kyle8921

Well, so I just bought a 5-gallon tank to replace my 2-gallon.

I currently have two very small goldfish (common, "feeder" goldfish) and one extremely small Zebra Danio.

I bought three plastic plants, a blue coral-like thing, and some type of white rock that looks like coral (the employees at the store said it was safe for a freshwater tank) and some white gravel.

I really like salt-water tanks but don't think I could maintain one well enough, so instead, I'm trying to recreate the salt-water look in a freshwater tank... basically just added lots of color, and am searching for a salt-water background to tape to the tank.

Anyway, do you think I could add two more Zebra Danios, or maybe just one? I feel as if he's lonely in my tank, since I read that these are schooling fish. Would it be too much for my tank?

If it is, lets say that I just keep these three fish and add a Ghost Shrimp. Would that be a sustainable community? Or maybe an Apple Snail, if the shrimp is too much.

Anndd, one more thing. I attached a thermometer to the outside of the tank, and it says that the water is 82 degrees! I don't understand why it's so hot. I've done everything I can to try to cool it off; removed the top, turned off the light, added ice cubes. It's not in direct sunlight either.

I really want to get my three fish out of the 2-gallon tank ASAP, but I'm going to wait at least 24 hours for the first tank to cycle.

But how can I cool it off?

somerton16

i would say that your tank is well stocked. when you stock a tank you want to go by the adult size of the fish not how big the fish is at present time. you need to be patient and let your tank cycle longer than 24 hours before putting those fish in the other tank. cycleing a tank takes about 4-6 weeks. you dont want to rush things and put your fish in harm. to try and cool the tank off try haveing a fan blow across the top of the water for a while. also you could lower the temp on the heater a little too that will probally help the most. i wouldnt add ice cubes directly to the water. put them in baggies and float them.

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orb4me

I think somerton is right on the mark, Kyle. a fan sounds like a good idea, is your house warm?. You really do have to wait for the tank to cycle, I think thats the hardest part for us fishaddicts. Theres a good article about cycling fish up in the top left corner.

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