benificial bacteria will die?

[akhtar]

how long can i take out the goldfish for in my 3 g until the good bacteria die???

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[smb]

Not exactly sure but I would imagine if kept wet/moist it could last almost a day? I know it's for at least quite a few hours.

 

[akhtar]

coz i need to swap my goldish with white cloud mountain minnows

 

[Mamaschild]

The bacteria need food, water and oxigen (that doesn't look like it's spelled right?).

If you keep your filter running and drop in some food everyday, the tank will stay cycled. Just act like there are fish in the tank and feed them

I did that with my 20g, had it empty for about a week, and did not recycle.