Koi Fish Information Centre

Dora,
It’s not just me that stresses the importance of Fishless Cycling. Any responsible, educated and informed fish keeper will NOT cycle with fish unless they have to do it.
There are instances where newbie’s have to do it, when they get trapped into buying a new tank and fish without knowing about the nitrogen cycle […]

A 10G tank should probably not have more than 4-5 guppies… maybe 3-4 males with the juvi pleco. Guppies grow to around 2.5″ It would be best if you get baby/juvi clown or bristle nosed plecos (or one of the other dwarf varieties but those two are usually cheapest) which you will still […]

Leave your pH alone. There is no need to aim for a neutral pH level. pH does not mean that much in the overall scheme of things, ,but rapid pH changes can adversely affect your fish.
Did you establish a nitrogen cycle prior to adding all those fish to your tank? If not, then this is […]

Hm…. 16 African cichlids in a 50g tank is asking for LOADS of water quality and inter-species problems. You might consider joining one of the forums that deals specifically with these guys to learn about the individual species and their needs indepth before you put money into anything. Nothing […]

Since this was a Betta being moved, it’s not as good to use Oxygen in the bag since it will adversely affect the Betta when it breathes through the labyrinth.
For a single Betta being moved, I’d probably go with a large mouth 1G or larger jar (like a commercial sized pickle jar, from a deli, […]

Don,
First, no one wants excess goldfish in the numbers that are produced by goldfish pond spawns. And second it is cruel to the fish to give pond raised fish to kids who will put them in bowls or small aquariums where they will not be cared for properly. No […]

[quote] “one needs to use some common sense as to what will actually have a deleterious impact on the environment and not just succumb to knee jerk reactions.” [end of quote]
You’re very right about needing to use “common sense” when considering if you’re going to release koi or any other non-native species of fish into […]

Considering the move you are talking about, I’d say go for it.  The biggest move I ever made with a tank was moving a 55g tank with 6 male dwarf gouramis, a school of serpae tetras and 6 bronze aeneus cories from Flagstaff to Bisbee - roughly a 6.5 hour drive.  I put everyone […]