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mrbudgie
Fish Crazy
i tend to by my females when they are quite big so far i seem to have had some good luck 
ibbledibble
Fish Addict
i tend to by my females when they are quite big so far i seem to have had some good luck
Female can generally live together without too many problems, but as jennybugs said you have been very lucky to avoid major injury and death. Please do not recommend to a new fishkeeper such a dangerous combination. many many people have mentioned the problems they have experienced when trying to keep males and females together. it is far more common to have problems than not. some people have said that everything was fine but then one day it wasn't fine any more and they had a dead or severely injured fish on their hands. i even saw one topic where someone was claiming he had a perfectly stable happy healthy colony of mixed betta males and females. he even had some people believing him, until he produced photo's of his "happy, Healthy bettas" who were ripped to shreds. how would you feel if gavva took your advice and mixed male and female bettas or bettas and gouramis and ended up with loads of dead fish. not too great i imagine. each betta has its own personality and some cannot be kept with anything at all. there are some species of betta which can be kept in mixed sex groups (not splendens) but the majority of betta species should be segregated except for breeding.
i know the thread says what fish but i also would like to know when would be the correct time to introduce my fish its been round about 2 weeks now the water is still a little cloudy when this clears do's this mean the tank is mature ?
ibbledibble
Fish Addict
have you been adding ammonia to the tank? do you have water testing kits?
to cycle your tank without fish, you need to add ammonia until it shows 5ppm on the test kit (liquid preferably)
keep testing every day until the ammonia starts to go down.
then add more ammonia to bring it back up to 5ppm.
also once the ammonia starts dropping you should start testing for nitrItes, they will start to rise as the ammonia goes down.
after a while the nitrItes will start to drop again and the nitrAtes will start to rise.
keep adding ammonia daily until it goes from 5 to 0 in 12 hours, and nitrItes are also 0. will probably take a couple of weeks or so
At this point do a large water change 50% or so, to remove the nitrAtes and add your fish.
If you can't get fish straight away, continue to add ammonia everyday until you can, otherwise the bacteria will starve in the meantime.
to cycle your tank without fish, you need to add ammonia until it shows 5ppm on the test kit (liquid preferably)
keep testing every day until the ammonia starts to go down.
then add more ammonia to bring it back up to 5ppm.
also once the ammonia starts dropping you should start testing for nitrItes, they will start to rise as the ammonia goes down.
after a while the nitrItes will start to drop again and the nitrAtes will start to rise.
keep adding ammonia daily until it goes from 5 to 0 in 12 hours, and nitrItes are also 0. will probably take a couple of weeks or so
At this point do a large water change 50% or so, to remove the nitrAtes and add your fish.
If you can't get fish straight away, continue to add ammonia everyday until you can, otherwise the bacteria will starve in the meantime.
ibbledibble
Fish Addict
Fishless cycling is a relatively new idea and not many books seem to cover it.
get yourself more test kits. you need a test for ammonia, nitrIte, and nitrAte. PH test kits are also a good thing to have about, as very low PH can stall a cycle and people on here usually like to have all 4 of those readings to accurately help you.
Read This Thread. Its all about fishless cycling.
and finally, well done for asking for advice. hopefully we will manage to get everything sorted for you so you can have a long and happy fishkeeping career.
get yourself more test kits. you need a test for ammonia, nitrIte, and nitrAte. PH test kits are also a good thing to have about, as very low PH can stall a cycle and people on here usually like to have all 4 of those readings to accurately help you.
Read This Thread. Its all about fishless cycling.
and finally, well done for asking for advice. hopefully we will manage to get everything sorted for you so you can have a long and happy fishkeeping career.
purplekaz
Fish Fanatic
Hello. I'm here for a bit of advice, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
I too have just bought a 35l BiUbe as my first tropical fish tank. I know most experts seem to hate it
but I love how it looks and the size suits me for my first tank.
I'm completely new to fish keeping, so I'm trying to learn as much as I can before I start.
I know I want to attempt fishless cycling (the tank is due to be delivered this week, so I will start the process in the next few days hopefully) so I'm not in a rush to buy my fishies, but I would like an idea of what I should be looking at when we take a trip to the local aquatics shop.
I understand I should avoid anything that lives around the bottom of the tank due to the filter/media, and obviously go for smaller types of fish due to the size of the BiUbe.
I love the look of the dwarf puffers but from what I've read they don't seem very friendly, so I get the feeling I should avoid them.
I am aiming for a peaceful community, ideally with one or two slightly more interesting "centrepiece" fish. And most importantly for me, it needs to be an easy community to care for as I'm still learning.
The bettas look great, but would they be happy in the BiUbe?
I have bought all the accessories already, plastic plants etc, which I gather aren't that suitable for the betta's fins. But it does look like a fun fish. Would a betta live happily with tetra?
My thoughts so far are: 1 male betta, 2 cherry barbs, 5 black neon tetra
My reasoning being that I like the pretty betta as my "showpiece", I read that tetra are less likely to nip if in a group of 5+, and the cherry barbs to add a bit of variety.
Is this too many fish for the space I have? Are they compatible?
Any suggestions would be great
I too have just bought a 35l BiUbe as my first tropical fish tank. I know most experts seem to hate it
but I love how it looks and the size suits me for my first tank.I'm completely new to fish keeping, so I'm trying to learn as much as I can before I start.
I know I want to attempt fishless cycling (the tank is due to be delivered this week, so I will start the process in the next few days hopefully) so I'm not in a rush to buy my fishies, but I would like an idea of what I should be looking at when we take a trip to the local aquatics shop.
I understand I should avoid anything that lives around the bottom of the tank due to the filter/media, and obviously go for smaller types of fish due to the size of the BiUbe.
I love the look of the dwarf puffers but from what I've read they don't seem very friendly, so I get the feeling I should avoid them.
I am aiming for a peaceful community, ideally with one or two slightly more interesting "centrepiece" fish. And most importantly for me, it needs to be an easy community to care for as I'm still learning.
The bettas look great, but would they be happy in the BiUbe?
I have bought all the accessories already, plastic plants etc, which I gather aren't that suitable for the betta's fins. But it does look like a fun fish. Would a betta live happily with tetra?
My thoughts so far are: 1 male betta, 2 cherry barbs, 5 black neon tetra
My reasoning being that I like the pretty betta as my "showpiece", I read that tetra are less likely to nip if in a group of 5+, and the cherry barbs to add a bit of variety.
Is this too many fish for the space I have? Are they compatible?
Any suggestions would be great
cane76
Fish Aficionado
id put 6 cardinals and a few cherry shrimp in a bi ube
corey01
Fishaholic
Hello. I'm here for a bit of advice, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
I too have just bought a 35l BiUbe as my first tropical fish tank. I know most experts seem to hate it
I'm completely new to fish keeping, so I'm trying to learn as much as I can before I start.
I know I want to attempt fishless cycling (the tank is due to be delivered this week, so I will start the process in the next few days hopefully) so I'm not in a rush to buy my fishies, but I would like an idea of what I should be looking at when we take a trip to the local aquatics shop.
I understand I should avoid anything that lives around the bottom of the tank due to the filter/media, and obviously go for smaller types of fish due to the size of the BiUbe.
I love the look of the dwarf puffers but from what I've read they don't seem very friendly, so I get the feeling I should avoid them.
I am aiming for a peaceful community, ideally with one or two slightly more interesting "centrepiece" fish. And most importantly for me, it needs to be an easy community to care for as I'm still learning.
The bettas look great, but would they be happy in the BiUbe?
I have bought all the accessories already, plastic plants etc, which I gather aren't that suitable for the betta's fins. But it does look like a fun fish. Would a betta live happily with tetra?
My thoughts so far are: 1 male betta, 2 cherry barbs, 5 black neon tetra
My reasoning being that I like the pretty betta as my "showpiece", I read that tetra are less likely to nip if in a group of 5+, and the cherry barbs to add a bit of variety.
Is this too many fish for the space I have? Are they compatible?
Any suggestions would be great
Dont mix bettas and tetras as most tetras tend to be nippy. Have you ever looked at honey gouramis? you could get a pair for your tank.
purplekaz
Fish Fanatic
I'd not thought of gouramis before, but the male dwarfs look stunning.
I really would like a mixture of different types of fish though if possible.
In my 35l could I keep one male dwarf gourami, a pair of cherry barbs, and 5 small tetra?
I understand they're all peaceful community fish, but I'm not too sure of the number of fish I could keep happily together.
Obviously I don't want to get too enthusiastic and add too many fish
I really would like a mixture of different types of fish though if possible.
In my 35l could I keep one male dwarf gourami, a pair of cherry barbs, and 5 small tetra?
I understand they're all peaceful community fish, but I'm not too sure of the number of fish I could keep happily together.
Obviously I don't want to get too enthusiastic and add too many fish
corey01
Fishaholic
I'd not thought of gouramis before, but the male dwarfs look stunning.
I really would like a mixture of different types of fish though if possible.
In my 35l could I keep one male dwarf gourami, a pair of cherry barbs, and 5 small tetra?
I understand they're all peaceful community fish, but I'm not too sure of the number of fish I could keep happily together.
Obviously I don't want to get too enthusiastic and add too many fish
barbs prefer to be kept in a shoal of 5 or more so i wouldnt recommend that
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