Tetra Safe Start is one of the two products known to contain the correct species of nitrite eating bacteria (the other is Dr Tim's One and Only).
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Of course, live plants especially fast growers such as floating plants will bypass all this completely, though the cycle still establishes.
I have been politely instructed by my other half that she will be very angry with me should I opt for a larger tank.. which leaves me somewhat stuck with the 10G. I refuse to be an irresponsible pet owner however, so I'm basically now after what can _safely_ and, most importantly, _happily_ be added into a tank of this size. It's amazing how just 24 hours can change your views so drastically, but I trust the kind folks here considerably more than the "I just want your money" folks at the pet store(s).
That's super interesting as I am dosing my tank with Tetra SafeStart Plus while also having 5-6 live plants in the aquarium. Does this mean that I somehow screwed up along the way?
OK! I truly appreciate your guidance here, being so new to the hobby is entirely overwhelming. It is a gravel based tank at the moment, so from what it sounds like I have two sufficient options here:
1) Restock with a group of 9-10 dwarf cories after replacing the gravel with a sand substrate
2) Leave the gravel and instead restock with a group of 9-12 ember tetras
Through all of this, leaving the snail alone and happy?
Thank you so much.