NEW TANK NEED A BUDDY FOR HIM
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Ummmm, you didn't cycle the tank? You got gianormously huge fish that get over a foot long?
Follow this and you will have a good and healthy tank:
1. Return all the sharks
2. Get a test kit
3. Fishless cycle your tank
4. Get fish suitable for a 10g tank at a real petstore (Doesn't include PetSmart or PetCo)
5. Do a weekly 50% Water change
6. Feed daily
Follow this and you will have a good and healthy tank:
1. Return all the sharks
2. Get a test kit
3. Fishless cycle your tank
4. Get fish suitable for a 10g tank at a real petstore (Doesn't include PetSmart or PetCo)
5. Do a weekly 50% Water change
6. Feed daily
Please read:
Irridescent: Iridescent Shark
Balas: Bala Shark Profile
You really need to take the fish back please. they are to big for your tank NOW and they will outgrow your tank as well.
You also say that Today you bought all of these fish and the tank, which tells me that you have not cycled your tank. Please read the stickies on cycling your tank. Unfortunantly It is a misconception that you can just get a tank fill it with water and decorations. sorry but you can't. A tank needs to be prepared first before it can sustain life. Don't worry 99% of us all did this too the first time, then when our fish died we found this site and sites like it to answer our questions why.
I would also take the 10 gallon back if its possable, and get the largest tank that you can afford and house. You will be happier in the long run. And it will allow you to get a wider range of fish.
Another suggestion would be to go to a petco, petsmart, walmart, or any fish store and take a look at thier stock, then when you see a fish you like, come home FIRST and research it, (GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND) or ask us.
Read this stickie, its pretty good in my opinion and will get you off to the right start.
Setting up a new tank - MyFishTank.Net
good luck
and dont be afraid to ask questions and welcome to MFT!
Kevin
Irridescent: Iridescent Shark
Balas: Bala Shark Profile
You really need to take the fish back please. they are to big for your tank NOW and they will outgrow your tank as well.
You also say that Today you bought all of these fish and the tank, which tells me that you have not cycled your tank. Please read the stickies on cycling your tank. Unfortunantly It is a misconception that you can just get a tank fill it with water and decorations. sorry but you can't. A tank needs to be prepared first before it can sustain life. Don't worry 99% of us all did this too the first time, then when our fish died we found this site and sites like it to answer our questions why.
I would also take the 10 gallon back if its possable, and get the largest tank that you can afford and house. You will be happier in the long run. And it will allow you to get a wider range of fish.
Another suggestion would be to go to a petco, petsmart, walmart, or any fish store and take a look at thier stock, then when you see a fish you like, come home FIRST and research it, (GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND) or ask us.
Read this stickie, its pretty good in my opinion and will get you off to the right start.
Setting up a new tank - MyFishTank.Net
good luck
and dont be afraid to ask questions and welcome to MFT!
Kevin
Tropical Fish for Freshwater Aquariums: Bala Shark
and i dont think anyone is tryn to be negative i think were all tryn to help him
and i dont think anyone is tryn to be negative i think were all tryn to help him
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if walmart won't take them back which surprises me, maybe you could do one of these, Print out the information from the links that we gave you about the balas and the irridescents and show this to a manager
OR
Try to sell them to an actual LFS (local fish store)
or
give me the phone number of the walmart that you bought them from, and the employee's name that you bought them from cause i got some pretty explicit words for them and him.
OR
Try to sell them to an actual LFS (local fish store)
or
give me the phone number of the walmart that you bought them from, and the employee's name that you bought them from cause i got some pretty explicit words for them and him.
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