obliviateprofoundly
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Good morning everyone,
Today I'll be going to the pet store in order to get a new tank for my fish. Until now I have had a relatively small tank, of about 4 gallons (15L), and I am now upgrading it to a larger one, of around 15 gallons (55L). However, I am not entirely sure I am aware of the process required to transfer the fish to a larger tank, so as to maintain all the parameters the same and avoid cycling the new tank.
In my 4 gallons tank, I have:
8 guppies
12 guppy fry (in a small floating tank)
2 swordtail fish
6 neon tetra fish
+ one Cabomba plant, one artificial plant, gravel (not very much though), a filter, a thermometer and a heater.
I have no idea how the process of transfering the fish to a larger tank goes, can you please help me? I do not want to cycle the larger tank, what should I do in order to have the same water parameters, which by the way, are all normal, maybe the nitrates are a bit over 0, but nothing to worry.
I don 't want any of my beloved fish to die.
Do I need to transfer the gravel first, then the plants? Should I squeeze the sponge from the old filter in the new water so as to move the bacteria in the new tank? Do I put fresh water over the old one? Please give me all the details I need to know.
Thank you!
Today I'll be going to the pet store in order to get a new tank for my fish. Until now I have had a relatively small tank, of about 4 gallons (15L), and I am now upgrading it to a larger one, of around 15 gallons (55L). However, I am not entirely sure I am aware of the process required to transfer the fish to a larger tank, so as to maintain all the parameters the same and avoid cycling the new tank.
In my 4 gallons tank, I have:
8 guppies
12 guppy fry (in a small floating tank)
2 swordtail fish
6 neon tetra fish
+ one Cabomba plant, one artificial plant, gravel (not very much though), a filter, a thermometer and a heater.
I have no idea how the process of transfering the fish to a larger tank goes, can you please help me? I do not want to cycle the larger tank, what should I do in order to have the same water parameters, which by the way, are all normal, maybe the nitrates are a bit over 0, but nothing to worry.
I don 't want any of my beloved fish to die.
Do I need to transfer the gravel first, then the plants? Should I squeeze the sponge from the old filter in the new water so as to move the bacteria in the new tank? Do I put fresh water over the old one? Please give me all the details I need to know.
Thank you!