Can i get some gravel from one of the fish tanks at walmart to add to my new goldfish tank for bacteria?
Thursday, December 25th, 2008
kii asked:
I am hoping to get some gravel from a pet store tank to add to my new tank for beneficial bacteria. The nearest pet store is walmart and i am sure i could ask them for some but i am in question as to whether a tank at walmart could even be considered well established. So many fish from walmart die, i am also concerned about bringing home contaminated gravel and introducing disease to the tank. If it makes a difference the fish is from the same walmart so it has probably been exposed to the same stuff that they have. We got the fish four days ago. I know everyone says just cycle it for like a week but he is in a one gallon bowl and i am really eager to get him more space. Keeping him in something so small has me worried. So can i add walmart gravel or is there a better way?
I know that walmart stinks but he was a rescue fish. We are soooo broke, it was all we could do to afford the tank so the starter bacteria is like out of the question. The only reason we have him is cuz he needed a home. So is there anything i can do? I want him to live happily but I have no money left to work with and every minute that goes by he is breathing dangerous bowl water:S HELP
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I am hoping to get some gravel from a pet store tank to add to my new tank for beneficial bacteria. The nearest pet store is walmart and i am sure i could ask them for some but i am in question as to whether a tank at walmart could even be considered well established. So many fish from walmart die, i am also concerned about bringing home contaminated gravel and introducing disease to the tank. If it makes a difference the fish is from the same walmart so it has probably been exposed to the same stuff that they have. We got the fish four days ago. I know everyone says just cycle it for like a week but he is in a one gallon bowl and i am really eager to get him more space. Keeping him in something so small has me worried. So can i add walmart gravel or is there a better way?
I know that walmart stinks but he was a rescue fish. We are soooo broke, it was all we could do to afford the tank so the starter bacteria is like out of the question. The only reason we have him is cuz he needed a home. So is there anything i can do? I want him to live happily but I have no money left to work with and every minute that goes by he is breathing dangerous bowl water:S HELP
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