How soon can I add fish?
3 posts
-
speckledtail - Posts: 12
- Joined: Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:56 pm
How soon can I add fish?
After my tank is cycled, how soon can I add some fish to it? I want to be cautious with my first ever saltwater tank! I'm trying to research and do it all right the first time instead of making mistake after mistake.....
-
saratang - Posts: 43
- Joined: Mon Sep 19, 2016 1:24 am
Re: How soon can I add fish?
You can add fish once the tank is cycled but do so slowly. Start with like 2 fish and test your water regularly as the fish waste will cause the water parameters to go up and you don't want elevated levels of ammonia or nitrites. After a few weeks the cycle will have adjusted to these 2 fish (you can tell because ammonia/nitrites will be at 0 when you test) and then you can add another fish or 2 and regularly test the water just like before.
-
tetrafan - Posts: 95
- Joined: Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:03 pm
Re: How soon can I add fish?
When ammonia and nitrites are at zero then you can add fish.