Cichlid show question

[Dan J. S.]

I bought a bunch of cichlids at the Chicago show yesterday. I have a 120
gallon, fully cycled tank. I bought about 10 fish (to a tank that had about
6 already). Worrying about the ammonia spike, I added some Amquel. Is this
what most of you do when you buy fish at shows? I saw a lot of folks buying
10+ fish, so I am pretty sure this is not an uncommon problem. What do you
do to decrease the risk of shock when buying a lot of fish?

[Rick]

"Dan J. S." > wrote in message
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> I bought a bunch of cichlids at the Chicago show yesterday. I have a 120
> gallon, fully cycled tank. I bought about 10 fish (to a tank that had
about
> 6 already). Worrying about the ammonia spike, I added some Amquel. Is this
> what most of you do when you buy fish at shows? I saw a lot of folks
buying
> 10+ fish, so I am pretty sure this is not an uncommon problem. What do you
> do to decrease the risk of shock when buying a lot of fish?


adding 10 fish to a cycled 120 g tank with only 6 in it will not create any
problems unless the 6 are huge Oscars or the one's you bought are large or
your tank is filtered by an Aqua Clear 150 . I'm sure your tank is filtered
properly. Adding fish to any tank will start a new mini cycling process but
I don't see a problem here.

Rick
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[Dan J. S.]

"Rick" > wrote in message
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> "Dan J. S." > wrote in message
> ...
> > I bought a bunch of cichlids at the Chicago show yesterday. I have a 120
> > gallon, fully cycled tank. I bought about 10 fish (to a tank that had
> about
> > 6 already). Worrying about the ammonia spike, I added some Amquel. Is
this
> > what most of you do when you buy fish at shows? I saw a lot of folks
> buying
> > 10+ fish, so I am pretty sure this is not an uncommon problem. What do
you
> > do to decrease the risk of shock when buying a lot of fish?
>
>
> adding 10 fish to a cycled 120 g tank with only 6 in it will not create
any
> problems unless the 6 are huge Oscars or the one's you bought are large or
> your tank is filtered by an Aqua Clear 150 . I'm sure your tank is
filtered
> properly. Adding fish to any tank will start a new mini cycling process
but
> I don't see a problem here.
>
> Rick
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I am running two 2028 Eheim filters... so the filtration is adequate - i
think! I appreciate the answer!
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