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[Chromobotia]

Yes, I would test the water daily for ammonia and nitrites and do water changes.

If you can get your hands on some establish BB from another tank like suggested that would help.

Another option would be to get some BB in a bottle (I think Seachem has Stability) and see if that will help out.

The best thing would have been to keep the old tank set up and move over a small amount of fish at first, like maybe a pleco. That way you wouldn't have "shocked" the tank with too many fish at once. Doing that would have allowed you to slowly introduce more fish over an extended period of time (few months).

Good Luck.

 

[nfored]

Its to bad they stopped making biosperia as it was awsome, expensive but it worked.

 

[Morledzep]

Tetra bought Marineland and they still sell bio-spira only it's in a yellow bottle that looks like all of Tetra's other yellow bottles and Tetra doesn't require it to be refrigerated. but a good LFS that knows what they are doing will still keep it in the fridge, and Tetra still ships it cold and in styrofoam to keep it cool.

 

[nfored]

Tetra bought Marineland and they still sell bio-spira only it's in a yellow bottle that looks like all of Tetra's other yellow bottles and Tetra doesn't require it to be refrigerated. but a good LFS that knows what they are doing will still keep it in the fridge, and Tetra still ships it cold and in styrofoam to keep it cool.

Hum good to know.

I know this stuff works I used it when I first started keeping fish, but I messed up and treated with anti bacteria medication for red fins :-(.

 

[Fanlie]

Thank you for the advice. I moved all the bio-media from the old tank into the new sump filter. The number of fish will now again be in balance with the bacteria. I'll leave this media in the new tank for at least 6 weeks for the new bio-media to develop and will then gradually move the old media back to the old tank. Thanks once again.