Danios Living in Fishless Cycle???????

[finfan]

I'm new to fish and I got a ten gallon today and I heard from a friend that Danios are hearty enough to live durring the fish less cycle. is this true?


thanx for the help
Finfan

 

[corrosive]

my aunt told me that they are perfect to help make your cycle speed up and also they help your tank mature, because your adding food and there just living there etc.

 

[The-Wolf]

erm if adding fish then it is not a fishless cycle.
anyway yes zebras danios (danio rerio) are often used to cycle tanks.

 

[Aquascaper]

Or leopard danios (they're hardy too)

 

[corrosive]

Are there any other fish which will cope? out of interest...

 

[clutterydrawer]

Platies and White Cloud Mountain Minnows are commonly recommended.

 

[The-Wolf]

Or leopard danios (they're hardy too)

yes leopards but as they are a man made morph of the zebra they are not as hardy as zebras.
wcms and platys are good choices too
I maybe wrong on this (no expert on livebarers) but guppies cvan be used as well

 

[corrosive]

How about the tetra family? will they cope?

 

[The-Wolf]

IMHO no but I have heard of people using cardinals for cycling

 

[clutterydrawer]

IMHO no but I have heard of people using cardinals for cycling

seriously? Do you know if the cardinals survived it? I thought cardinals were one of the most delicate tetras...


Corrosive are you trying to work out which of your planned fish to cycle with?

 

[corrosive]

If i read what you say correctly then yes, i want to get some fish next week after my tank has been cycled for 1 week so its just thinking what i would like in there, to establish the tank so i can have some of my oto's.

I will make a new topic.

Edit: http/www.fishforums.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=50790

 

[Aquascaper]

I went a bit crazy and stocked my tank with diamond head tetras, glowlight tetras and green tetras and caused the tank to crash
All the diamond heads survived, 2 glowlights died and i lost one green tetra but that was to a fungal infection.
I have heard that tetras won't survive a cycle but mine did (just about)

HTH

 

[corrosive]

I went a bit crazy and stocked my tank with diamond head tetras, glowlight tetras and green tetras and caused the tank to crash
All the diamond heads survived, 2 glowlights died and i lost one green tetra but that was to a fungal infection.
I have heard that tetras won't survive a cycle but mine did (just about)

HTH

what is meant by "crashed" then?

 

[Aquascaper]

My tank was cycling then i overstocked it and it started cycling all over again after a massive ammonia spike which killed off the unfortunates

That's a crash. It can happen even with an established tank if something goes wrong.

 

[The-Wolf]

IMHO no   but I have heard of people using cardinals for cycling

seriously? Do you know if the cardinals survived it? I thought cardinals were one of the most delicate tetras...

yes am being serious
and no I havn't heard wether they survived or not
it was on another forum that has gotten so bad I don't go there anymore