My African tank is now converting ammonia to nitrate overnight. I'm going to give it another week to let it settle in, then stock.
So the question is- should I put everything in at once, so that all the fish are new to each other and don't have time to establish territories? Or is it better to do a partial stocking, let it simmer, then add more fish later?
My concern with the all at once method is will adding 30-40 fish to a 125 gallon tank be too much bioload on the existing bacteria? We're looking at fish that are in the 3" range, maybe some a little bigger or smaller.
So the question is- should I put everything in at once, so that all the fish are new to each other and don't have time to establish territories? Or is it better to do a partial stocking, let it simmer, then add more fish later?
My concern with the all at once method is will adding 30-40 fish to a 125 gallon tank be too much bioload on the existing bacteria? We're looking at fish that are in the 3" range, maybe some a little bigger or smaller.