A few weeks back I accidentally cracked my existing fish tank. It was
only
quite a small one so I decided over the weekend to treat our fish
to a bigger
and better tank. On Sunday I bought an Elite System 3 tank
- it may not be a
big aquarium but it's big enough for our 3 fish (19
Litres)
So, I proceeded to fill the tank, add the correct dosage of tap safe
and started
the pump. Yesterday morning I added some friendly bacteria
(initial the dosage
as stated on the bottle for new aquariums)
I then left the tank for another 12 hours at least before transferring
the fish
from the old tank to the new tank. Now, I know what most
people will say at this
stage (and maybe they are right) - I've not
left the tank long enough to mature
- but I've previously done full
clean outs on the existing tank and the fish
seemed happy enough in the
crystal clear water.
The fish seemed fine when I went to bed last night - swimming around
exploring.
I gave them a bit of food which they ate so everything
seemed normal.
I then got up this morning to find them all just lying still on the
bottom of
the fish tank - a sign which I've seen before to indicate
things ain't right in
there. Was a nightmare trying to get them out as
they kept swimming into the new
ornaments in the tank.
Have transferred them back to the old bowl - luckily I kept the old
water just
in case - and they seemed to recover immediately.
What have I done wrong?
Is there anything anyone can recommend I buy to test the environment in
the new
aquarium? I've seen a number of tests available but what should
I be testing for?
Any help anyone can give would be very beneficial to me. Cheers.
--
The G Man
Posted by Geezer From The Freezer on May 17, 2005, 5:33 am
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What sort of fish do you have?
Posted by Geezer From The Freezer on May 18, 2005, 5:35 am
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Geezer From The Freezer wrote:
> > What sort of fish do you have?
As posted in your duplicate thread, you have too small a tank for
3 goldfish!
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> What sort of fish do you have?