Hello everyone!
This weekend I am planning to set up a new 20 gallon long tank and move my axolotl, Little Joe, into there from his current 10 gallon tank. I am new to aquatic animal care so this is the first time I've done something like this, and am quite nervous! Does anyone have any tips? Here are some specific points I'm thinking about in particular:
1.) What's the best/easiest way to actually transport Little Joe from the old tank into the new one? I have one of those green nets, is it safe to just scoop him out of the water and lift him through the air for a few seconds to get into the new tank? Or is there a better way?
2.) Will I have to cycle the new tank all over again? My plan was to first cover the bottom of the new tank with fresh sand, and move over the old hiding rock and fake plants into the new tank, and siphon some of the water from the old tank into the new tank, and fill up the rest with fresh water. Then I'll deinstall the canister filter from the old tank and set it up in the new tank--so all the bacterias should still be in there, right? Hopefully I won't have to go through the cycling process again, it was a nightmare getting the tank to cycle the first time!
And if there are any other tips or things I should be aware of, thank you so much in advance for letting me know!
This weekend I am planning to set up a new 20 gallon long tank and move my axolotl, Little Joe, into there from his current 10 gallon tank. I am new to aquatic animal care so this is the first time I've done something like this, and am quite nervous! Does anyone have any tips? Here are some specific points I'm thinking about in particular:
1.) What's the best/easiest way to actually transport Little Joe from the old tank into the new one? I have one of those green nets, is it safe to just scoop him out of the water and lift him through the air for a few seconds to get into the new tank? Or is there a better way?
2.) Will I have to cycle the new tank all over again? My plan was to first cover the bottom of the new tank with fresh sand, and move over the old hiding rock and fake plants into the new tank, and siphon some of the water from the old tank into the new tank, and fill up the rest with fresh water. Then I'll deinstall the canister filter from the old tank and set it up in the new tank--so all the bacterias should still be in there, right? Hopefully I won't have to go through the cycling process again, it was a nightmare getting the tank to cycle the first time!
And if there are any other tips or things I should be aware of, thank you so much in advance for letting me know!