Hii am getting some Guppies tmoro and ive never had them before.i am getting them from a good friend so she has told me plenty about them and i have researched as much as i can off the net. they are only about 3 weeks old i think so still tiny. i am having the tanks that they are in at the moment but i want to add more plants and stones etc as they are in a plain tanks at the moment. also i just wondered if it is ok to clean the tank (as in the glass) while transferring the babies into something else with the same water then putting them back into the cleaned tank. is this ok? any help much appreciated, thanks Laura
2007-03-27 09:48:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Just wipe off the glass inside and out without removing the babies or the water they are in. As babies they are even more sensitive to changes than adults and the sudden radical change could kill them. Start them off on regular daily water changes of 25% or more and you can avoid the shock of changing water as they will grow accustomed to fresh clean water.
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2007-03-27 10:07:09 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I would not put any fish into any tank that has not been cycled first. With your fry being as young as they are, they are going to need all the help you can afford to give them to survive. Hearty as guppies are, you are still prone to lose them to "tank shock" or water that has not had appropriate cycling.
You can purchase products out in the market to help cycle your tank. Depending upon the size and type of tank, you may have to only cycle your tank for a few days. If your tank is 50 gal or more, you may have to cycle it more than even a couple of weeks. I have a 150 gal that I cycled for over a month before adding one fish. I still have nearly every fish I started with three years ago.
So you see, I'm a firm believer in cycling your tank before adding fish.
Of course a clean tank, free of parasites and other undesirable elements from tap water is the key to a healthy tank and healthy fish.
You may like to see some of the links I've provided, especially if this is your first tank.
GOOD LUCK !!!
2007-03-27 10:17:34 · answer #2 · answered by ruby_jazmin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋