Setting up a fry tank

amingra · 10-23-2005, 12:55 PM

I'm going to set up a 5 or ten gallon fry tank. I think I'll start with a a sponge filter. I'm assuming I need a heater. My question is What is the best way to cycle this tank? I don't think the fry could survive a tank cycle, so I was thinking of fishless cycling. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

**Cichlid Man** · 10-23-2005, 01:14 PM

Transfer water from your other tank into your fry tank, then use some filter media from your other tank too so that the new tank will have an established bacteria supply. Once you have a mature tank, you don't really need to go through the process of cycling another.

amingra · 10-23-2005, 01:17 PM

I've heard that, but I didn't quite beleive it would work. For some reason I was thinking that moving the bacteria would kill them, but they survive while I'm cleaning the tank, so it makes sense. thanks for the help.

fishfreaks · 10-24-2005, 07:17 PM

I agree with cichlid man. You could also use a little of the substrate from the estalished tank

10-23-2005, 12:55 PM	#1
amingra Fishy Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Age: 26 Posts: 25	Setting up a fry tank I'm going to set up a 5 or ten gallon fry tank. I think I'll start with a a sponge filter. I'm assuming I need a heater. My question is What is the best way to cycle this tank? I don't think the fry could survive a tank cycle, so I was thinking of fishless cycling. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks. __________________ 20 gal 3 mollies 1 apple snail 1 pleco 2 African dwarf frogs

10-23-2005, 01:14 PM	#2
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100	Transfer water from your other tank into your fry tank, then use some filter media from your other tank too so that the new tank will have an established bacteria supply. Once you have a mature tank, you don't really need to go through the process of cycling another. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

10-23-2005, 01:17 PM	#3
amingra Fishy Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Age: 26 Posts: 25	I've heard that, but I didn't quite beleive it would work. For some reason I was thinking that moving the bacteria would kill them, but they survive while I'm cleaning the tank, so it makes sense. thanks for the help. __________________ 20 gal 3 mollies 1 apple snail 1 pleco 2 African dwarf frogs

10-24-2005, 07:17 PM	#4
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,303	I agree with cichlid man. You could also use a little of the substrate from the estalished tank __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

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