Here is my situation...
I have a 180 gallon aquarium and two fluval FX 6 for it's filtration. I am about to start a fish less cycle in preparation for 10 Juvenile Discus fish , 6 Corydoras and 20 Cardinal Tetras.
now the breeders in my area do not have them available at the moment however in the coming few months , that wont be an issue. Since they are hard to come by i will be purchasing all of them at the same time. the Discus fish will be approximately 2'' to 2.5''.
I would be absolutely horrified If i some how screwed this up .
What steps can I take to ensure that the bacteria will be able to handle the sudden addition of that amount of fish to my aquarium ?
I have at least 8 weeks before these fish will be available , maybe even more then 8 weeks. but I want to do this right and I will not take any short cuts.
I have a 180 gallon aquarium and two fluval FX 6 for it's filtration. I am about to start a fish less cycle in preparation for 10 Juvenile Discus fish , 6 Corydoras and 20 Cardinal Tetras.
now the breeders in my area do not have them available at the moment however in the coming few months , that wont be an issue. Since they are hard to come by i will be purchasing all of them at the same time. the Discus fish will be approximately 2'' to 2.5''.
I would be absolutely horrified If i some how screwed this up .
What steps can I take to ensure that the bacteria will be able to handle the sudden addition of that amount of fish to my aquarium ?
I have at least 8 weeks before these fish will be available , maybe even more then 8 weeks. but I want to do this right and I will not take any short cuts.