how to prepare for adding several fishes at a time ?

muda · 02/17/2018, 10:20 AM

Hi,

I have 6 foot tank. It has cycled and contains few small fishes, shrimps as well as few frags to see how all goes. All goes OK.
My question is what I can do to prepare to accommodate 6 tangs at once ? As I know that it is best to add all tangs at once to avoid fighting. And those tangs are all mature from a single tank that is going to be shut down soon.
Can I artificially grow more bacteria to help with ammonia spike or something ?

lapin · 02/17/2018, 10:30 AM

If you want more bacteria, feed the bacteria you have now a little more so they will multiply. It will cause a spike. Be prepared for a lot of water changes to lower your unwanted levels. 6 fish is a lot of fish at one time.

muda · 02/17/2018, 10:44 AM

Should I dose ammonia ?

JUNBUG361 · 02/17/2018, 10:50 AM

How old is your tank?

nereefpat · 02/17/2018, 10:54 AM

How big is the tank?

That's too many tangs... probably.

muda · 02/17/2018, 10:55 AM

Display is 240 gallons. System is new. 3 months only

Pet Detective · 02/17/2018, 11:05 AM

If all 6 of those Tangs were in one common tank, they should be well acclimated to one another and the hierarchy should remain intact.

I would feed sparingly for a few weeks to allow your bacteria colony to catch up.

muda · 02/17/2018, 11:11 AM

Yes - they live in same tank .
Do you mean feeding every second day ?

Pet Detective · 02/17/2018, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by muda

Yes - they live in same tank .
Do you mean feeding every second day ?

or third even, they will be fine, trust me, I feed my 225g Large Angels every 2-3 sometimes 4 days even.

muda · 02/17/2018, 11:31 AM

Thanks, that makes me fell better.

Johnnybgood74 · 02/17/2018, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muda

Thanks, that makes me fell better.

But whatever you do don't dose amonia...

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Sk8r · 02/17/2018, 01:25 PM

Absolutely NO AMMONIA---it'll kill things bigtime.

I'd qt the lot of tangs with eggcrate dividers between them, so they stay used to each other, then move them when ready. Your biological filter should be ok when you move them in, but feed them often, but sparingly ---ie, divide the feeding you would do into smaller bits, and that will help reassure them, keep them expectant, and still keep the bioload down. If you do have a rowdy one, again, screen off the area with eggcrate until the snit passes.

muda · 02/17/2018, 01:31 PM

Sk8r

Tangs live together few years already. They will spend in transportation no longer than half an hour.

Sk8r · 02/17/2018, 02:52 PM

Then they should be fine. I'd put in the most timid of them first, aggressives last, and be ready with a plastic lighting grid barrier just in case. Even if you have rockwork, a fish can be penned in a corner for a day or so.

muda · 03/12/2018, 11:27 AM

Has to report that all went good.
All fishes are happily swimming in a new place.
All I did was adding as many bacteria as per instructions and feeding fish minimally to start. Feeding was increased by a bit every few days. After two weeks they got to eat as many they want.

Pet Detective · 03/12/2018, 05:10 PM

Good to hear, I'm glad it worked out well for you.

nereefpat · 03/12/2018, 10:05 PM

Nice.

02/17/2018, 10:20 AM	#1
muda Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lithuania Posts: 157	how to prepare for adding several fishes at a time ? Hi, I have 6 foot tank. It has cycled and contains few small fishes, shrimps as well as few frags to see how all goes. All goes OK. My question is what I can do to prepare to accommodate 6 tangs at once ? As I know that it is best to add all tangs at once to avoid fighting. And those tangs are all mature from a single tank that is going to be shut down soon. Can I artificially grow more bacteria to help with ammonia spike or something ?

02/17/2018, 10:54 AM	#5
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	How big is the tank? That's too many tangs... probably. __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

02/17/2018, 01:25 PM	#12
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Absolutely NO AMMONIA---it'll kill things bigtime. I'd qt the lot of tangs with eggcrate dividers between them, so they stay used to each other, then move them when ready. Your biological filter should be ok when you move them in, but feed them often, but sparingly ---ie, divide the feeding you would do into smaller bits, and that will help reassure them, keep them expectant, and still keep the bioload down. If you do have a rowdy one, again, screen off the area with eggcrate until the snit passes. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

02/17/2018, 01:31 PM	#13
muda Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lithuania Posts: 157	Sk8r Tangs live together few years already. They will spend in transportation no longer than half an hour. Last edited by muda; 02/17/2018 at 02:20 PM.

02/17/2018, 02:52 PM	#14
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Then they should be fine. I'd put in the most timid of them first, aggressives last, and be ready with a plastic lighting grid barrier just in case. Even if you have rockwork, a fish can be penned in a corner for a day or so. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

02/17/2018, 10:30 AM	#2
lapin Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Austin Posts: 801	If you want more bacteria, feed the bacteria you have now a little more so they will multiply. It will cause a spike. Be prepared for a lot of water changes to lower your unwanted levels. 6 fish is a lot of fish at one time.

02/17/2018, 10:44 AM	#3
muda Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lithuania Posts: 157	Should I dose ammonia ?

02/17/2018, 10:50 AM	#4
JUNBUG361 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Antioch,CALIFORNIA Posts: 1,091	How old is your tank?

02/17/2018, 10:55 AM	#6
muda Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lithuania Posts: 157	Display is 240 gallons. System is new. 3 months only

02/17/2018, 11:05 AM	#7
Pet Detective Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 328	If all 6 of those Tangs were in one common tank, they should be well acclimated to one another and the hierarchy should remain intact. I would feed sparingly for a few weeks to allow your bacteria colony to catch up.

02/17/2018, 11:11 AM	#8
muda Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lithuania Posts: 157	Yes - they live in same tank . Do you mean feeding every second day ?

02/17/2018, 11:31 AM	#10
muda Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lithuania Posts: 157	Thanks, that makes me fell better.

03/12/2018, 11:27 AM	#15
muda Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lithuania Posts: 157	Has to report that all went good. All fishes are happily swimming in a new place. All I did was adding as many bacteria as per instructions and feeding fish minimally to start. Feeding was increased by a bit every few days. After two weeks they got to eat as many they want.

03/12/2018, 05:10 PM	#16
Pet Detective Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 328	Good to hear, I'm glad it worked out well for you.

03/12/2018, 10:05 PM	#17
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	Nice. __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers