Quick Set-up

[chibi]

Okay, I got this tank that's probably 8 or 10 gallons. Today, I went out and bought 3 pgymy cories and some plants. Oh, and some sand, too. I washed the sand out then put it in the tank. Then, I filled it up with water from my 29-gallon, which has been set up for over a year now. I'm also filtering it with mature filter media right now. I've been doing this for about 15 minutes now. I'm floating my pgymy's in my 29 gallon right now. I'm planning to put the cories and my betta, who now is in a tiny 1 gallon all by himself.

My question is the following: When can I put my betta in? My corys? I know I'm stupid for going out and buying my fish today, but I got really excited... will the water be okay if I wait like an hour or two and put them in then? I hope so... please help! Thanks!

 

[DiscusAngel]

with mature filter and used water... then they ango in immdietly i did this once no fish died!

 

[DarkEntity]

Okay, I got this tank that's probably 8 or 10 gallons. Today, I went out and bought 3 pgymy cories and some plants. Oh, and some sand, too. I washed the sand out then put it in the tank. Then, I filled it up with water from my 29-gallon, which has been set up for over a year now. I'm also filtering it with mature filter media right now. I've been doing this for about 15 minutes now. I'm floating my pgymy's in my 29 gallon right now. I'm planning to put the cories and my betta, who now is in a tiny 1 gallon all by himself.

My question is the following: When can I put my betta in? My corys? I know I'm stupid for going out and buying my fish today, but I got really excited... will the water be okay if I wait like an hour or two and put them in then? I hope so... please help! Thanks!

If you transfer mature filter media from you other tank to this one, then add some mature water you should be good to add the fish this evening. Just keep an eye on it to make sure you dont get any spikes.

 

[rdd1952]

The main factor in acclimating new fish is the pH of the water they are in (from the LFS) and the pH of the tank water. If they are relatively the same (within .1 or .2) you can simply acclimate them to the temp by floating them and then release them. If it is larger than that, you need to slowly raise the pH of the water they are in so that they don't suffer from pH shock. To do that, simply add 4 to 6 ounces of tank water to the bag every 10 to 15 minute. If the bag gets too full, pour a little out. Do that until the bag pH is the same or very close to the tank pH. Adding the mature water won't do anything other than keep the betta in the same water he is already in (not really any beneficial bacteria in the water) but if the tank he is in is unfiltered, that probably isn't a good idea.

As for the betta, if you put him in with the new corys right away, you risk him picking up any disease or parasites that the corys have. It's always better to quarantine new fish until you are sure they are disease free.