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Keeping the Cycle Going | 1 comment (1 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Keeping the Cycle Going (none / 0) (#1)
by New Guppy Momma on Fri Nov 03, 2006 at 06:56:18 PM PST

Only a couple days at the longest. The bacteria will "starve" in just a day or two without a constant food source. I would leave maybe a half dozen fry in the tank and keep it that way. Make sure they are all males and you can have a pretty tank of flowing tails. The tank will then be cycles to that amount of fish and when needed or wanted you can add one or two fish at a time and wait til the cycle is re-established or replace a couple of the fish with the same amount of fish you are removing. Example if you have 6 1 1/2 inch guppies and want to add 2 2 inch mollies(or whatever) you need to remove 4 inches of fish or at least 3 of the guppies. Or if adding more male guppies to the tank start by adding them as fry if possible. Fry add less strain on the bacteria and so the cycle grows with them and doesn't get all out of sorts. I know Unc has lectured on this a few times. Especially about how fry are the easiest way to cycle a tank. The cycle just grows with them.
Before all else fails....do a 25% water change ;)

Keeping the Cycle Going | 1 comment (1 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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