being lucky. Click
here
to read the Seven Essentials of Keeping Fish, which
is a good place to start reading. On that web page
you will find links to lots more information that
you should know about.
You should also click
here to learn more about your Zebra Danios,
and click
here to learn more about your Guppies.
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Hi, I dont have an aquarium
yet but I'd like to get
one this summer ... I've
been doing a lot of research
on tropical freshwater aquariums
and tropical freshwater
fish. Anyways, I was planning
on getting a 55 gallon aquarium
(plus the proper filters
and heater), and then getting
these fish: I'd first put
6 Zebra Danios in and let
them cycle the tank. After
the tank is cycled, I would
add 6 tiger barbs, 1 pleco,
1 red tail shark, and 6
neon blue rainbow fish.
Please tell me if this is
a good. plan ...
Thank You.
Josh
Reply.
Hello Josh. I'd say your plan is just about ideal.
I strongly recommend that you get a Penguin 330
filter, which comes with a BIO-Wheel filter and
is the proper size filter for a 55-gallon aquarium.
Click
here for more information about BIO-Wheel filters
for aquariums.
The fish you listed do not
need aquarium gravel. But if you want aquarium gravel,
then I recommend that you have a
layer of aquarium gravel that is at most 1/4" deep.
Click
here
for more information about aquarium gravel.
The fish you mentioned
will all be compatible. You have the correct numbers
of each species. You need at least 6 of each of
the schooling fish, one Red Tail Shark, and one
Plecostomus.
Also it is good to
start with the Zebra Danios, because they seem to
do well in new aquariums. So I think your plan is
about ideal.
I live in Florida and the
room temperature in my house
stays about 80-82 degrees
(with a/c). My Question
is, how can I keep the temperature
in my aquarium below 78
degrees to accommodate my
fish. It seems to sit at
about 82 degrees, with lots
of irrigation. My cold tap
water is also about 82-84
degrees. Any help would
be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Kevin
Reply.
Hello Kevin. First let me say that many of the fish
that we discuss on this web site can live in water
with a temperature of 80 to 82 degrees F., but above
84 degrees many fish will have problems.
Actually 78 to 80
degrees is about optimal for many types of tropical
fish, and that is pretty close to the temperature
of your water now.
So you could just
leave your aquarium at 80 to 82 and not try to change
it, and generally it's a good idea not to change
and control things that don't need to be changed.
But if you decide
you really want to lower the temperature of the
water in your aquarium, there are two methods.
(1) Fill a soda pop
bottle with tap water and freeze it in your freezer.
After the water is frozen, put the bottle in your
aquarium. You must be careful about a couple of
things. Be sure not to fill the soda pop bottle
with tap water.
Water expands when
it freezes, so the bottle might explode, if you
fill it too full. I'd say leave at least 2" of empty
space at the top of the bottle, when you fill it.
You must also be
careful that the ice in the bottle does not cool
your aquarium to much and too fast. This is unlikely,
but I have heard of it happening.
(2) You can buy a
professionally made chiller, which will have a thermostat
to set the temperature that you want for your water.
Click
here to go to another web site, where you can
get more information about aquarium chillers.
(3) I just thought
of a third idea. Maybe you could move your aquarium
closer to the air conditioner (a/c), where the the
air may be cooler.
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