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HI everyone
I am so excited but also very nervous.
Hubby and I have bought an aquarium that is already set up with some beautiful fish. We pick them up on tuesday,
I am having trouble finding the names of all the fish.
One we have is like a plate and a beautiful blue green colour apparently it is still young so has stripes on it.
I would love to post a picture when we have it and if you can identify some I would be most greatful.

Hi Linnie, Welcome to FP

I'm going to assume that as you are purchasing an already functioning aquarium that you will have also be getting all the required equipment (heater, filter, lights etc). I suggest that as a priority you also invest in a reasonable quality liquid test kit (not test strips) so you can test the tank water for pH, Ammonia, NitrIte and NitrAte levels at a minimum.

Keep us posted about how the setup goes and feel free to ask lots of questions... its better to ask seemingly silly questions than to fight against time to correct problems later on.

Good luck with the new set up.

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Hi linnie! Welcome to the hobby (obsession)!

The fish sounds like a discus. They are often lovingly referred to as 'dinner plates'. If this is what you have, you are jumping in the deep end there, but there are oodles of people hre who will help you out if you get stuck

How big is your new tank?

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its great that you can buy an already established tank. just make sure you properly transport all of the fish, decporations and equipment.

yes the fish would probably be a discus which are expensive and delicate. i would suggest that a newbie sell it or give it away to a person with a discus tank already established. if not there are plenty of people here to help you out with all the oddities that may occur!

look into the other moving threads to make sure you do it right (should be in general freshwater).

Good luck and have a fun time in the wet hobby!

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Welcome to FP Linnie
I hope it all goes well with your tank. It was good to talk to you in Chat.

As soon as you post a photo we can help you with a lot of info about the fish and how to care for it.

Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info
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Hii I have been so busy making sure it is all going properly.
All the fish seem very happy although I am worried about one discus, it looks like she/he has been bitten

I have sent hubby for a 2 hour drive to the nearest petstore aquarium shop to get the neccessary drops to make sure no infection.

Why are discus considered delicate???? I am going to take a picture and post it, so you can tell me if I have done anything wrong.

I just love all of them we even have a small bumblebee catfish ( so hubby tells me ) I havnt laid eyes on him yet even thought I have spent hours watching the fish

I am also concerned if we have a blackout? what can I do to make sure the tank stays warm enough???

Well you did say I caoud ask no matter how silly it seems

Blackouts can cause issues, my tank managed to survive 18+ hours of a blackout in the middle of a february snowstorm, of course I didn't have discus, but more temp tolerant fish. The worry was still there.

If you do have a blackout from a storm, put in a report to the power company ASAP. Make sure they know you're without power. Cover the tank with a thick blanket. This will help it retain as much heat as possible. If the tank is without power for more than an hour you may wish to unplug the filters and empty them. You'll then have to refill them once the power comes on and start them up. Conventional wisdom holds that the bacteria in the tank and filter that keep the fish happy only lasts an hour or so without water movement to oxygenate it before it starts to die off. As it dies off you end up with a minicycle. I've been away from my tanks and had the filters left plugged in during power outages and come back to everything going swimmingly in the tank without changing the water in the filters. However, as I said, I didn't keep fish as delicate as discus.

You can buy a battery operated airstone, I believe I got mine in the fishing section of walmart. This helps to keep the water surface moving, thereby oxygenating the water for the fish.

What makes you think the fish could be bitten? Have you seen aggression from other inhabitants? It could be an injury that they got while they were stressed from the move. Fish occasionally will dart around the tank when decor has been changed or they've just been introduced, they can crash into sharp ornaments injuring themselves. Melafix is good to have on hand in such cases. It's a mild treatment that won't throw off the balance of your tank.

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