First I guess I should start by explaining my knowledge on the subject (which isn't much). I use to own a 29 gallon tank 4 years ago in the dorms. Fish were the only pets we could have, and walmart the only place we could buy supplies. Me and my roommate decided upon a bala shark and a 1.5 gallon fish tank. (yes I know that is much to small lol!) The guy a walmart had NO idea what he was doing and told us that it would be fine for one and we didn't have to do ANYTHING to tap to make it fish friendly (pretty sure you all know what comes next). Needless to say he was dead a few hours later. When I took him back walmart actually sent someone who kinda knew what they were talking about to help us. Explaining that bala sharks like to swim we might want a larger fish tank and showing us the aquasafe. So we bought a 29 gallon fish tank and everything (so we thought) we needed. Our supplies were..... lacking. They just consisted of decorations, gravel, a SIMPLE filter, aquasafe, and probably 150 dollars worth of 3 dollar fish. After we set up the tank and took out the chlorine we just threw our fish in. Quickly we saw problems as NUMEROUS fish started to die everyday. Finally I looked online for help, but it was much to late. We saw everything from ick, to aggressive fish beating up docile fish, to ammonia poisoning. Eventually after the last one died (which was the hardy pleco or one tiger barb not sure which really) we packed everything up and said screw it.
Well about a month ago my uncle decided he was going to help me set up a fish tank and show me how to do it right. He got me a ten gallon that he showed me how to cycle BEFORE buying fish and bought me 12 glofish, a small pleco from the same tank as the glofish (explaining that its use to the same water conditions already as the glofish), and accidently in the gravel a trumpit snail. First came 3 glofish (and the surprise visitor though I didn't notice tell later). Then a week later 4 more glofish, and a week later the last three and the pleco. I am now starting to put back together the 29 gallon in hopes to get a few more glofish, and have a sick tank or something. Everyone gets along well now though in the ten gallon and I have plenty of decorations for the pleco to hide and the glofish to swim through. They are actually pretty entertaining to watch as they are very active fish that love to swim against the currant of my two filters and chase eachother around through the log and castle. At night they generally hide in the jungle of fake/real plants I have though. But that's when I see the snail and pleco finally. This is where I come to my question....
My uncle knew all about all the animals he actually bought... But doesn't know anything about the snail. We researched it to figure out its a trumpit snail to make sure it wasn't gonna damage all my living plants. Well when I as doing my research I read that trumpit snails are very good in fish tanks as long as the population is controlled, but also read they are live bearing snails and aren't hermaphrodites. Does this mean I would need a second one if I want more? If that first one was in the gravel is there a chance there are just more little ones to small to see in there too? Then if I have a pleco should I not have both in my 29 gallon tank?
My last question is sort of off this topic though (and sorry for rambling I know this is a lot lol) but how should I go about moving them? Should it be a few at a time or could I move all the fish at once?
thanks,
amknoll
Well about a month ago my uncle decided he was going to help me set up a fish tank and show me how to do it right. He got me a ten gallon that he showed me how to cycle BEFORE buying fish and bought me 12 glofish, a small pleco from the same tank as the glofish (explaining that its use to the same water conditions already as the glofish), and accidently in the gravel a trumpit snail. First came 3 glofish (and the surprise visitor though I didn't notice tell later). Then a week later 4 more glofish, and a week later the last three and the pleco. I am now starting to put back together the 29 gallon in hopes to get a few more glofish, and have a sick tank or something. Everyone gets along well now though in the ten gallon and I have plenty of decorations for the pleco to hide and the glofish to swim through. They are actually pretty entertaining to watch as they are very active fish that love to swim against the currant of my two filters and chase eachother around through the log and castle. At night they generally hide in the jungle of fake/real plants I have though. But that's when I see the snail and pleco finally. This is where I come to my question....
My uncle knew all about all the animals he actually bought... But doesn't know anything about the snail. We researched it to figure out its a trumpit snail to make sure it wasn't gonna damage all my living plants. Well when I as doing my research I read that trumpit snails are very good in fish tanks as long as the population is controlled, but also read they are live bearing snails and aren't hermaphrodites. Does this mean I would need a second one if I want more? If that first one was in the gravel is there a chance there are just more little ones to small to see in there too? Then if I have a pleco should I not have both in my 29 gallon tank?
My last question is sort of off this topic though (and sorry for rambling I know this is a lot lol) but how should I go about moving them? Should it be a few at a time or could I move all the fish at once?
thanks,
amknoll
