I am still new at this. We just bought a house with almost 40+ windows at the beach. I had a heck of a time finding a location for my tank. I spent hours researching and setting up my tank. Returned my heater twice only to find that my cheap sticky thermometer was defective. (suggested by this site and never occurred to me).
My tank has only been up since 1/29. 36 GALLON and cycling with 8 danios. They are happy campers.
After only 5 days of cycling I started testing my water and since it read 0ppm for ammonia and nitrite I was impatient and I bought "Frank". Poor Frank was doomed. He floated for almost an hour acclimating to the water temp. I did the addition of tank water to his bag every 5 minutes, dumping off the old etc. When I finally released him, (FRANK WAS MY PLECO), he went to the side of the tank. Rather boring I thought but had high hopes. I figured he was stressed and kept the tank lights off. Of course could I just leave him alone? NO. I had to bug him. He swam off and sucked onto another spot. I figured I'd leave him alone so checked later. 4 hours. Odd I thought that he was at the top of the tank standing straight up and down between my plants like balancing on his toes, yes I know he has none. I then put my net inside the tank and touched him and down, down, down he went to the bottom like lead. I fished him out and put him in his fish bag with tank water and did light chest compressions with my finger on his belly, (ok, haha I know) but I named him FRANK for gods sake and I had just killed my first fish.
POOR THING. I got the second degree from this website about putting him into a tank with toilet water thats what I think someone told me. I left him in his bag overnight just in case he was resurected. I flushed him the next day.
Although I still want more fish I am not doing that again until my biofilter is ready. Why ruin a good thing right now. Anyhow I really appreciate this site. I'm a motorcyclin, drinking girl who gets razzed at work for being on the fishy website but this has been great. I have learned more here than in GOOGLE. Thanks from CAYUCOS BEACH< CALIFORNIA.
My tank has only been up since 1/29. 36 GALLON and cycling with 8 danios. They are happy campers.
After only 5 days of cycling I started testing my water and since it read 0ppm for ammonia and nitrite I was impatient and I bought "Frank". Poor Frank was doomed. He floated for almost an hour acclimating to the water temp. I did the addition of tank water to his bag every 5 minutes, dumping off the old etc. When I finally released him, (FRANK WAS MY PLECO), he went to the side of the tank. Rather boring I thought but had high hopes. I figured he was stressed and kept the tank lights off. Of course could I just leave him alone? NO. I had to bug him. He swam off and sucked onto another spot. I figured I'd leave him alone so checked later. 4 hours. Odd I thought that he was at the top of the tank standing straight up and down between my plants like balancing on his toes, yes I know he has none. I then put my net inside the tank and touched him and down, down, down he went to the bottom like lead. I fished him out and put him in his fish bag with tank water and did light chest compressions with my finger on his belly, (ok, haha I know) but I named him FRANK for gods sake and I had just killed my first fish.
POOR THING. I got the second degree from this website about putting him into a tank with toilet water thats what I think someone told me. I left him in his bag overnight just in case he was resurected. I flushed him the next day.
Although I still want more fish I am not doing that again until my biofilter is ready. Why ruin a good thing right now. Anyhow I really appreciate this site. I'm a motorcyclin, drinking girl who gets razzed at work for being on the fishy website but this has been great. I have learned more here than in GOOGLE. Thanks from CAYUCOS BEACH< CALIFORNIA.