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[chesterscot]

hi folks bad news ive cracked one of my tanks and cant get another for 2 weeks so all my fish are in together and overstocked is understating i cant get anyone to house them for me and ive put an extra filter in from the old tank but how long will they be ok together aggresion shouldnt be a prob
thanx in advance
scot

 

[Miss Wiggle]

what size is the tank and what fish do you have in there now?

 

[kewskills]

hi folks bad news ive cracked one of my tanks and cant get another for 2 weeks so all my fish are in together and overstocked is understating i cant get anyone to house them for me and ive put an extra filter in from the old tank but how long will they be ok together aggresion shouldnt be a prob
thanx in advance
scot

Just do lots of small water changes, and hopefully all should be OK, what size tank are they in now and what is the stocking?

 

[chesterscot]

i have four angels
6 zebra danios three pearl gourami three platty's two corys and an apple snail
thanx for your help guys water stats are staying good
scot

and there all now in a 20g

 

[Miss Wiggle]

ouch that is pushing it for a 20gal, but i think with extra water changes and careful monitoring it'll be ok for a couple of weeks.

 

[chesterscot]

cheers for that reassurance might be able to borrow a 5g should i put the plattys corys zebs and snails in that and leave the gourami and angels together in the bigger tank?
scot

 

[Miss Wiggle]

well the only agression problems you'd get would be from the angels and gourami's so these would be the one's I'd want to separate, however a 5gal is no place for either of them even temporarily IMHO so I'd say leave them both in the 20, then move some of the other fish to the 5 to reduce the bio load on the filter and give everyone a bit more space.

put some tall plants and decor into the 20gal so it will break the line of eyesight for the angels and gourami's, will help to mitigate agression.

 

[chesterscot]

thanx miss wiggle just as i thought hubbys just offered to take me for a replacement today yipee so should be fine thanx again
scot

 

[Miss Wiggle]

excellent

good hubby, buy him a steak or something tonight

 

[bluemermaid]

Next time keep in mind waterworld its nr chester and they have helped me in a bind they delivered mine same day and let me order and pay over phone...... broke tank with hoover and couldnt mix my cold and warm fishes.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

little tip actually, most people will have a tank break on them at some point during their fishkeeping career, I've had it happen and I know plenty of people who have. Buy a big garden tidy tub from the garden centre, they're just a few quid, stick it in the garage and forget about it, don't use it for anything else though so it stays clean. They'll generally hold a good 20/30 gals of water and are sturdy enough that you can run an internal filter and a small heater in them if needs be so they're great as a back up 'tank' if something like this happens.

Very very handy thing to keep around for a fishkeeper and only a couple of quid.

 

[kewskills]

Nice tip Miss Wiggles.

little tip actually, most people will have a tank break on them at some point during their fishkeeping career, I've had it happen and I know plenty of people who have. Buy a big garden tidy tub from the garden centre, they're just a few quid, stick it in the garage and forget about it, don't use it for anything else though so it stays clean. They'll generally hold a good 20/30 gals of water and are sturdy enough that you can run an internal filter and a small heater in them if needs be so they're great as a back up 'tank' if something like this happens.

Very very handy thing to keep around for a fishkeeper and only a couple of quid.

 

[Spishkey]

scott my sis (and the rest of the family!) are still in chester, im sure she has aquariums, want me to give her a call and see if she can foster some fish for a few weeks for you??