vlcuXX
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Okay so, I've been a member of this site, and have been sorta idle the last while, since my last 2 axies died due to the store having them on gravel and being impacted, and then my first 2 axies, Axol, and Axie, both died to the tank being shattered when the stand just randomly collapsed. I feel really bad about both of them and although it may sound like a bad turn of events, I'm ready for some more axolotls. I currently have a 40 gallon cycling, for about 3-4 days now, and the test kit is going to be bought next Friday when I get paid, that's when I can test. I know what you're thinking, "How can you cycle and know what you're doing without a test kit?" I agree totally, but it'll have to wait, I'm just cycling from the huge amount of info I read on the net, cycling with fish food in a net, so yeah, fishless cycling, I added some of that Nutrafin Cycling stuff, but I heard it's bad, so I stopped that and just let the tank cycle by itself because I heard you need to keep adding that stuff or the tank will crash, because the bacteria in the bottle, starves the bacteria you WANT to grow, so that's been stopped for about a day now, just letting the fish food decay in a net now, and waiting for the real bacteria to take effect.
I know, that was a lot of rambling. now to get to the question, I have a wild, a albino, and a leucistic , on the way, from a local breeder, they are being sent out on the 2nd of June, and my question is, with the tank cycling, could I have them all in there while it's cycling, I know it's looked down upon and seen as cruel, but with daily water changes they could be fine, no? Or should I just do daily water changes and keep them each in their own small little tupperware? I need to know, before they come, I'll have them June 3rd, next day shipping. Also, how would I go about maintaining their water in the tupperware until the tank is cycled, 100% daily water changes with dechlorinated water? Anyway, pics included to give an idea, but remember by June 3rd, they'll be a bit bigger and limbs almost all there.
One last thing, the tank is 40 gallons, can they be alright in a 40 gallon tank while they're still 2-3 inches and that small, they won't be overwhelmed will they? Thanks, I know how to care for them, no gravel, bloodworms/earthworm diet, so on and so forth, not a newbie, just finally knowing what a cycling tank is, wanna get it right, ya know. NITROGEN CYCLE OP, and I know, I should of waited for the tank to cycle, but I didn't and need to know the best way about going about this. Thanks everyone, and get back to me as fast as possible!
I know, that was a lot of rambling. now to get to the question, I have a wild, a albino, and a leucistic , on the way, from a local breeder, they are being sent out on the 2nd of June, and my question is, with the tank cycling, could I have them all in there while it's cycling, I know it's looked down upon and seen as cruel, but with daily water changes they could be fine, no? Or should I just do daily water changes and keep them each in their own small little tupperware? I need to know, before they come, I'll have them June 3rd, next day shipping. Also, how would I go about maintaining their water in the tupperware until the tank is cycled, 100% daily water changes with dechlorinated water? Anyway, pics included to give an idea, but remember by June 3rd, they'll be a bit bigger and limbs almost all there.
One last thing, the tank is 40 gallons, can they be alright in a 40 gallon tank while they're still 2-3 inches and that small, they won't be overwhelmed will they? Thanks, I know how to care for them, no gravel, bloodworms/earthworm diet, so on and so forth, not a newbie, just finally knowing what a cycling tank is, wanna get it right, ya know. NITROGEN CYCLE OP, and I know, I should of waited for the tank to cycle, but I didn't and need to know the best way about going about this. Thanks everyone, and get back to me as fast as possible!