you you had the $$$ to spend...

[hardb0iled]

any advise if i have like a dozen of fish comming? do i need to put them one at a time like for 6 hours... 1/2 hour each fish... i always aclimate them and put them all together. seems its a wrong thing to do.

..I'm not really sure if there is a better way to add a heap of fish to a tank? Best bet I would think would be to somehow artificially increase the bio load on the tank slowly before adding the fish, this would condition the filter to the bio load before the fish are introduced and hopefully avoid a spike, but I am not sure how you could do this?

Another option may be to use one of the bacterial starters/additives that are supposed to help in these situations, but I'm not sure how effective they are?

Ideally adding them slowly over time is the best bet but thats probably not practical if you arrive home with a bag of 10 or 20 fish! I dont think an hour or two in betwen adding the fish will make a difference, I doubt the bacteria multiplies quick enough for that to work?

 

[mothernature]

well, if you have the money just buy me some filters !!! just kidding but really, I am the master of keeping way to many fish in a way to small of tank ;( I didnt do this by choice, it was either I take them or they die... So there they are , looking at me waiting to be fed..
--Buy the ammonia tests strips and the 5 in 1 test kits from jungle or mardel brands. Cut all the strips in half to make them last longer. Check your water in the morning and at night, more if you can if somethings wrong do a iddy bitty water change, until your strips read right. This works for me, most of the tanks have cycled . My nitrifying bacteria are really supporting three times the recommended fish for whichever tank. I still do water changes once a week because this is definitely necessary when you have ''too many fish''.. Also , if you had nowhere near the recommended amount of fish for your tank size you could do less water changes, like once every two weeks, so the solution to my problems at least is water changes!!!!!!!!!until I can buy10 acres and dig a bunch of lakes for all my fishes!!!!

 

[mothernature]

Hello again The fish store I worked in had zero ammonia and nitrites because the tanks sumps were constantly refilled with tap water all day. Test there water for chlorine or chlorimines that might be present. ??? it was at the store I worked at. and the store could afford to change the filters everyday if necessary, im sure that helped. What a waste of bacteria( the good kind )) and water ,,What a waste of water...

Ive also dumped alot of fish in smaller tanks without acclimating them, and I would only loose the really sick ones, which is why they were going to die, because they were sick.. Fish cannot get better in a fish store display tank . Just pecked to death by hungry fish..
Dont do this though your fish might die if you just plop them in the tank. Fish are fighters and if you stick to the basics, no2 nh4 = keep them out.. no3 keep it low, and allways condition your water before it touches your fish, your fish will be happy and they should live untill we can all afford to buy huge houses for our buddies(the fish)

 

[hardb0iled]

Hello again The fish store I worked in had zero ammonia and nitrites because the tanks sumps were constantly refilled with tap water all day.

Was this for replacing evaporated water or as a replacement for a proper filtration system? Seems like a lot of work that could be avoided by using adequate filtration?

 

[adultswim]

If I had the money I'd do it, Why wouldn't you.