Cycle With Fish [halp]

[Don Trinko]

Pure ammonia is usualy the cheapest ammonia. It should be colorless and not foam when you shake it. I got mine at our local IGA. It is the IGA brand.
If you do a cycle with fish correctly there is some ammonia build up. That is why you use certain fish; they can tolerate some ammonia. You may think of this a cruel but it's not as cruel as feeding them to a pirana. Many,many fish die from improper care. More than from a proper fish type cycle.
Don T.

 

[kadkins20]

my petsmart in washington here gave me a full refund within 2 weeks no questions asked, though they did test my water... it was spotless. They even refunded me cash for a few of the returns, when i decided buying more mollies was not a good idea. And they even refunded me for DoA's without a receipt

 

[NonstickRon]

my petsmart in washington here gave me a full refund within 2 weeks no questions asked, though they did test my water... it was spotless. They even refunded me cash for a few of the returns, when i decided buying more mollies was not a good idea. And they even refunded me for DoA's without a receipt

If there is anything awesome about Petsmart it's their return policy. I've never had an issue returning anything. Even 1 year old reptile "chow" I never managed to get my bearded dragon to eat.

 

[OldMan47]

I see we have strayed a bit from the requested information. There is a link in my signature to a thread that discusses how to do a fishy cycle. I am another person who prefers a fishless cycle but my own prejudices do not make it the only practical way to cycle. I would avoid mollies and go to something tougher like a couple of zebras as the first fish. 2 of them would be about all you want for a fish-in cycle of a tank that size. Best of luck with your new hobby.

 

[NonstickRon]

Serpae Tetra were recommended to me for a fish-in cycle. The lady who runs the aquatics section at the Petsmart near me actually seems pretty knowledgabe, being a hobbyist herself. She said she trains new employees on cycling with them and has never had a fatality. The only problem with them is once you're cycled, you're stuck with some fish that can really be peckerheads when it comes to getting along with other fish.

 

[OldMan47]

Ron, that's one of the reasons I suggested zebras. The serpaes are a PITA in my opinion.

Edit: I can never spell right the first time