[Ashs Tank]

Well 4 & 1/2 days gone, and the 2 fish are still ok.

Tested the water today and came up with ...

Ammonia = less than 0.6 mg/l

Nitrite = less than 0.1 mg/l

Nitrate = less than 5 mg/l

Ph 7.5

Im guessing this means that the tank hasnt started to cycle yet.

Are 2 penguin tetras enough to start cycling a 50 litre tank ?

Or would it be better if i went and got 4-6 more

[Ashs Tank]

Yep, i get what ya mean Warren :roll:

Well, the're still looking happy now at 11:15pm.

So thats been about 8 hours.

Before i added them, i did a ph test and it was about 7.5

I also added some tap water treatment the day before.

This site here is the one that i looked up when i got home,

to find out what they were. Sorta forgot to look at the name and stuff before i left :lol:

Lady at the lfs said they were pretty hardy, so that was me.

[Another newbie joins the ranks]

Welcome TeeCee

Only been a few days since i got my 1st tank and getting addicted already too

Saw a few nice guppys at Redwood Aquatics today.

Cant remember if any were purple tho.

[Ashs Tank]

Went to get a ph test kit and came home with 2 of these

Looking quite happy so far...

[Gonna sound dumb...]

Cool joke

Lest ya didnt make us scroll 3-4 pages down for the end :lol:

[Trying to post a pic]

Great website , bookmarked for sure !

[Ashs Tank]

I also got some cycler and tap water treatment stuff,

prolly use some of that to get things going

[Ashs Tank]

Thanks

Yep from reading the info here, and also info gained from stepfather,

i know to only put 3-5 hardy fish in at first to "cycle" the tank

Will also probably get some water testers and the like, altho, the 2 other tanks here have never been tested, just filled up from the tap, and the fish are all doing pretty well.

[Ashs Tank]

Got the bits n pieces in the tank.

Get some guppys tomorrow

[Ashs Tank]

Yea thats right

Wording failed me the other night :lol:

Well, tested the tank for leaks, have the gravel washed.

Just gotta get plants, fish and find a place to set it up.

[Ashs Tank]

Cheers

Plenty of info here on setting up etc etc and also my stepfather has a few tanks here too

1st fishes in are gonna be guppies after it is filled/cycled for a few days.

[Ashs Tank]

Got my 1st tank today for my birthday

Looking foward to setting it up over the next day or two.

Will post some photos soon too

Now, who offered free guppies a few months ago ??

[private messages]

Na, this is early :lol:

[chch fishfreak here...]

Hi Meggy

Welcome from another Nth Canty forum newbie

[Pregnancy and gravita spots]

Hehe, just got it in before me

If ya want a more detailed version of how ya do it, gimme a PM

[Pregnancy and gravita spots]

Just to add a few visuals .....

Pregnant female ( i think )

Another female with dark spot, but not that fat.

Hmmmm spot the pregnant one :lol:

Heres a females anal fin circled.

And heres a male with his gonopodium tucked up behind his belly.

If ive got any info wrong here, please do correct me !!!

[Another Newbie from Canterbury]

Well finally got a little bit better pic of the orange tailed one...

Little beggers just dont keep still long enough to photograph nicely!

Heres 2 new males he bought last weekend...

Yep i like guppies :lol:

[New to fish, and Northland]

Hehe yea

Just home from work here.

This website and forum is just great, also all the info is awesome

Cheers dude

[New to fish, and Northland]

Hi Myst, welcome

Im also a new guppy fanatic, havent even got myself a setup yet, just like playing with and watching the stepfathers setup

[Another Newbie from Canterbury]

Thanks for the welcomes, great to see ya have a chat room too!

Got that Bpftp downloaded and its a good one too, thanks to the

person that recommended it in the chat room ! (forgot name)

Heres a few of the fish in our tank, 1st one is my fav guppy.

Hard to get a decent pic of him, as hes always hypo.

[Another Newbie from Canterbury]

Hi all

Been visiting the forum for a few weeks now.

Thought id finally say hello

I dont have any fish or tanks of my own at the moment, but my stepdad has a 170 odd litre tank with 10 black widows, 2 clown loaches, a swordtail, 2 catfish and about 30-40 guppys.

When i get around to moving out and getting a house of my own, ill definatly be choosing fishes as pets. Ill probably start with guppys, as i like the variety in colour and ease of keeping them