I have been in the process of fishless cycling 2 10 gallon tanks and a 16 gallon bowfront tank, all planted. I was not ready to add fish yet, but have seen progress in the cycle (takes about 2 days to eliminate a dose of ammonia in 1 10 and the 16, the other 10 still shows ammonia).
In the meantime I suddenly today was handed a 50 gallon tank from my mother in law, along with the fish that came in it. She very “helpfully” cleaned everything and dumped it all out. It was accompanied by a couple filters missing some pieces. So needless to say it’s going to take some work to set up. In the meantime I figured a partially cycled tank is better than a completely uncycled, unstable tank so I split the fish between the three aquariums. She had 4 glow fish (1 very injured in the move), 2 angel fish, a small pleco and a goldfish. As of now I put 2 glow fish in one tank, the goldfish and a glow fish in another, and the rest in the 16 gallon. I plan to do regular water changes to increase the likelihood they survive.
My questions are:
1). Is there a better way to divide them up?
2) I know that the 16 gallon isn’t really big enough for the angel fish. Would it be better to leave them there or move them back to the big, but uncycled tank once I am able to get it set up with new filters and substrate in a day and a half?
Thanks!
In the meantime I suddenly today was handed a 50 gallon tank from my mother in law, along with the fish that came in it. She very “helpfully” cleaned everything and dumped it all out. It was accompanied by a couple filters missing some pieces. So needless to say it’s going to take some work to set up. In the meantime I figured a partially cycled tank is better than a completely uncycled, unstable tank so I split the fish between the three aquariums. She had 4 glow fish (1 very injured in the move), 2 angel fish, a small pleco and a goldfish. As of now I put 2 glow fish in one tank, the goldfish and a glow fish in another, and the rest in the 16 gallon. I plan to do regular water changes to increase the likelihood they survive.
My questions are:
1). Is there a better way to divide them up?
2) I know that the 16 gallon isn’t really big enough for the angel fish. Would it be better to leave them there or move them back to the big, but uncycled tank once I am able to get it set up with new filters and substrate in a day and a half?
Thanks!
