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Posted by freebird01@comcast.net on April 23, 2006, 11:27 am
Please log in for more thread options Koi-Lo wrote:
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>> My wife and I just purchased a pretty cool 5 gallon hex tank with bio
>> wheel filter from walmart for a hospital tank.
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>> What is the best treatment for new fishfrom the LFS? Should i treat
>> them with a combo of melafix and pimafix???? maybe a different
>> regiment???
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>> I figured this would be a safe bet so i dont kill my live planted 75
>> gallon livebearer aquarium.
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> It needs to be cycled somehow. Can you add a ripe filter from another
> tank? Some ripe gravel perhaps?
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> I treat all new fish with Quick Cure or Aquarasol and quarantine them
> for 14 days, longer if anything looks suspicious.
I actually used about a 3-4ft section of hornwort that was broken into
12" sections and tied together with a plastic zip tie and replanted in
the new tank...it was in my 75 for about 2-3 months...should be ok to
start it until i can get a "cycle fish" for the tank. i also added some
"Cycle" to it to help it along. I have always had good luck with that
product. I got well water that only realluy is a little high in iron but
other then that its clean and works great for livebearers. its even a
good PH for them right out of the tap.
Should I add some Salt to the hospital tank??
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> wheel filter from walmart for a hospital tank.
>
> What is the best treatment for new fishfrom the LFS? Should i treat them
> with a combo of melafix and pimafix???? maybe a different regiment???
>
> I figured this would be a safe bet so i dont kill my live planted 75
> gallon livebearer aquarium.