Milet Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 At the moment i have some angelfish, gouramis, surinamensis and a few plecos and a chinese algae eeater. They are all 10cm plus. A family friend has recently bought an electric yellow cichlid without knowing what they are like and its eating all their Tetras and smaller fish. So she is going to give it to me for free this afternoon (she was going to flush it ) Should i put it in a tank with my fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 real shame to flush it , can't she just take it back to the shop she got it from ? If it was me I would NOT put it in with yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 think she bought it from up nelson way before she came to chch. Maybe i can set up my spare tank in the next 2 hours :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Ok and now im getting 2 green severums as well 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Ok and now im getting 2 green severums as well 8) 2 extra tanks ...lol high speed MTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Lol... Excuse my dumbness, but...what is MTS :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Lol... Excuse my dumbness, but...what is MTS :oops: Multiple Tank Syndrome , its what we with lots of tanks use as an excuse to get another tank , a sickness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 haha ohhh right..MY BAD i doubt ill have time to set up the tank in time. how long will it survive in my about-to-be-setup-tank before ammonia and all that stufff takes place? (im not good with that side of fishkeeping) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 haha ohhh right..MY BAD i doubt ill have time to set up the tank in time. how long will it survive in my about-to-be-setup-tank before ammonia and all that stufff takes place? (im not good with that side of fishkeeping) it will be fine just keep up, small oftern water changes say 15-20% every couple of days till your filter builds up some good bacteria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 As Billaney said. Just feed the fish in the new tank every 2nd day too. The less the fed, waste etc the slower the water will spike. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 or you could just take some water from an established tank like 20% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Thanks. The Electric Yellow ok with any of my fish?? ie plecos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 should be fine with plecos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 k. howabout big angels lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 No , the long fins of the Angels would be far too tempting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 oh poops. Dont ya wish ya could train fish? Lol that'd be kool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 & humans too :lol: oh or you could just take some water from an established tank like 20% There isn't much bacteria in water at all. Be better using a filter or some gravel form the old tank, to help speed up the process. Then again, it could be better than nothing :roll: Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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