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New Aquarium Jitters2007-11-24 23:39:34

I have a new aquarium. It is a 30 gallon tank. I've got rocks, a filter, a heater, foliage, rocks and a air bubble maker (I don't know what it's called) I'm new to this. The tank is second hand, as is the filter, heater and air thing. I have new rocks, foliage and the thing that goes in the filter. I've had it all running for about 2 weeks, which I have read that I have to do before putting fish in it. Is there anything that I am missing? I don't want to spend a lot of money on fish, to just find out I missed a key piece and they all wind up dead.

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You are freaking out. Just put the damn fish in the tank.. I have three tanks all with exotic fresh water fish. I put them in three days after I set up each tank. They all still alive. expect my rope fish cuz my f*cking oscar ate it. Your fish will be fine

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It sounds fine, but if you are nervous, go buy a fancy guppy for a dollar and throw him in there. If he doesn't keel over within a day or two, the tank will be fine.

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You have left it up and running long enough it sounds like, and you should be okay to add fish now. However, I would not purchase a lot at one time. Add one or two, see how they do a few days, then add one or two more and so on. Another option is to take a sample of your water in a plastic bag to the local pet/aquarium store where they can test it for you for the PH. Also, be sure that your temperature is good. Beyond that, just be sure that your fish are compatible with each other or some may come up missing despite your care of the tank. Best of luck! An aquarium is a wonderful thing.

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Try going to the pet store and getting some special drops to put in the tank. I use a product called "Chlor-Out". Also, I *strongly* reccomend you purchase an algae cleaner fish. They are called Placostamus (Spelling wrong..). If you have a few algae cleaners, you won't have to worry about your tank getting cloudy. If you want to put your own rocks in the tank, make sure you boil them or microwave them first to kill off any bacteria. I made the mistake of putting some pretty rocks in there, and the whole tank turned a murky green colour. The fish were fine, but the water was disgusting. I might add that if your fish breed, make sure you get a special container you put in the tank for the pregnant fish. When the babies are big enough to be let out, put a plant or something in front of the filter. They are fairly weak and get sucked into that thing really easy!