i bought a new fish tank on sunday and put my fish into it monday when can i put more fish in?

Answer 1

I'm guessing you didn't cycle your tank, right?
In the wild, and in established tanks, there are nitrifying bacteria that break down toxic ammonia from fish waste and excess food into less toxic nitrates. In a brand new tank, these bacteria don't exist, so any fish in the tank will produce ammonia, which, not being broken down by bacteria, will kill or weaken the fish. So, it is vital to cycle your tank.
There are a few methods to improve the situation for your current fish, are experiening ammonia poisoning / burn. Do you have access to an established tank? These bacteria live in the gravel and in the filter cartridge, so if you can get some from another tank, you can put the bacteria right into your tank (don't let the gravel or filter cartridge dry out). If you do this, in a day or two, your tank will be A OK.
Another way is to get Bio-Spira. It is the actual live bacteria in a little pouch, and your tank will instantly be ready for fish.http://fishstoretn.com/bio_spira.html

Your fish in the tank are producing lots of ammonia, and without bio-spira or bacteria from another tank, the bacteria will eventually develop, but it will take at least 2 weeks. You should invest in an ammonia, nitrite and nitrate testing kit so you can keep an eye on your levels. It's worth the 30$ or whatever.

Do DAILY water changes of 20% to keep the ammonia down.

You may start adding more fish in 2-3 weeks or whenenver your ammonia level drops to zero. If you get more fish now, they will just die from too much ammonia.

So as I say, try to get some gravel from another tank or some Bio-Spira. If you can, then you can add 2-4 fish per week until your tank is stocked to your liking. (Don't overstock :))

Answer 2

Well the cycling bit is true, but whats done is done.
When I was eleven I made this mistake, and my shubunkins did survive, you will prob have a week or two of the fish displaying some odd behaviour, this is because they will be suffering. If you want to help, go back to the petshop with a small cup and ask for some gravel from the tank the fish came from, and then get some live bacteria in a bottle to take home.
Now everynight prepare a small amount of water to change in the tank the next day, do this everynight for a week, and then you could probably add another fish if it is a hardy breed, common goldfish, plec, betta etc, if it is a fancyfish then wait longer.
Your tank will be fine, and soon you can enjoy lots of happy fish.
As this sounds like its your first tank, beware of some pitfalls,
get a gravel cleaner because that gets really dirty if not cleaned,
also get an algae magnet to clean it of the sides, invest in filteraid treatment airstones and plants for timid fish to hide. It may sound alot but in the long run it will ensure that your tank is healthier and cleaning time will be cut done.
Happy fishkeeping!

Answer 3

You do not buy a tank one day and put fish in the next.You must let your water age,heat and let your filters run before you put fish in..If you bought your tank and fish from the same shop what was the shop thinking about to let you buy fish so soon.you should read a good book before trying to keep fish. they are living animals and should be looked after right or not at all.Let your fish settle for at least a week or two and only if all is ok go to another fish shop tell the shop keeper how big your tank is,what fish you already have and ask what will live with your fish.Good luck

Answer 4

Some time in January 2007.

Ideally your tank should be fully cycled prior to adding ANY fish.

However, some fish (i.e., danios) are extremely hardy and will be able to withstand the high ammonia and nitrite levels which you tank will be undergoing soon.

More probable, however, many other fish perish while the tank water undergoes that initial toxic stage (typically the first 3-6 weeks of being set up).

Best way to avoid any fish losses is to add additional fish only after your ammonia and nitrite levels are both 0ppm and you have dectectable levels of nitrate (expected to occur next month). You could probably add 1-2 per week after that is accomplished.

Answer 5

You should really have left the tank to settle for a week first, but too late now. What size is the tank and how many and what type of fish are all ready in there?

Answer 6

you shouldn't have put any fish in it that soon, you should really leave it one week at minimum before adding ANY fish.

however they should still be ok as long as you have added only a couple of them.

after that you should add maybe 2 or 3 every 2 weeks until you reach the maximum the tank size will allow (that dosent mean fill it up with hundreds of fish, there is a certain ammount of fish each tank size can fit in)

don't rush it and ignore this advice as adding too many will mean your filter can't cope and the water will become polluted killing most/all of your fish.

Answer 7

Whether you can put more fish in or not depends on the size of the tank. You need 1sq. feet of space for each fish. This enables them to have room to grow without the need of keep changing tanks. This also depends on the type of fish, the answer is the ratios for koi and goldfish although you need a pond for koi. Take good care of them. May you be the friend to them that they think you are.

Answer 8

you were supposed to leave the tank to mature and get all the chlorine out of the water for at least a week. Since you have already risked things by putting fish in, you may as well wait to see if they die before wasting any more money oon more fish.

Answer 9

hello, u really should wait until u cycle the tank before adding any fish. but since you already put in some fish id wait atleast 2 weeks before adding anymore. maybe longer cuz you needto wait to make sure the ones you have dont came down with anything like ick.good luck with your new fishes! ..julie

Answer 10

You have to work out the ratio of fish to water area. The shop may be able to help you.Or somewhere on-line. Have you an air supply and oxygenating plants in the tank.
do not over feed the fish.