mefishyguy

Hello Everyone!
So as some of you may have seen, im getting a 36 gallon for my birthday, i was wondering how to stock it. I want variaty though. So I have a few Questions.

1. I have a 10 gallon in which i will be transfering ALL of the fish from, how long do i have to keep the 36 gallon tank running to add fish if I swap filter media from the established tank to the new one? I would guess 6 Hours?

2. I want a cichlid, a peaceful one ovbiously , what do you think I should get (I will have Neon Tetras so if that helps) and it cant be a ram because stores here dont sell em.

3. Just wondering, how many fish can i have in a 36 if they all are 1.5 inches? Just Wondering

4. Im guessing I should introduce 3 fish a day until all of them are out of the 10 gallon? Is that correct?

5. What are the advantages of a Bow Front?

Thanks soooo much


Also if it helps, ill be getting this tank: http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...ductId=3804459

Shawnie

1. is the 10 gal cycled? if so, how long has it been cycled?
2. without a list of fish going in there, its hard to recommend something else
3. again it depends on what you have going in there ...always count the adult size of a fish not what they are now as juvies
4. again depends on what fish are moving and what you are using to cycle a tank....if you are just relying on the 10g media and such, just move the fish in the 10g with it...
5. bow fronts rock IMO ..they just look cool and have allot of horizontal swim space...

mefishyguy

Thanks to answer your questions, yes it is, since september 2008, 2, lets just say the adult size IS 2 inches i guess :P, 3, just your regular Community fish, tetras, danios, livebearers, gouramis, teras (4) danios and platys/swordtale, danios first of course :P

Shawnie

well how many of each of those do you have now? are you keeping the 10g setup or moving everything to the new tank?

jdhef

That's the same tank and stand that I have!

mefishyguy

Shawnie: Moving everything in the 10 Gallon to the 36 Gallon
jdhef: :O COOL lol, is it nice?

This is the 3rd result on google lol

Shawnie

well just move it all ...then give it a couple weeks before you stock more...let everything settle a bit...congrats! I just love the bowfronts!

mefishyguy

okie dokie

1 last question unrelated to this, which one of these fish can live w/o a heater:

Platy
Sword Tale
neon tetra
Rasbora
Zebra Danio

Thanks

Shawnie

mefishguy...please use the edit button to add to your last post if no one has posted since you have..ty

danios can go without heat if its not too cold

mefishyguy

Im sorry hmmm well the OTHER thank dosent have a heater and theres snow outside (not falling) or melting, would that be ok? and the danios would be there for 4 months...

Shawnie

heaters are pretty cheap....and the other fish need more of a steady temp so they dont stress out....78F is good...if they stress too much with temps moving up and down, it could cause ICH and other issues

jdhef

I'm very happy with it. And I do like the look of the bowfront.

mefishyguy

Yay, lol my cousin has that tank, but they just set it up, so i thought id just ask you :P,

play

I think you have had your 10g overstocked.Exactly how may of each fish do you have.

mefishyguy

I do :/ 9 fish. 2 neons, 1 Glolight tetra, 1 lamp eye tetra, 1 swordtale, 1 rasbora (i know :/) 2 Zebra Danios, 1 Chinese Algae Eater (I know ) but thats exactly why im getting the 36 Gallon

agabr123

i'd consider returning the chinese algae eater, he'll be too big even for the 36 and they have a tendency to latch onto fish and suck at their slime coats! i'd also consider returning some of the tetras so that you can have full schools, for example if you return the glolight, the lamp eye, and the rasbora then you can get 4 more neons and 4 more danios and have full schools of each of those, then maybe add 6 cories on the bottom (if you return the CAE)

mefishyguy

^^ I want to but ive had that for like 9 months, cant return it now :/

1hawaii50

You should check with your local pet/fish store. I stopped by mine today and asked if I could donate my Chinese algae eater, and they said as long as he is well, that they will take him. Sadly enough, they had 2 10 gallon tanks FULL of small CAE's and they had smiley faces drawn on both tanks.

platy ben

I agree with exactly what Alex said, I had a CAE for years but trust me, when they turn nasty, you will wish you had listened, mine killed 2 of my angelfish, I have got a pic of one of the bodys it left but its not pretty so I won't post it.

Tbarb101

screw tetras get a EBJD they are very cool and can live with all south american cichlids

platy ben

@ Tbarb: Electric blue jack dempseys need atleast 55G so it wouldnt be a good idea.

Tbarb101

um i believe therye minnimum is 55 g but my brother has raised a jack for 4 1/2 years now in a 30 and it loves it