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[Becca .x]

Does anyone know how many litres are recomended for a species tank for Pygmy Pufferfish?
Were thinking of getting another smaller tank for them, not sure yet though.

 

[pauline]

Hi! Am I doing this in the right place? lol.
My name is Rebbecca, i'm 13 and I got a 62 litre fish tank yesterday. Basicly, I want to do everything right lol .
I already have 3 plants in, and I have also got some snails that came with them. My dad has put some oyster shell for the water and a little bit of fish food in for bacteria. Here it is :

We have a 30 litre Bi-orb downstairs that we have had for a while, we have one neon tetra, 2 other tetras, 3 other tetras, 3 guppys, and one female fighter fish. I found one of the guppys dead this morn, we only got the Fighter yesterday, does anyone think that it has anything to do with the fighter?
All answers are appreciated

hi becca im new to tropical fish keeping and ive just got a 30 ltr biorb. not having much luck with it at the monent. i added fish to it after a week like the instructions said and now ive lost 2 guppies how long did it take for your orb to get going? thanx

 

[br3ach]

hi becca im new to tropical fish keeping and ive just got a 30 ltr biorb. not having much luck with it at the monent. i added fish to it after a week like the instructions said and now ive lost 2 guppies how long did it take for your orb to get going? thanx

If your tank is completely new then your filter is not capable yet of supporting the fish and cleaning the waste they produce.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=277264

Have a read there and pay attention to the fish less cycling and fish in cycling depending if you have any fish left in your tank or not. Good luck

 

[waterdrop]

Yes, agree with br3ach, it typically takes a month or two of work before a filter is functional and ready for fish!

~~waterdrop~~

 

[arobinson1984]

Hi becca, just a quick question regarding your fighter, what colour is it? and what colour are your guppies tails?

I'm presuming you know that ideally fighters shouldn't be kept together, especially 2 males as they would fight until one was killed, but in some cases fighters can mistake guppies for other fighters due to the guppies large fancy tails and if the guppies tails are a similar colour to your fighter then its very likely to get attacked.

This may explain what happened to your guppy.

Andy