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| Fish Out of Water Although Boni Comandante Jr.’s technique is intended to ship fish used for food, the idea of putting fish to 'sleep' and then transporting them without water is an interesting one..... mixing clowns? If this has been discussed before please direct me to the thread! I have a false clown in my tank and I want to get another one but my lfs only has true percs "thats what he called them" they are small just like mine but will the co-inhabit? or is that just a ba. RBTA fs must go! I have one last RBTA and I need to sell it, I took it out of my reef because I no longer had room for it in the tank. I Just put it in a JBJ nano temporary untill I can sell it. it is about 8'' across and is very healthy. I need to sell it fast so anyone who is interested. Easy DIY Hang-In-Tank Refugium Here is an easy, inexpensive hang-in-tank refugium which takes only a few minutes to build. The hang-in-tank design eliminates many of the plumbing headaches usually associated with other refugiums. MORE: Building.... |
Saltwater Fish for Cycling AquariumsAlthough there are many ways to establish the nitrogen cycle in an aquarium, most hobbyists choose to use so-called "starter fish for the purpose. Perhaps this is because this method allows the new aquarist to have life in their aquarium while the tank is still new. The key to stocking an aquarium is to be patient!
The following is a list of fish (and a few invertebrates), which, in our experience, have proven hardy enough to survive the initial "break in" period, or establishment of the nitrogen cycle in a marine aquarium. The creation of this list was not based on any type of scientific method, but rather on our own experience with the many aquariums we've installed. Each species on this list, has consistently proven able to tolerate high levels of ammonia and nitrite, for at least six weeks, in hundreds of saltwater aquariums installed by The Aquarium Professionals Group. We have had success with each of the listed species on at least fifty separate occasions, and with some species, many more.
It is important to note, that we have tried many other species within the same Family, or even Genera, as those shown on the list. However, we have found that not all members of a given Family or Genus are equally hardy. For example, while many species of Pseudochromis have proven themselves as "cycleable" species, we have not had success with Pseudochromis dilectus, and several other Pseudochromis species. There are also many fish in a given family that we have not tried, because they were not available at the time, or some doubt existed as to whether they would survive, based on literature we've read. We are sure there are many other suitable species for starting a new marine aquarium, we just haven't tried them.
Always remember to start an aquarium with no more than 25% of the total carrying-capacity of the tank. See our Guidelines for Stocking an Aquarium for more information.
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| Reply to Need more fishy advice please mrbigmuscles posted a reply: In regards to what "Funfishtank" has to say, I disagree. Whether you cycle fishy or fishless does not affect how ma. |
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