Question about quarintine tank

**KneeKickLou** · 02-19-2007, 05:51 PM

I going to be setting up a 10gallon q tank. This tank is going to be for mbuna cichlids so should I have a Ph buffering substate or keep it bare bottom? I have some extra crushed coral laying around I was going to use that. I also use cichlid salt and proper ph in my main tank so should I use that in my quarintine also? Thanks in advance for the help.

**Lady Hobbs** · 02-19-2007, 05:55 PM

Too small for mbuna's I believe. I think they should have at least a 30.

Mbuans can be aggressive little buggers and you will see a bunch of it if they can't get away from one another. By the time you add rocks and caves, there will be no room for fish.

**KneeKickLou** · 02-19-2007, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by hobbs

Too small for mbuna's I believe. I think they should have at least a 30.

Well the main tank is 75 this is just going to be used when I get my new fish to hold them for a few weeks to make sure they aren't carrying anything. The fish will only be prob 2" at most when I buy them. You think this will still be too small?

**cocoa_pleco** · 02-19-2007, 06:14 PM

if its a small mbuna, like a m.auratus, it should be okay

**Incredulous_Ed** · 02-19-2007, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by KneeKickLou

I going to be setting up a 10gallon q tank. This tank is going to be for mbuna cichlids so should I have a Ph buffering substate or keep it bare bottom? I have some extra crushed coral laying around I was going to use that. I also use cichlid salt and proper ph in my main tank so should I use that in my quarintine also? Thanks in advance for the help.

The water in the Q tank should be as close to the tank that you are going to put them in as possible.