Stocking A New Tank

[Bristlenose67]

Hi,

I've recently purchased a new tank (Aqua One Regency 100). It's been up and running for 7 days now and I've put in a few Mollies to help to mature the tank.

Question is, how long should I wait before transferring my other, less hardy, fish from my old tank. The other fish are Neons, Clown Loaches and Bristlenoses?

The guy in the Aquatic shop said I should wait 6-8 weeks before adding these fish?

What are your thoughts on this?

Many thanks in advance and Happy New Year!

 

[Bristlenose67]

Hi,

I've recently purchased a new tank (Aqua One Regency 100). It's been up and running for 7 days now and I've put in a few Mollies to help to mature the tank.

Question is, how long should I wait before transferring my other, less hardy, fish from my old tank. The other fish are Neons, Clown Loaches and Bristlenoses?

The guy in the Aquatic shop said I should wait 6-8 weeks before adding these fish?

What are your thoughts on this?

Many thanks in advance and Happy New Year!

Surely someone has some views on this subject ?!

 

[Rodders]

Monitor levels of ammonia etc...

But even once they have gone down, I still wouldnt add them all at once, you can still have a large jump in ammonia and still not have enough friendly bateria.

I think a MATURE tank is about 1 year old or something isnt it?

Have you put any filter media in from a mature tank?

 

[Davo86]

Hi,

I've recently purchased a new tank (Aqua One Regency 100). It's been up and running for 7 days now and I've put in a few Mollies to help to mature the tank.

Question is, how long should I wait before transferring my other, less hardy, fish from my old tank. The other fish are Neons, Clown Loaches and Bristlenoses?

The guy in the Aquatic shop said I should wait 6-8 weeks before adding these fish?

What are your thoughts on this?

Many thanks in advance and Happy New Year!

Hey

firstly with your other tank do you have an internal or external filter if so you can attach this to your new tank and voila you will have a cycled tank, allowing you to add your other fish,

if not then you will need to do a fish in cycle which will involve very regular water changes and water tests to make sure the levels stay at a safe enough point so that the mollys can survive

 

[jarcher1390]

well the thing is i would not put any of those other fish in for a while but you will have to add some more fish as well as the mollies in a week to 2 weeks after the molly went in. This will increase the bacteria colony in the tank making the filter to cope with larger loads.
Neons are not very good until the 4 or 5 group of fish have been added they like there mature tanks and not very good fish to start of with. As for the clown loaches and bristle nose, when starting up the tank the the filter requires a lot of oxygen for the colonization of the bacteria and as clown loach and bristlenoses require plenty of dissolved oxygen there may not be enough for them and probably lead to their deaths.
Hope this helps Jonny

 

[Bristlenose67]

Thanks for your replies.

My old tank had an undergravel filter. This is my first venture into the world of external filters! I have another tank, that has lots of Bristlenose offspring, that has an internal filter (Juwel Record 70).

One of the Mollies I had was pregnant and has now given birth in the new tank. Managed to rescue the fry and put them in a nursery tank. Some had got into the filter canister but had survived. Will need to get a filter inlet with a finer mesh I guess?

From what you say it seems like I should closely monitor the water quality and do frequent water changes. I normally get the water tested at the local aquatic centre but would it be better to get a test kit? If so, what kit is recommended?

Thanks again.

Andrew