UPDATE: Fry tank setup

[Kamdavid]

Just set up the 5 gallon fry tank. I used about 2.5 gallons of water from the normal running tank. The rest is dechlorinated water. Heater is running. Filter is running. How long until I can transfer the fry over ?

 

[Kamdavid]

Here is a picture

 

[CassCats]

What kind of fry?

 

[Kamdavid]

What kind of fry?

Balloon molly fry. We got her yesterday as a replacement for a fish that passed away. She started labor in the bag. We got 8 total.

 

[Retired Viking]

You need to cycle the tank, water from a cycled tank will not do it, The bacteria is in the filter, gravel and on items in the tank. You could add Tetra SafeStart Plus which has the bacteria.

 

[Kamdavid]

Yes I’ll be cycling it. Should I add plants to it from the other tank or something ?

 

[CassCats]

Take some filter media from the main tank and drop it in the new filter on the fry tank. Insta cycle.

You should be just fine to move the fry over to it

 

[Kamdavid]

The filter is one that they say “you should change monthly” could I just drop the one being used in my main tank into the fry tank ?

 

[JuiceBox52]

The filter is one that they say “you should change monthly” could I just drop the one being used in my main tank into the fry tank ?

Yeah that should work

 

[Kamdavid]

Ok I added the filter into the tank. And the light wasn’t working , it was a friends of mine. So I just added my extra lid with led lights. Looks ghetto. But will work. How long should I wait to add the babies ?

 

[JuiceBox52]

Ok I added the filter into the tank. And the light wasn’t working , it was a friends of mine. So I just added my extra lid with led lights. Looks ghetto. But will work. How long should I wait to add the babies ?

As long as the temp is the same you can add them now

 

[Kamdavid]

The tank has only been setup for a few hours though ?

should I test the parameters ?

I don’t want them to die. Water temp is staying at about 78,79 F

 

[JuiceBox52]

The tank has only been setup for a few hours though ?

should I test the parameters ?

I don’t want them to die. Water temp is staying at about 78,79 F

It should be okay, you can test the parameters if you want. With fry you will be doing frequent water changes and that will prevent any spikes that may happen.

 

[Retired Viking]

I would test before adding the fry. just to be safe

 

[Kamdavid]

And I forgot to mention. I did a water change yesterday in my main tank, and rinsed the filter ... so maybe it doesn’t have a lot of biological media in it ?