New Member - long
hi i just joined your group since i am now the proud owner of a 30 gallon fish tank (at least i think 30 gallons)tank outside dimensions are 12+1/2 inches deep, 18 inches high and 29+3/4 inches long complete with fish ….. 2 Oranda, 2 plecostomus and 1 brown catfish, (not sure what type) i have had the tank set up for about 7 weeks now how can i tell how many gallons the tank holds? how can i tell if my Orandas are male or female? my tank just started a few days ago to go cloudy, (not green cloudy) will be taking some water to the pet store for testing this week-end to check for quality. i have some chemicals for testing but don’t remember how to test properly and won’t take the chance of doing something wrong and killing the fish i just did a 20% water change, used tap water and let it sit for 24 hours for the chlorine to evaporate, should i be doing something different? i have not had a tank in 30 years so my knowledge is way outdated 
i will be getting another fish tank this week-end (not sure what size yet)no fish ……. i have read some of the posts and need to know more about cycling the tank before adding fish. what do i need to do to prepare the tank for new fish? should i get a general parasite treatment, is so which one? i live in Canada so i may not have the same products up here. thanks for your time
Darlene
Category: AquaticLife
