meesheelly Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Hey guys In the weekend i swapped two of my boys for two of Billaneys girls, due to a my original "girls" turning into boys. This has done the trick and my boy is starting to bulid a bubble nest. Only problem is that it is in a community tank. And my siamese fighter kepts breaking it up. I have an empty 13L tank which i intend to move them into. I am thinking of filling it with water from my community tank, but the yank wont be properly cycled. Is this going to be a problem??? Do i put gravel in as well??? Any help would be much appreciated!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Best thing to do is to get a small air-powered sponge filter and let it run in your existing tank for a few (3) days. This will grow a decent bacteria colony and also provide fry-safe filtration for the new tank. I recommend you keep the breeding tank bare-bottom but feel free to take a container of gravel over to help the bacteria colony get started. You should be able to safely move a male into the new tank now with water from the old tank to settle while the filter gets a colony. Do you have any riccia? Highly recommend it or duckweed for bubble nest builders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Not good to post the same thing in two sections meesheelly.. you already had some replies here. http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/-vp152924.html#152924 Moderator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meesheelly Posted June 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 sorry i was just worried and wanted urgent answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meesheelly Posted June 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 i have a filter like this which came with my little tank... Is this what you mean by sponge filter??? If not will this work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Interesting design, I've never seen one like that before. Yup, that'll work. Just toss it in your big tank for 3 days to get a mature colony then transfer it over to the little tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Looks like the foam is enclosed in plastic (drink bottle perhaps).. If so.. it would not be as efficient as an open type. These are one design of sponge filter.. http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/-vp153023.html#153023 Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meesheelly Posted June 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 yeah it is in plastic, it came with the tank. I can screw the plastic bit off though, would that be better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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