Which Fish After Cloning A Tank

[Mako Man111]

In a few days I plan to clone my 105 gallon tank with filter media from my brothers tank, my question is, which fish, an oscar or convict, would be a better fish to put in after I clone it? I'm guessing a convict because they are more hardy, but both would be small.

 

[Griz]

I cloned a tank a while back on a much smaller scale but it may be useful here. It was a 15 gal tank and I added a pair of Shell Dwellers (Neolamprologus multifasciatus) It's a small tank but these fish are tiny. The male is maybe 2" and the female is half that. I was concerned about how cloning the tank would go and tested twice a day for a week and once a day for a week after that. I didn't see even a trace of ammonia or nitrite.

See what others have to say but I thought I would toss my experience in.

 

[Mako Man111]

I cloned a tank a while back on a much smaller scale but it may be useful here. It was a 15 gal tank and I added a pair of Shell Dwellers (Neolamprologus multifasciatus) It's a small tank but these fish are tiny. The male is maybe 2" and the female is half that. I was concerned about how cloning the tank would go and tested twice a day for a week and once a day for a week after that. I didn't see even a trace of ammonia or nitrite.

See what others have to say but I thought I would toss my experience in.

Cool, I've had two filters running in my brothers tank for a few weeks now to give myself some extra media to use, but as of now I'm leaning toward to convict.

 

[Joviella]

I have cloned many tanks, and in my opinion it wouldn't make alot of difference which fish you put in,as I believe either would be fine.

 

[Mako Man111]

I have cloned many tanks, and in my opinion it wouldn't make alot of difference which fish you put in,as I believe either would be fine.

Would both be alright? Especially since the tank is so large, and the filter should be able to catch up before the ammonia can show?

 

[Joviella]

Can I just ask why you are only going to put 1 fish in the tank once cloned?

 

[Mako Man111]

Can I just ask why you are only going to put 1 fish in the tank once cloned?

Actually, I'm not...click on my profile, I'm putting in an oscar, convict, firemouth, electric blue jd, and some sort of catfish, I haven't decided yet.

 

[Joviella]

Why not put the oscar and convict in together then?

 

[Mako Man111]

Why not put the oscar and convict in together then?

I am just concerned that even if I do put both in at the same time, it won't be enough to cope with both of the fish initially.

 

[Joviella]

Thats the whole point of cloning a tank,in my opinion. If they are both small, they should both be fine.