Reply With QuoteWill these fishes feature in the setup eventually, or are they just required for cycling the tank?
hey people.
I just set up my tank recently. It has been a week and I have decided to get a few fish over the weekend. Will probably get a few hardy ones to start off. Any recommendations?
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Will these fishes feature in the setup eventually, or are they just required for cycling the tank?
Just for cycling the tank. I am not risking fishes that are too expensive, since my tank is not stable yet. Algae eater a good idea?
Thought of getting probably a CAE, 2 otos and a couple of shrimps. How does that sound?
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Since it is for cycling only, may I then suggest fishless cycling instead?
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.u...article_id=113
It is okay to use the fishes you listed, but there are always possibilities that the more sensitive ones, e.g. oto/shrimp may die during the process. Otherwise, guppies, platies, white cloud mountain minnows are also used frequently for cycling.
Actually I have done that. But I was told that I needed the fishes' bioload or so.
i just dump fish food in during my fishless cycling. it gets unsightly when the food starts to fungus, but at least i don't kill fish in the process (even hardy ones run the risk of passing on) and i don't end up with fish i never intended to keep =)
once you get 1 tank running, cycling is much easier as all you need to do is dump some of the media meant for the new filter into the old filter for about a week.
If you are getting some hardy fishes to cycle your tank, will you intend to keep the fishes after cycling or dispose them off ? If your option is the latter, then you could just grap any $1 packet feeder fishes from lfs. But the problem is how you going to dispose them ?Originally Posted by sragor
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Bettas IMO are quite hardy fishes. They don't even need areation to survive in a tank but I will advise the fishless way if you don't want to keep the fish after the cycling process.
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The otos are definitely a good choice as they can still be kept after cycling due to their cleanup nature? Just try to avoid fishes like the SAE,their a bloody pain in the @$$ to remove when you want them to!
If really for cycling, do it fishless. You are aware that fishes such as otto becomes permanently damage, even after you had cycled your tank.
hey =D i would recommend Guppies=D
they survived in a few of 2 of my tanks that i've Done cycling with =D
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As explained by some of us, you just have to figure out how you are going to dispose your fishes once you have cycled the tank.
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