I miss my piranhas. I started with 6 babies and had them for a little over a year. So fun to watch them do their thing. Always in a group, and they way they hunted was so cool, almost like protocol. The alpha would take the first bite. When blood hit the water, it was a frenzy.
They also loved big macs and Chinese food lol
lol^^
thanks foxyhonda and freek cant wait ta get outta work today!!!
I would advise getting the entire tank up and running for around a day. The next day then add a feeder or like 2 tetras. They must contaminate the water to begin the bacteria process. In the next few days the water could get cloady and the levels are gonna be all over the place. But after that perioud you are good to go. I would suggest having a good filtration setup I know its only 5 gallons but you will want to upgrade.
I have a 65g with a fluval 305 and one fish living in it. Then a 10g with also one fish.
So much misinformation mixed with good info here. OP just stick to the links and site I sent you and you’ll do awesome.
PS still looking for my camera.
def get that pic up if ya can id like ta see it
pickin up the decor and stress coating 2nite, droppin a couple flakes a fish food in every 12 hours to get the nitrogen cycle going =)
I keep looking for the right back ground and I can’t find anything in the right size. I haven’t really looked to hard either.
The yellowy brown color is from the tannin ( tannic acid) in the water from the wood. The neons and most of the fish love it as it resembles their natural habitat. The only adverse effect it that it eventually lowers the Ph level over time and, the color change. I do water changes every 2 weeks so it’s no biggie.
The actual dimensions are 4 ft W X 2ft H X 1 ft D
piranhas lulz:fail:
It seems only people that know nothing of fish like piranhas. They are so stupid, the only attack in groups and all they do is sit around a cower. If there is one of them they just nibble fins until the fish cant swim anymore. all they are is a glorified tetra with some teeth in the front. no personality whatsoever. I you want a real carnivorous fish get yourself a snakehead, they are not scarred of their own shadows.
And if you want personality get a cichlid, way more aggressive than a piranha also, and they are fun to watch swim.
And yes my flowerhorn wouild demolish a piranha gaurenteed, see cichlids will smash fish into the side of the tank to burst the other fishes swim blatter.
that is a snakehead by the way…
I bet my fish can beat up your fish.
Should we start a fish fighting ring? Weight classes and all that goodness.
all setup, classical setup, not in the right location yet, but im gona wait til i can add fish, have a ph and ammonia tester kit
chime in!!!
first strip test to start records:
nitrates are safe, shows 0 ppm
nitrite is safe, shows 0 ppm
hardness is ideal, between 120-300 ppm
alkalinity is 180 ppm, ideal
pH is 7.1, ideal
the kit doesnt test for ammonia dammit i shoulda checked, but ill take a sample to petsmart monday to get tested for free =)
but according to these strips its like i can already add fish
Start the cycle by going to a fish store and asking them to squeeze a sponge filter into a bag, so you get the dirty water with the bacteria in it. Dump that into your tank.
:word: If you would have posted this up last week I just changed my filters.
You’re going to have to wait at LEAST 2 weeks no matter what lol. The only way to speed it up is to use an old filter to start and previously setup gravel. Keep up with the food every 12 hours or just buy a feeder fish from the pet store and leave it in there.
kk will stop at petsmart after valvoline 2mrrw!, going to add like 3 flakes right now
also, what levels of ammonia and other things should i be looking for to know its safe? idk if i trust these ppl, i should prolli do the readings myself
emptied the tank, got 5 gallons of already cycled water from my buddies 300 gal tank =), let it sit a few days then take a reading
that’s fast forwarding on that process lol
god i know, i was reading up on fish lore and its like 3-6 weeks cycling with food >=( i just filled up a giant jug of his water and dumped it into mine, hes got over 100 fish in that thing its like a mini ocean, takes up one whole room, the one whole section is neon tetras theres like 29 of them, its this big blue light moving across hte tank
pictures?
My nest setup will be a salt water. After reading up on fishlore about it it’s just a lot more expensive but just as complicated as a regular freshwater.
no pix of his tank =(
#1 - The smaller the tank the harder it is to keep. Starting small to “learn” sucks. It can be done, but a bigger tank is more forgiving. Do it right and you’ll never clean the thing and your water will be crystal clear.
#2 - You need a starter fish to get your tank cooking. Tetras are cheap and reasonably hardy. I’d probably just try using the whole school to start. You mentioned stealing 5 gallons from your buddy’s tank to shortcut the process. What does he keep in his?
#3 - You may have mixed luck having a pleco and snails and live plants in that little tank. I’m not sure that a few tiny tetras will produce enough waste to support them. Maybe toss some algae pellets in once and a while in addition to the flake food.
#4 - Just FYI (FREEK pay attention bro) it’s not really good to mix livebearers (guppys, mollies) or goldfish with tropical fish. The livebearers and goldfish are too hardy. They can carry disease that tropical fish aren’t resistant too.
#5 - To properly add fish, float them in the tank for 15 minutes to equalize the temp of the bag water with the tank water, then add tank water to the bag a little at at time to equalize any chemical differences. Eventually dump it all into the tank. The whole process should take around half an hour.
#6 - Don’t forget to get a tank heater and keep your water temp at about 78 degrees F.
I’ll keep an eye on this thread. There’s a lot of misinformation out there, and even in this thread.
I’ve learned quite a bit from my wife about aquarium best practices, who knows her shit from a lifetime of learning from her father. He had a masters in Marine Biology and taught tropical biology at JCC. (He passed in 2003, hence the past tense.)
