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

ps, i seeded the aquarium with old filter media gravel (2 socks worth ) and some of their ornaments.

 

[OldMan47]

If you did a fishless cycle, your tank should be able to take all of the fish load at once. I think I would indeed start with the plec and the tetras and barbs. I would leave the rams for last because they are a bit pickier about their water than the others are.

 

[LauraB]

Thank you old man for replying.Ok i think maybe the first come first catch method, except for the rams