intermediate question

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  1. guidedbyechoes

    guidedbyechoes Spaghetti Worm

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    I almost had my tank stocked fishwise when an outbreak of ich wiped out everything. Now I have a quarantine tank all set up and ready to go. My question is do I have to pretend like the tank is freshly cycled again. Or can I add two to three at once? This is of course after they have spent the appropriate time in quarantine and after the 30 days is up for the ich to all die off.

    Fish will be

    Midas Blenny
    Purple firefish
    McCorsker Flasher Wrasse
    Royal Gramma
    and perhaps a pajama cardinal (Before the gramma of course) not 100% on that one.
     
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  3. Jva

    Jva Astrea Snail

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    You never stated the size of the tank, or did you say how much cover/rock you had in the tank. An estimate or picture would work out great.
     
  4. guidedbyechoes

    guidedbyechoes Spaghetti Worm

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    Sorry forgot. Its a 55 gallon and it has 50 lbs of rock in it. I know I should add a little more but I'm also planning on putting coral in so I wanted some room for that as well.

    The only things in there now are 2 turbos,3 Margarita snails, 4 nass., 1 small hermit and a cleaner shrimp. I had had african cichlids before I went saltwater so I decorate like I did for them. Lots of caves.
     
  5. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    You should add slowly no more than 2 fish every couple days to be on the safe side and feed lightly until the biological filter/bacterial bed has time to get back up to speed.
     
  6. guidedbyechoes

    guidedbyechoes Spaghetti Worm

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    Alright I hadn't planned on going that fast. Just making sure I didn't have to do 1 then wait another month and add another like I did before.