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09-03-2008, 01:33 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Sep 2008
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|  I've been forced into the tank Hello guys and gals! My mother inlaw bought a tank from a friend to help get rid of the fish. Now I took charge to make sure everything goes smooth. There are problems though. The 29g tank has 1 6 inch Koi, 2 5 inch goldfish, 3 2.5 inch gold fish and 2 2 inch Pecos. They're not from this country and language is an issue, my wife translates(also the fact that a female is telling how to do something doesn't help). They say the river and lakes have more fish than the tank so the dirty ammonia filled water is coming from the house, cause there's less fish in the tank then lakes and rivers. I'm trying to get rid of some of the fish and they're fighting me on it. They still want a clean tank but I had no place or time to cycle cause the fish just showed up in the living room. So now I change 10 gallons everyday using a vacuum. The ammonia is around 3-4. I have yet to buy the whole test kit(I'm broke for now) Any suggestions are needed and appreciated. |
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09-03-2008, 02:26 AM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 34:09:39N, 118:08:19W
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 How's about having them peruse this forum and having your wife translate for them?'Cause aside from that, I have no actually useful suggestions!  Still, welcome to the Tank! 
__________________ 2.5G QT planted - 1 fancy guppy (m) 10G planted - 1 GBR (m), 7 gold pristella tetras, 2 peppered cories, 1 RCS 29G planted - 1 wag lyretail swordtail (f). 1 pineapple swordtail (f), 9 rummynose tetra, 3 emerald catfish, ~18(?) swordtail fry (soon to be fewer), 4(?) ghost shrimp, 4 otocinclus Go Rice Owls!!! It's time to ride. --- Shawn | |
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09-03-2008, 02:54 AM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 34:09:39N, 118:08:19W
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| Well, I was being somewhat flippant. But, it seems like you do understand the basic problem: there are flat out too many fish for that tank. You can put two goldfish in there and that's it. Even using stuff like Ammo-lock is only going to hide the problem, not really take care of it. I think your only option is to get rid of ~5 of those fish, unless you can get a bigger tank. (I wasn't being flippant about welcoming you! It's always nice to have new people around! )
__________________ 2.5G QT planted - 1 fancy guppy (m) 10G planted - 1 GBR (m), 7 gold pristella tetras, 2 peppered cories, 1 RCS 29G planted - 1 wag lyretail swordtail (f). 1 pineapple swordtail (f), 9 rummynose tetra, 3 emerald catfish, ~18(?) swordtail fry (soon to be fewer), 4(?) ghost shrimp, 4 otocinclus Go Rice Owls!!! It's time to ride. --- Shawn |
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09-03-2008, 10:56 AM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona
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| Welcome to the site! And ditch the fish...if you can. There is no way you can keep up 10g wc every single day! I'd even go insane. Most fish stores will take them to be "adopted."
__________________  <--Hey! That's a LINK!!!55g 7 Zebra Danios 6 Cories - Wasabi (m), Hobbes (f), 1 (?), 2 (?), 3 (?), 4 (?) 6.6g 1 DP - Weebo (f) 1 Oto - Sonja (f) |
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09-03-2008, 07:25 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: On my office chair playing Runescape
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 Any way 3 goldies can live in a 29/30gal whatever. So pick your favorite three and rehome the rest.
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09-03-2008, 11:51 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WVU
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| It's a little cluttered for a tank that has yet to cycle. I dont know if bio-spira/ safe start is an option right now. Ive never used it to quickly cycle a tank and am not even sure if its safe with fish already present. |
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09-04-2008, 12:03 AM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Jun 2008
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| BioSpira and SafeStart are actually designed to be used with fish, as it needs the waste from them for the bacteria to feed on. It can't hurt, although I think to keep the fish healthy you are going to have to get rid of some of them. I don't envy you having to deal with this tank. Good luck.
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09-04-2008, 12:05 AM
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