VERY happy fish,

j55 · 09-05-2006, 01:24 PM

hi, i am cycling my 48" x 15" x 18" tank and have a shoal of 10 neons, they must be the happiest neons i have ever seen lol,
i will post some pics ASAP

Gump · 09-05-2006, 04:33 PM

they wont be to happy after the first ammonia spike..

Ringo · 09-05-2006, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Gump

they wont be to happy after the first ammonia spike..

Lol

get some pictures before they die! j/k, hope all goes well

Gourami Swami · 09-05-2006, 06:44 PM

I wouldnt be surprised, actually. Neons are fragile fish. Dont be sad if you lose some in the cycle. If you insist on fish cycling, you really should either use hardy fish that can survive the toxic conditions, or bio-spira, which usually cycles the tank in a few days.

Gump · 09-05-2006, 07:27 PM

Thats why i put that up, neons are pretty fragile. id be suprised if you made it out with 2 or 3. ive always done fish cycles with fish like convicts or feeder gold fish, either way when the cycle is complete the fish will be used as feeders so no worry about long term effects of the damage from the cycle process.

NewfieFishGuy · 09-06-2006, 06:36 AM

But take heart J55, I did it with 23 a couple months ago and lost two.

EDIT: But I should stress it was by consistently testing the water and taking action when the levels were getting high.

j55 · 09-13-2006, 12:19 PM

well i have moved the tetras,and put in 6 black widow tetras, and 2 mollies

Gourami Swami · 09-13-2006, 04:24 PM

moved them to where?

Ringo · 09-14-2006, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by j55

well i have moved the tetras,and put in 6 black widow tetras, and 2 mollies

Your saying that you moved your neons from the tank your cycling, and added the skirt tetras and mollies in their place?

09-05-2006, 01:24 PM	#1
j55 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 233	VERY happy fish, hi, i am cycling my 48" x 15" x 18" tank and have a shoal of 10 neons, they must be the happiest neons i have ever seen lol, i will post some pics ASAP

09-05-2006, 06:44 PM	#4
Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,102	I wouldnt be surprised, actually. Neons are fragile fish. Dont be sad if you lose some in the cycle. If you insist on fish cycling, you really should either use hardy fish that can survive the toxic conditions, or bio-spira, which usually cycles the tank in a few days. __________________

09-06-2006, 06:36 AM	#6
NewfieFishGuy Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Age: 37 Posts: 79	But take heart J55, I did it with 23 a couple months ago and lost two. EDIT: But I should stress it was by consistently testing the water and taking action when the levels were getting high. __________________ 32g Neon Tetras, Peppered Corys. Ottos Last edited by NewfieFishGuy; 09-06-2006 at 07:31 AM.

09-13-2006, 04:24 PM	#8
Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,102	moved them to where? __________________

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09-05-2006, 04:33 PM	#2
Gump Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 447	they wont be to happy after the first ammonia spike..

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Gump Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 447	Thats why i put that up, neons are pretty fragile. id be suprised if you made it out with 2 or 3. ive always done fish cycles with fish like convicts or feeder gold fish, either way when the cycle is complete the fish will be used as feeders so no worry about long term effects of the damage from the cycle process.

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j55 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 233	well i have moved the tetras,and put in 6 black widow tetras, and 2 mollies

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