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By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:10:57 +0000

If I’m adding a group of community fish to a tank should I add them all at once or split them up into separate groups to avoid messing up the balance? I have one fish and a few snails but the only other thing I’m adding is a group of 8 or so rasbora and a couple shrimp. Would adding the shrimp then waiting a week allow my tank to handle all 8 rasbora at once or will they be ok with just 4 for a week or so?

By: Lissett

Lissett — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:17:04 +0000

Hello , we got a 5 gallon tank for our kids first pets. We attempted forts with 2 glow fish from pets mart and they were good. Then the filter started to make a grinding sound and within an hour both died ( they were in the tank for 2 days ) needless to say we were very sad. When we first got them I washed everything. Conditioned the water for the time that it said . Put the fish in the tank still in the bag for 30 min like the worker told us . Then release them . Feed them and they were ok . Then at night the sound of the filter started and they died . We went wanted to get get a new tank all together and we tested the water at the store also . They said the water was great. We ended up getting the same size tank but with a different kind of filter. We got it home did the same progress only this time we didn’t take the fish. We got two snails since they said they were stronger. Snails are doing good. I am feeding them like fish. So se are wondering if we can get the fish in the tank by now . And if you know what we did wrong with the first 2 . Thank you

By: Momchil

Momchil — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:26:50 +0000

In reply to Hayley.

Hello Hayley,

You can add the bottled bacteria right away, no need to remove the fish from your new tank.

However, let me just say that if it’s an actual discus and you have no prior experience with fishkeeping I’d recommend returning the baby to the pet store. Discus are advanced-level fish and are rather fragile. Whoever gifted you the fish did it a disservice. Please give it a thought.

Whatever your decision is – Good luck!

Momchil

By: Hayley

Hayley — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:15:51 +0000

I was given a fish with no notice so I brought a tank and asked all I needed although I was not told about cycling the tank I’ve had the fish for 3 days now. The water is cloudy and I’ve done 50% water change. Just wondering if I could add the bpttled live bacteria with the fish in the tank at the same time or would I have to remove it?
It’s a baby discus btw