Which Fish In First?

[LauraB]

Hey there,

I have been setting up an 86 gallon aquarium for 6 weeks now and it has just finished cycling, though i will recheck tommorrow.

I have 12 fish waiting to move in, and was wondering which one to put in first.

My fish are 4 bolivian rams, 3 black widow tetras, 4 scissor tail barbs, and one 11 inch plec.

of course my first instinct was to put the plec in as he/she is the reason i got the aquarium and is too big for the one he/she is in at the moment. but then i thought about the heavy bio load in a newly set up aquarium and even though it is cycled i was doubtful wether putting plec in first would be too much for the system?

I dont know which is the hardiest out of my fishes, My plec is a common leopard sailfin. My guess would be the four barbs?

Should i put my plec in last?


Or does it not matter who goes in first, and also how long should i wait before putting the next few in?

Thank youuu

Laura B

 

[LauraB]

i forgot to say that i seeded the aquarium with some of their filter media gravel and some ornaments,

i dont know if that makes a difference to any answers but thought i should mention it incase.

Laura B

 

[LauraB]

i forgot to say that i seeded the aquarium with some of their filter media gravel and some ornaments,

i dont know if that makes a difference to any answers but thought i should mention it incase.

Laura B

oops i am very sorry i think i have put this thread in the wrong category nuuuuuuu! it is not an emergency , i am so silly *sighs*

 

[LauraB]

How do i delete it?

I reposted in Tropical discussions.

 

[Haych]

tbh, if you could just transfer over the old filter as well as the new one, all should be ok to go in