Ok, So What's Next?

[frida]

Sorry to hear of your loss

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[RustedKnight]

Oh, my bad.. poor lil guppy.

Unfortunately they all seem to be unwell these days, is there anywhere you can get real strong guppies from??

 

[RyAir]

Oh, my bad.. poor lil guppy.

Unfortunately they all seem to be unwell these days, is there anywhere you can get real strong guppies from??

not really, the ones from my LPS are supposed to be real hardy (so the bloke said). there is another LPS down the road from them so mite try them. the other 4 seem to be ok tho at the moment.

thort i'd make a list of to do's. If any experienced peoples wants to add please do so, it'll only help

1, get another guppy (or two, or three heh)
2, Get a testing kit, API Master?
3, changes water next wednesday, would of been a week exactly then
4, try an find a way to calm down the air pump, its on overdrive lol
5, i got a sifer thing so i'll clean gravel soon

 

[frida]

1, get another guppy (or two, or three heh)

I would wait until your filter is fully established before adding any fish.

2, Get a testing kit, API Master?

This is your priority, yes, the API freshwater master kit should be good.

3, changes water next wednesday, would of been a week exactly then

You should change the water probably more frequently - it will depend on the results according to the water tests. Basically you want to keep your ammonia and nitrite levels below 0.25ppm.

4, try an find a way to calm down the air pump, its on overdrive lol

To do that, you can either buy an air tap and add it into the air line, so you can regulate the amount of air that goes through. Or if you're on a budget, you can try poking some small holes in the tubing leading to the tank.

 

[Vidster]

If your tank isn't cycled then smaller more fequent water changes might be better than waiting a whole week. I am currently changing 10% of my water every two days and everything seems to be going fine.


It looks like you are using a small air stone. I would change that for a 6" air bar and get a regulator attached to the air hose. I see your air pump is on the bare surface as well. It'll be a lot quieter if placed on a folded cloth/towel or foam sponge

 

[KittyKat]

The filtration should be fine, but you will go through a fish-in cycle.

RustedKnight: from a reputable breeder.

 

[RyAir]

If your tank isn't cycled then smaller more fequent water changes might be better than waiting a whole week. I am currently changing 10% of my water every two days and everything seems to be going fine.


It looks like you are using a small air stone. I would change that for a 6" air bar and get a regulator attached to the air hose. I see your air pump is on the bare surface as well. It'll be a lot quieter if placed on a folded cloth/towel or foam sponge

ooo thanks mate will put some cloth or sumin under it now

I also emptied nearly all the water that the guppies came from into tank thinking it was good bacteria. was it ok to do so? their still ok, excussing the flushed one lol

 

[KittyKat]

I also emptied nearly all the water that the guppies came from into tank thinking it was good bacteria. was it ok to do so? their still ok, excussing the flushed one lol

Normally you would try to not get any water from a shop into the tank. Water contains almost no good bacteria, but can contain diseases.

 

[Vidster]

What Kitty kat said

What i do is open the bag and float it in my tank. I will then take a very small amount of my tank water and put it in the bag. Wait 15 minutes and add a little more water. I repeat this for up to an hour (some people do longer some do shorter). We do this so the new fish' can get used to the conditions and levels in the tank with as little stress as possible.

When the time comes to actually put the fish in the tank it is a simple case of netting the fish and releasing it (some people will dip the net and fish in a bucket of tank water as a precaution). Pour the water in the bag down the drain. Never pour it in to your tank

This also goes for the water you get any live foods such as Daphnia and bloodworm as well.

 

[RyAir]

What Kitty kat said

What i do is open the bag and float it in my tank. I will then take a very small amount of my tank water and put it in the bag. Wait 15 minutes and add a little more water. I repeat this for up to an hour (some people do longer some do shorter). We do this so the new fish' can get used to the conditions and levels in the tank with as little stress as possible.

When the time comes to actually put the fish in the tank it is a simple case of netting the fish and releasing it (some people will dip the net and fish in a bucket of tank water as a precaution). Pour the water in the bag down the drain. Never pour it in to your tank

This also goes for the water you get any live foods such as Daphnia and bloodworm as well.

lol oops, oh weel, they seem to be fine still, but nxt time will net the new ones. Might be goin to LPS wednesday, dont worry peeps, its just to see what they got. Will get more fish AFTER cycle lol mite look into some floor eaters, cuz the guppies dont seem to eat the stuff off the gravel and I end up siferning it out again lol Any thorts

 

[KittyKat]

Feed less: the fish should eat all the food in 30 seconds. If there's any at all left over, then you're feeding too much

 

[RyAir]

Feed less: the fish should eat all the food in 30 seconds. If there's any at all left over, then you're feeding too much

the thing is, they wait for the food to go under the filter exit which sends the food downwards, and they end up chasing it, but quite alot hits the floor and gets stuck. eventually the food is all gone but i can still see food under the stones.

 

[fluttermoth]

It wouldn't do any harm to switch the filter off while you feed.

 

[KittyKat]

It wouldn't do any harm to switch the filter off while you feed.

+1

 

[the_lock_man]

lol oops, oh weel, they seem to be fine still, but nxt time will net the new ones. Might be goin to LPS wednesday, dont worry peeps, its just to see what they got. Will get more fish AFTER cycle lol mite look into some floor eaters, cuz the guppies dont seem to eat the stuff off the gravel and I end up siferning it out again lol Any thorts

If you want to get another guppy to replace the one that died, then you don't really have the space for any bottom-feeding fish.

Therefore, may I suggest some shrimps, as they don't add significantly to the bioload of the tank (ie they won't take the place of any fish). They are susceptible to water quality issues, so I would suggest you don't get them until your filter is fully cycled.