FLUVAL EDGE 6gal

[beerfish]

What are your parameters?

The cycle probably hasn't even started yet!

 

[KathyC]

The cycle probably hasn't even started yet!

It did if he dumped a lot of that food in there for the poor mandarin.

 

[anthony27]

If the fish dies it is his own fault if it does not then he is doing something right. Just please post up your water tests so we can all see.

 

[beerfish]

It did if he dumped a lot of that food in there for the poor mandarin.

Yeah... Probably another day or two before a huge ammonia spike.

Having 10 tanks doesn't make the cycle go any faster. Do yourself and the mandarin a favor and get him out of the tank.

 

[hydrozzz]

all levels are good. i made the tank spike ammonia before i put the fish in and nitrite spiked to 1.0ppm and fell to zero on day 2 and 3..


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[beerfish]

all levels are good. i made the tank spike ammonia before i put the fish in and nitrite spiked to 1.0ppm and fell to zero on day 2 and 3..

So how is it that most cycles take about a month and you managed to get yours finished in 3 days?

 

[hydrozzz]

It did if he dumped a lot of that food in there for the poor mandarin.

im not that dumb. he got like 3 dead copepods feed from an eyedroper


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[hydrozzz]

put a dead shrimp in and force the spike


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[hydrozzz]

So how is it that most cycles take about a month and you managed to get yours finished in 3 days?

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[beerfish]

put a dead shrimp in and force the spike

This is a common technique used to start the cycle, and does not cause a cycle to complete in three days, it merely starts the cycle.

Also, I have successfully kept my mandarin for about a year now, and he is feeding all day, every day. Three dead pods will not be enough food for a Mandarin, as they need a constant source of food available to survive.

 

[beerfish]

That Turbo Start stuff is not an acceptable alternative to a real cycle.

 

[hydrozzz]

This is a common technique used to start the cycle, and does not cause a cycle to complete in three days, it merely starts the cycle.

Also, I have successfully kept my mandarin for about a year now, and he is feeding all day, every day. Three dead pods will not be enough food for a Mandarin, as they need a constant source of food available to survive.

there are over 1000 live copepods in the tank and in 2 weeks more then double..i dont think he will starve at least 500 are big enough to be seen

 

[hydrozzz]

there are over 1000 live copepods in the tank and in 2 weeks more then double..i dont think he will starve at least 500 are big enough to be seen

ps i had a purple tang in a 12 gal for 3 years and he was put in the exact same way im doing this tank..... i sold him with the tank.

 

[beerfish]

That's a snack for a mandarin. In that size tank, he will decimate the population in a matter of days. In addition, the tank is likely to spike again, and when it does, the pod population could be wiped out completely.

Trust me. This fish will not survive in this tank unless you are culturing pods and feeding hundreds of them daily.

 

[beerfish]

ps i had a purple tang in a 12 gal for 3 years and he was put in the exact same way im doing this tank..... i sold him with the tank.

Ok... this is either a joke or you have no clue how to care for fish.

 

[hydrozzz]

maybe i should just post my tank in a yr

 

[anthony27]

I guess so. Good luck by the way It is a nice looking tank, where would you put a skimmer on that and what filtration does it use

maybe i should just post my tank in a yr

 

[scarf_ace1981]

wow. this turned ugly quick. hydro i hope he survives. good luck bro and keep posting updates

 

[anthony27]

Alot of threads on mr usually do and very fast.

wow. this turned ugly quick. hydro i hope he survives. good luck bro and keep posting updates

 

[hydrozzz]

http://joshday.com/mandaringoby.htm