QUESTIONS

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Well today around 9:15 I bought a Blonde Delta Guppy and a Broadleaf Sagatarian. I checked the parameters and they are as followed:

pH: 7.6
Ammonia:.25 ppm
Nitrite: 0-.25 ppm
Nitrate: 0 ppm

The fish are:

1 Turquoise Guppy Male
1 Blonde Delta Guppy Male
3 Ghost Shrimp

Now is this normal for the tank, I got the Turquoise Guppy yesterday and the Blonde Delta Guppy today. Also, I am thinking of a few more guppys(Yellow, Red and Gold Delta, Tequila Delta) for the tank, but when I get my 20g what would you say would be some good tank mates. I was thinking of a couple of Koi Swordtails. And has anyone ever heard of Koi Swordtails?

 

[Stevie]

Short answer,no.

I have however seen "christmas" soward(spl?) Ill see if I can find a link.......Dam cant find them they do exsist and they are very cool looking they have a bit of a koi look abiut them,but the white patches are slightly seethrough!

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Thats how the Koi Swordtails at my LFS is. Could they possibly be the same fish?

 

[Stevie]

I just googled the kio ones.

The look the same to me. lovely looking fish!

Funny how I could not find them under the Christmas name.

Will you go for them?

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Most likely, for a 20g when I get it setup. Or I might buy 1 on the beginning of the month and then when my mom gets the 20g out of lawaway I move them into there.

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Well I just checked my water again and here are the readings:

Ammonia: 1 ppm
Nitrites: .50 ppm
Nitrates: 5 ppm

Is this a normal cycle or is there something wrong going on?

 

[CAPSLOCK]

That sounds/looks like a cycle that was already partial before adding the fish (like you had partially fishless cycle or the tank was previously going and all the bacteria didn't die off). Just because the ammonia should be dropping before you get nitrates at all. Hopefully that means the cycle will be faster for you. I'm not sure how sensitive ghost shrimp are, but with the fish at least you want to do a water change whenever ammonia or nitrites hit 2ppm (or before then, just keep it under 2ppm). The plants will also help use up some ammonia for you.

I've heard of koi swordtails somewhere recently. They didn't really appeal to me, but to each his own. The guppy in your avatar is gorgeous.

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Yeah that was my moms B-Day present yesterday, I also got her a Blonde Delta Guppy Male. The thing I like about Koi Swordtails, is that they look like Koi and I'm fascinated with them. Do Turquoise g uppies breed with Fancy guppies. Because if they do I wnat to try and breed them.