Tank Sponge Bio
Tank upgrading questions.?
I currently have a 10 gallon tank that houses a male opaline gourami. I want to upgrade to a 29 gallon tank soon but I have a few questions to ask first.
- Cycling
I know it takes about 4-6 weeks for a tank to fully cycle but I was wondering if the tank would cycle any faster if I take my bio-sponge from my current filter and put it in a new filter for 30 gallons? Would the bacteria on the old bio-sponge cycle the tank any faster in days or weeks?
- Stocking
Like I said before, I have a male opaline gourami and I was planning on putting him in the 29 gallon tank with 3 yoyo loaches and 2 female gouramis (golden and red fire). Would this be overstocked? Would the male do alright with the females or will they all just fight? I already know the one inch of fish per gallon of water but I wasn’t sure if the 3 gouramis would be fine together.
Any other tidbits of information will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
I have upgraded several tanks in the past without any fish losses. What I normally do is take everything from the old tank (gravel, water, filter, filter cartridge, and decorations) and put them in the new tank. Test your water, obviously, but in about 4-6 weeks you should have cycled and be able to add more fish.
Yes, you know the *general* one each of fish per gallon of water rule, so I don’t have to tell you about that. Yo yo loaches get about 5 inches or so. As for the gouramis, I probably wouldn’t get a red fire dwarf gourami as he/she will remain smaller than your current Opaline and the gold gourami that you want to get.
The loaches and the gouramis should get along as they both hang out in different areas of the water – loaches on the bottom, gouramis toward the top and middle. Combining the 3 loaches with the 3 gouramis will probably be overstocked. Not initially, but as they grow. Perhaps if you are on the ball with water changes (and water testing) they would be okay.
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