All Discussions Tagged 'noncycled' - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T22:12:04Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=noncycled&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTilapia in un-cycled aquariumstag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-12-16:4778851:Topic:5371012013-12-16T19:58:50.117ZCengiz BAYAZIThttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CengizBAYAZIT
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>I had 15 female Tilapia in 1 tank and 5 males in another with automatic fish feeders on them. I couldn't go and see the fish for 5 days due to the weather here. Finally I got there and 3 of my 5 males were dead in foul water.</p>
<p>So, in an effort to save my fish, I brought them to my apartment and set up 2 new aquariums 25 gallons each, put 5 females and 1 male in each. Obviously the tanks were not cycled. My ammonia is 3-5ppm and nitrites are at 0.1ppm. pH is 8.1, and temp…</p>
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>I had 15 female Tilapia in 1 tank and 5 males in another with automatic fish feeders on them. I couldn't go and see the fish for 5 days due to the weather here. Finally I got there and 3 of my 5 males were dead in foul water.</p>
<p>So, in an effort to save my fish, I brought them to my apartment and set up 2 new aquariums 25 gallons each, put 5 females and 1 male in each. Obviously the tanks were not cycled. My ammonia is 3-5ppm and nitrites are at 0.1ppm. pH is 8.1, and temp is at 25C.</p>
<p>I keep doing daily 30-40% water changes , but the ammonia is more stubborn than the fresh water I add.</p>
<p>I added some bacteria today (filterstart from jbl) . It's been 5 days now, the fish are 6" + in size and are a little darker than usual, but swimming arround happily. I haven't fed them for 2 days now.</p>
<p>Any/all advice is welcome at this point. Immediate/intermediate suggestions please.....</p>
<p>Thanks in advance...</p>
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