Converting From Coldwater To Tropical

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

This may be a really stupid question; I’m converting my fish tank from cold water to tropical; I’m just wondering will it make a difference to the filter? i.e. the bacteria in it. Will it be ok or will it effectively re-cycle?

 

[Tizer]

I go with yes, stupid question

It will be fine, as long as it has fishies in there to feed it ammonia.

 

[c-dub]

Bang a heater in there and you will be fine .

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Thats fine then. I'd still rather ask the stupid question to be safe .

 

[james_fish]

Will be fine

As long as the transition is done sooner rather than later. So your bacteria doesn't die off, unless you dose Ammonia for the time being.

Did you have goldfish? If so, thats great. Because they are messy fish that produce quite a bit more waste (ammonia) than a lot of tropical fish, so it will be stacked with beneficial bacteria meaning you could add a healthy stocking at once.

James.

 

[c-dub]

Will be fine

As long as the transition is done sooner rather than later. So your bacteria doesn't die off, unless you dose Ammonia for the time being.

Did you have goldfish? If so, thats great. Because they are messy fish that produce quite a bit more waste (ammonia) than a lot of tropical fish, so it will be stacked with beneficial bacteria meaning you could add a healthy stocking at once.

James.

That was my original method of getting my cycle done... Buy 5 comets or so and put them in the tank.

 

[james_fish]

Will be fine

As long as the transition is done sooner rather than later. So your bacteria doesn't die off, unless you dose Ammonia for the time being.

Did you have goldfish? If so, thats great. Because they are messy fish that produce quite a bit more waste (ammonia) than a lot of tropical fish, so it will be stacked with beneficial bacteria meaning you could add a healthy stocking at once.

James.

That was my original method of getting my cycle done... Buy 5 comets or so and put them in the tank.

Yes, quite a common method of cycling although not everyone's cup of tea. Down to personal choice and views I suppose.

James.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Yea I'm actually moving my female bettas to my goldfish tank in a rearrange

 

[Bignose]

The species of bacteria will be the same, but there will probably be a small lag period as a strain the prefers the new temperature will slowly become dominant. In other words -- you know how some people like warm weather and others like cold weather? The bacteria are the same species, but there will be strains that like warm temperatures more than the cooler ones.

I suspect that you won't even see a mini-cycle unless you test every hour. But, the filter won't be completely optimum for a period of several days. Or, to put it another way, I wouldn't test the system for some time -- 2 to 4 weeks would be plenty of time for the warmer-liking bacteria to take over.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

The species of bacteria will be the same, but there will probably be a small lag period as a strain the prefers the new temperature will slowly become dominant. In other words -- you know how some people like warm weather and others like cold weather? The bacteria are the same species, but there will be strains that like warm temperatures more than the cooler ones.

I suspect that you won't even see a mini-cycle unless you test every hour. But, the filter won't be completely optimum for a period of several days. Or, to put it another way, I wouldn't test the system for some time -- 2 to 4 weeks would be plenty of time for the warmer-liking bacteria to take over.

See that was what I wondered. I also suspect since my girlies are a LOT smaller and a LOT cleaner than my goldfish that there will be a bit of bacteria dying off anyway. I'm hoping to do it this weekend