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kass03
08/25/2006, 03:55 AM
I told Jon I wanted to order the jawfish and a saddled blenny for the nano.
Now I'm having second thoughts as my advice is always add 1 fish at a time to a small tank. I just don't want it to have a mini cycle. Its been set up about 2 months now.
I have quite a few corals and some hermits and 6 snails but don't really feed it much as I have no fish.

What do you guys think? Would you try it?
I'm used to having bigger tanks lol.
I want a jawfish for sure but liked the saddled blenny cuz they stay small and I never saw one before. Then if the jawfish disappears again I still hopefully will have a fish lol.

kass
antonsemrad
08/25/2006, 04:20 PM
Guppys or mollies might be less risky... Then when your ready for real fish. Trade em. Just a thought....
Ant
nellie54914
08/25/2006, 04:34 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8013245#post8013245 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by antonsemrad
Guppys or mollies might be less risky... Then when your ready for real fish. Trade em. Just a thought....
Ant

hmmmm...can't tell if you're joking or serious...:fun5:
antonsemrad
08/25/2006, 04:45 PM
How would I be joking? Ohh.... I know. Sorry... change em over to salt water, to cycle the nano... Guppys and mollies can live in salt water.. Right?
DebsSisterFlo
08/25/2006, 05:04 PM
we don't cycle tanks with fish, it's cruel, that's what live rock is for. The tank is all set up anyways, she just wants to add a fish or two.
Oh, guppies and mollies are brackish water fish at best, not full salt.
antonsemrad
08/25/2006, 05:09 PM
Sorry, I guess it was a bad idea.
kass03
08/25/2006, 05:12 PM
The nano is cycled.
Actually it never cycled cuz I used rock and sand from my 150.
I put corals in it the second week already and it has alot of them now. All tests have been perfect since I set it up. I tested it today and even nitrates are actually 0. Something I've never seen before lol they were up there a little bit in the beginning.
I change a few gallons of water a week in it.
Heres a pict of it.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/kass03/f7e39c33.jpg

I just did'nt know about adding 2 fish at the same time as it could do a mini cycle. I don't like to do it in such a small tank but prolly will lol and hopefully not be sorry.

kass
antonsemrad
08/25/2006, 05:25 PM
WOW!!!!!!! Cool Reef!!!!!! I say add the fish.... No prob... That awesome nano might even NEED the imputs....

Ant