Well I feed my tiger barbs a tetra veggie tank nibbler yesterday and when i woke up today they where all dead. My question is I have some java moss and a moss ball in the tank how should I keep them until I can setup a shrimp tank? This is the only tank I have running right now. I have the stuff for a 5gal but its not even running right now. Please help!
Or from any decaying plant/root matter. My point is, it was not likely a sterile environment, and until we recieve more information, I am not sure lack of cycling was the culprit.
As for keeping the mosses, why not just keep them in the tank with it running until the other is set-up.
Well this was first tank i ever setup that was a victim of me not knowing what i was doing ....... I feel really stupid........ I definitely do not plan on setting up another tank until i know more which i hope will be a shrimp tank.
Well, first things first get yourself some water test kits and see where you stand. You can read up on doing a fishless cycle-there are tons of articles on the web about it- and see learn to dose straight ammonia and test the results. By dosing the ammonia you can keep the tank's bacteria going and feed the moss until you figure out what you want to do.
The OP hasnt said 1) how long the fish were in the tank before they died 2) type of filtration 3) types of plants 4) were there snails?
In the absence of fish, bacteria will still be present. The amount of bacteria is related to the amount of "food" ie decaying plant material
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