staying below leh

hi all the bro, wanna ask you all y my rTG keep on staying below ar? he is ard 3"+- and i haven bring him home.. now staying at tamp 801 fat auntie.. i buy him tat time ok leh.. next wk den i bring him hm.. my hse tank frm last wk run water until now.. i think is ok la.. cos i got put fish inside.. nothing happen to the other fish..

[Aroboy II]

Originally Posted by lyn_amo

hi all the bro, wanna ask you all y my rTG keep on staying below ar? he is ard 3"+- and i haven bring him home.. now staying at tamp 801 fat auntie.. i buy him tat time ok leh.. next wk den i bring him hm.. my hse tank frm last wk run water until now.. i think is ok la.. cos i got put fish inside.. nothing happen to the other fish..

Just make sure your tank is cycled! Ask Dua Pui Soh to extend the date of bringing your aro home. One week is not able to make your tank fully cycled. If not you have to cycle with your aro liao!

[Aroboy II]

BTW tell her nicely I think she can do something! Cheers!

Originally Posted by Aroboy II

BTW tell her nicely I think she can do something! Cheers!

i will ask her wat happen to the fish first den slowly ask to extend the date.. hee hee.. thank bro

I do agree with Aroboy that you should cycle your tank. Every dedicated hobbyist should do that. However personally I don't cycle my own tanks. My new tank can arrive on Mon, I wash & soak it overnight. Drain water on Tues. Top up water & run pump. At the same time place activated carbon in filter for 2 days. Thurs or Fri can put fish already.

The rational is like this. The idea of cycling a tank is to ensure that you have cultivate sufficient BB to support the waste output of your aro. However if you are cycling your tank with a few feeder fishes, you'll never be able to cultivate BB with those few fishes to support a much bigger aro that is producing lots more waste. Hence I don't even bother.

The fastest way to cycle your tank is to get a piece of old, dirty filter sponge from another tank & place it in your filter. It is done with your aro already in the tank, so that your aro can produce waste to feed the BB. The BB in the old sponge would seed the new media in your tank. If you measure NH4 & nitrites, you notice that everything would be 0 in about 1 week.

thank for all of ya advise... i will keep a look out.. will update again.. thank you thank you

bro, today i go to the shop and find auntie, she keep asking me when i wana take the fish but i still see the fish staying near the pump and not swimming ard leh.. any bro, know the auntie? i wish to know wat the pro with the fish1!

[Angel eye]

I think if u use 'old' water fm other tank, it will also speed up ur cycling. jus my point of view.

Originally Posted by Angel eye

I think if u use 'old' water fm other tank, it will also speed up ur cycling. jus my point of view.

no tank le.. the rest is discus and salt water fish...

[Aroboy II]

Originally Posted by lyn_amo

bro, today i go to the shop and find auntie, she keep asking me when i wana take the fish but i still see the fish staying near the pump and not swimming ard leh.. any bro, know the auntie? i wish to know wat the pro with the fish1!

Bro, did you paid the deposit? If yes, then ask auntie lor cos you are a serious buyer what. With her reputation, she cannot turn you down one. Do say politely to her...she quite odd person but nice auntie. Cheers!