new tank

[dzb912]

just got a new 55 gal
im using it for a growout tank for my 3 inch peacock bass and datnoids
i set it up yesterday morning
i put water conditioner and all that good stuff in also
2day im adding some smaller fish like bala sharks and convicts to set up the tank
im very exticed and i was wondering if anyone thinks i could add the peacock bass in today????
or how long i have to wait to put any fish in besides the bala sharks and convicts??
i normally just ploop em in the first few days and normally theyre fine
but i kinda wana play it safe this time??
so what should i do?

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[groovitudedude]

Good luck. 55G is a great size, you'll become very experienced in no time. What other fish do you have? How long did you cycle your tank? Let it cycle for AT MINIMUM 3 days. Even if it has worked before, don't just "ploop em in the first few days". Trust me, I have lost many expensive sensitive fish due to bad cycling.

 

[dzb912]

Good luck. 55G is a great size, you'll become very experienced in no time. What other fish do you have? How long did you cycle your tank? Let it cycle for AT MINIMUM 3 days. Even if it has worked before, don't just "ploop em in the first few days". Trust me, I have lost many expensive sensitive fish due to bad cycling.

thanks bro
but im no newb
everyone keeps calling me that
ive been keeping fish scince i was 5
and now im 14
lol
i now some things
i got to the petstore almost every other 2days
lol
but i was planning on getting some datnoids and mabey some pike cichlids
mabey a baby silver arro (i no it gets big, but once it hits about 10 inches its gone)
and i have some baby peacock bass that were in my 46 bowfrount tank(i got a new tank for xmas)
theyre in my 10g nano right now
along with my 6 inch albino channel cat(hes a spaz)
its been up for 2 days now
so ill just put in some starter fish and put in the fish i care for in a little later 2morro

 

[ziggy2]

Don't just plop them in. Do you have a test kit??? You need to monitor the ammonia levels and then the nitrites to make sure you have a complete cycle.

 

[dzb912]

Don't just plop them in. Do you have a test kit??? You need to monitor the ammonia levels and then the nitrites to make sure you have a complete cycle.

kk il get one today
thanks