Hurray!.

[matty007]

As you may have guessed by the title of this post, I have introduced my first fish today!.

Im new to fish keeping and was a little nervous that I might not have cycled the tank properly and end up with poorly fish, but my girlfriends work mate came over today and tested the water and advised me all was ok and to add a few hardy fish!.

Ive added 6 head and tail light tetra/beaconfish and a dalmation mollie and they seem to be enjoying their new home as much as I am watching them happily swimming about!. Im looking to add a few more fish in a week or so.

I was a little worried earlier as a small fibre like substance floated across the tank in front of my eyes. It was about the size of a small flake, a light pinky colour and appeared to have a fibre like structure. I called my girlfriends work mate and he was unsure what it was but suggested it could have been a bit of waste food. Ive removed it and all seems well now.

I was advised to leave the light off for 24 hours and to leave the fish well alone to get used to their new home. Is there anything I should do to help things along?. Im gonna do a partial water change next weekend with my new syphon and insure the water is treated before it is topped up. I will also rinse the filter foam when I change the water.

If anyone can recommend things I can do in the meantime to help things run smoothly I would appreciate it. I guess im a little paranoid as this is all new to me!!.

Thanks for listening and for your help.

Matty.

 

[fifefish]

how many litres does the tank hold?

 

[shellz2008]

i always add some kind of stress coat to the water when adding new fish and let them get on with it i.e dont do water changes etc straight away unless urgent

 

[fifefish]

it depends on the size of your tank..

 

[matty007]

Sorry. My tank is 60 ltr's.

 

[fifefish]

give another week until u do a water change

 

[OldMan47]

Welcome to the site Matty.
Did you do a fishless cycle for a month or more before you added your fish? If not, there is a link in my signature to some information on fish-in cycling that you will need to read and then prepare for lots of large water changes for your fish. The thread will tell you what is going on in your tank as far as bacteria and what you will need to do to keep your fish healthy.
Your stock level is not a bad starting point if you properly cycled the tank. If not, it is not the end of the world. Lots of people end up being successful keeping fish after a start that put fish into the tank too soon. If that is the case, just avoid adding any more fish until you get the tank cycled.