petekenny01 Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 hello peoples, I'm new to fishkeeping as an adult. My family was into it a bit when I was young but I don't remember a lot. Have always liked aquariums and the like and was looking to get into a new hobby so I put together a basic setup. !00ltr tank, 200w light, filter, couple of ornaments and most importantly, I've 15 Ender guppies of which 4 are male. Some of the females are pregnant I believe so they should be multiplying fairly quickly I believe. Any tips, advice or anything at all appreciated. Thanks Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbeer Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Did you cycle the filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petekenny01 Posted October 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 what does that mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedKing Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 what does that mean? In order for the aquarium filter to process the toxic chemical products of fish and food waste (ammonia and also nitrite) into chemicals that are a lot safer it NEEDS to establish the necessary bacteria; it often takes about a month to complete and is called "cycling". If you add fish into a tank before this cycle process is completed they are exposed to these unprocessed and toxic chemicals and there's a good chance that they can die or become very sick. It's a very common mistake amongst new fish keepers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petekenny01 Posted October 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 I ran the filter with water ager 25ml for 100ltr for 1hr before putting the endler guppies in. the filter has recently been used for housing them I believe. hope they'll be OK! will be doing 20 percent water changes every 2 weeks. if there's anything I can do sooner please let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase86uxb Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 I'd be getting a api master test kit and testing my water fairly often that filter is most likely not cycled therefore you will end up with an ammonia Spike this is what will kill your fish very quickly .... There are plenty of Quick fixes out there to lower your ammonia and regular water changes will help until the filter is properly cycled to handle your bio load Probably keep the food to a minimum ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam07 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Tank looks good, biggest thing is to not get discouraged if things go wrong. Keep at it,keep asking questions and keep researching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netto14 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 If you get more weed, your guppy fry will be able to hide and avoid being eaten by their parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
