Swordtail Breeding *update*

[Dieses Madchen]

Earlier this week I had asked a question about saving my baby swordtails and risk overcrowding. Well, the good news is that I won't be getting overcrowded anytime soon as I finally found a tank within my budget to accommodate my growing community. Upon completion of a fishless cycle, my 4 swordtails, 2 fry, 2 algae eaters, and clown loach will be moving into a new 40 gallon home. 40 whole gallons to accomodateall 17 inches of fish This makes me happy.

 

[fluttermoth]

If you move all your old filter media into the new filter, you don't have to do another cycle, you can move all the fish right away

 

[Dieses Madchen]

If you move all your old filter media into the new filter, you don't have to do another cycle, you can move all the fish right away

Will that work is its a bigger filter? The filter I currently have on my smaller tank is only big enough to accommodate a 10 gallon tank. I'm upgrading to a 40...this is the first time that I have upgraded so can you explain a little further as to what I need to do? (I'm still a newbie). I'm currently running an Aquaclear 30 model A-600.
This is my current tank and all of my favorate little aquatic friends

 

[fluttermoth]

What I mean is; all the 'stuff' in the filter you have now, has enough bacteria living in there to deal with your current fish.

If you take all of that out and put it in the new filter, you'll be transfering all the bacteria over to the new tank and filter.

There'll be no need to cycle, as all cycling is is growing a good colony of bacteria, and you already have that; you just need to move it.

It doesn't matter that the new filter is bigger; that just means that the bacteria will have more room to spread into as you get more fish.

Hope that explains it a bit better!

 

[Dieses Madchen]

What I mean is; all the 'stuff' in the filter you have now, has enough bacteria living in there to deal with your current fish.

If you take all of that out and put it in the new filter, you'll be transfering all the bacteria over to the new tank and filter.

There'll be no need to cycle, as all cycling is is growing a good colony of bacteria, and you already have that; you just need to move it.

It doesn't matter that the new filter is bigger; that just means that the bacteria will have more room to spread into as you get more fish.

Hope that explains it a bit better!

Thank you very much. I thought I was going to have to wait a month to move them into their bigger home.

 

[fluttermoth]

No, you can do as soon as you have a day free!

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Well I guess thursday is the big day lol. Just gotta wait to buy a heater These are bout to be some happy fish lol