How soon will I have Nitrite problems Jon?

Bob I · #1 05-08-2002, 07:38 PM

The fish are now in their new home. I fed them some frozen brine today, but that was not appreciated too much. I also bought frozen bloodworms. They will probably be appreciated more. Should I pick up a Corydoras or two for the uneaten food? And how soon can I expect Nitrite problems? When it happens should I do big water changes until it settles down?

CHEAPREEF · #2 05-08-2002, 09:28 PM

Most likely get a nitite spike in about 10-14 days. I always did a 30-40% water change after the spike to control the nitates.

Clinton

Canadian Man · #3 05-08-2002, 10:25 PM

Hey Bob;
Yea they will accept Blood Worms just cut them up a little before feeding.

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Should I pick up a Corydoras or two for the uneaten food?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">would not be a bad idea, the clown loach I have in my tank acomplishes the same thing.
Cheep Reef has the Timing about correct.
Don't forget Angels appreciate many water changes.
I would do 25% every 2 to 3 days for the first few weeks then move it to once a week.

cheers
Oh ps. The other morning I laid in bed for 30 min watching my angels doing their parental thing with their egg's. My absolute favourite FW fish!

StirCrazy · #4 05-09-2002, 02:04 AM

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Originally posted by Bob Ipema:
Should I pick up a Corydoras or two for the uneaten food?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">IMHO Corydoras are not a fish to get while a tank is still cycling, they are very sensitive to nitrates, nitrites and amonia, as for clown loaches that would be the equivalent of taking a queen angle and putting it in a 20 gal tank, they grow large, but they do grow slowly so you have time to move them to larger tanks later. I have found Kalua loaches to be a wonderfull bottom cleaner, the love to dig into the sand and get at all the food. I have a good book with info on different fresh water fish so if you want any info let me know the type and I will either scan the page or high lite the info for you.

Steve

Delphinus · #5 05-09-2002, 02:35 AM

True, but I think with clown loaches you have several years before you have an issue with their potential size.

I've had a pair going on 5 years now and they aint exactly busting the seams apart of their 30g just yet... It is pretty cool to see the big ones though, we have a an LFS here that has a display with two or three trout sized clowns. (I think these are MY favourite FW fish.. or possibly loaches in general, at least.)

StirCrazy · #6 05-09-2002, 12:06 PM

ya they are slow growers, thats why I said you have time to upgrade tanks later :D , but one thig about the clowns is that they to are calssafied as a "scalless" fish so any meds you use have to be at 1/2 strenght or lower "generaly" (there are alwas the exceptions) also they too are verry suceptable to bad water quality, high nitrates, ect. they are a fun fish to have, once they get over there shyness they are plyfull but it didn't impress me much the first couple times they played dead :D :D

Steve

Delphinus · #7 05-09-2002, 12:12 PM

Heh, I still have to take a "second look" sometimes when I see them napping! Dang, that's hard to get used to. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Bob I · #8 05-09-2002, 06:30 PM

I too like the Clown Loaches, except they have a habit of hiding. I once bought some at pisces the size of a 10 cent piece (I said that because we do not have dimes in Canada. The US does) It grew fairly rapidly. They have some now that are fairly small. I think I will get a couple. I will have nothing else except the angels. I was going to say ANGLES, but could not decide if they were right angles or not. :D :D I will just have to do water changes while the tank cycles. It would be nice if someone had a dirty sponge for my Aquaclear 150.

Delphinus · #9 05-09-2002, 06:39 PM

Hmmm. I suppose you could have the sponge out of my aquaclear. Um ... I'm not sure it's a 150 model though. I think it is, but I'd actually have to check to be sure. The sponge size is roughly 4" x 2" x 2".

If you're interested ... I'll trade you it for a fresh sponge... :D

Delphinus · #10 05-10-2002, 11:55 AM

Ok, actually it is an aquaclear 300 not a 150. I imagine you could fit the sponge in your 150 though, how big is a 150? Maybe you can cut it or just put it in sideways or something like that ...

Anyways if you are interested in a "sponge swap," the offer stands. ... you know how to get ahold of me .... ;)

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