So this weekend I am going to pick up an occupied tank. The owner of this tank got quite the surprise. This is how it happened.
A friend of my mother did one of those auctions, where people buy the contents of an abandoned storage unit. Tucked into the back of the unit was a fish tank, with live fish in it. She was going to flush them and sell the tank and stand. I told her I would buy it for $10. All I know is that it is a small tank with 4 fish in. And the pics I was sent. I figured I would do a couple of small water changes to help with any catch up, but I also don't want to shock them with the change to my water compared to what they are used to. Any advice? Or possible identification on the fish? The tank looks pretty dirty. I think it is 2 dwarf gourami and 2 cardinal tetra. Not sure.
I plan on siphoning most of the water into buckets, placing the fish in one of said buckets, transporting tank and fish to my place, setting it back up, doing small water change, placing fish and water back into tank.
A friend of my mother did one of those auctions, where people buy the contents of an abandoned storage unit. Tucked into the back of the unit was a fish tank, with live fish in it. She was going to flush them and sell the tank and stand. I told her I would buy it for $10. All I know is that it is a small tank with 4 fish in. And the pics I was sent. I figured I would do a couple of small water changes to help with any catch up, but I also don't want to shock them with the change to my water compared to what they are used to. Any advice? Or possible identification on the fish? The tank looks pretty dirty. I think it is 2 dwarf gourami and 2 cardinal tetra. Not sure.
I plan on siphoning most of the water into buckets, placing the fish in one of said buckets, transporting tank and fish to my place, setting it back up, doing small water change, placing fish and water back into tank.