I am taking care of my daughter's tank for a semister and am about
ready to pack it in and get her a bigger tank! (It would not fit in
her space unfortunately) She has one of those 2.5 gallon mini bow
tanks with a tetra whisper internal filter. She has a smallish pleco
(maybe 3 inches total) which I had not noticed at first, a tetra whose
type escapes me and a male guppy (The 2 females died within days of
putting them in the tank.) which I got along with a small plant when I
took over the tank. I have been fighting high Nitrite levels and
cannot get the thing to stabalize despite frequent 20-40% water
changes every few days.. I would like to get it set up with a couple
guppies for her to breed but don't want to get another female until I
get it a little healthier.
I'm thinking I have at least two problems - besides the small system -
The pleco and the filter. I'm thinking I should remove the pleco and
put it into my tank - I have a 40 gallon rift lake tank. But I am not
sure how happy it will be in there. I have not had great luck with
plecos in that tank. I wonder if an external filter with maybe a
charcoal stage might help the tiny tank? Since the water level is at
the top of the internal filter I am not sure how good a job it is
really doing. This tank has been established for some time and my
daughter has had ok luck with a few fish - like the pleco and the very
hardy tetra.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Linda
linda@bozuk.org