sorry

[nightlife20]

and i had no idea where to start, so i went to my lfs and brought 6 zebra danios (well i asked for 6 payed for 6 but got 7 yay)

did the waiting 15 mins bfore adding a bit of my tank water to em, waited nother 10 mins them let them free(honestly u could hear the born free music in the background) first they stayed together then titch (as iv named him/her cause its the smallest) darted under my biggest plant anm called it home, then i had one chasin two an keepin them together.

everythings lookin ok atm... iv given them a pinch of food but i also brought some frozen bloodworms (as they didnt have any live in stock) defrosted them an added.... they ate a few but theres still loads on the gravel... what should i do pick them out? or leave them for a midnight snack?
i only used one btw


so tommorow am i best doing the test's? as iv brought my test kit ect...

and can anyone tell me how u tell the difference between males an females?




so was i wrong for doin it this way? and i chose zd's cause i was told they were the strongest for cycle changes... dunno if it was correct ....




(awaits telling off)
Dawn

 

[akhtar]

7 should be ok, coz u have z 20 g, but, u should have only fed a little bloodworms!

pick them out before they rot, oh and i aint telling u off,

vgooooooooooood luck

 

[nightlife20]

so next time instead of useing a full cube just use half?

ty for not tellin me off lol

 

[AquaNut]

You probably wouldn't even need half a cube. Just pinch off a few worms and drop them in, if you really want to feed bloodworms. However, because you're cycling with fish, I'd recommend holding off on the bloodworms until you have some nitrifying bacteria built up in your tank. I would just feed them a very tiny bit of flake, every second day. The reason for this is that it helps the ammonia build up more slowly, making the cycling process a little bit easier on the fish. Also, I'd do a 5% water change every day or 10% every second day. This may prolong the cycling process a bit, but it will make it way more comfortable for your new buddies.

As for the testing, if you do daily water changes, you're not going to see as dramatic increase in ammonia as you would without them (this is good for your fish). Personally, I'd just keep doing the water changes frequently and wait a few weeks, then test for nitrates and see if you've got any. Once you're seeing nitrates, if you've got the tests, you can check and make sure your nitrites and ammonia are nil. There's really no point, imo, in testing the water every day, since it's going to be a few weeks before you're cycled anyway.

When fully grown, the females will be larger and plumper than the males.

Hope that helps, and you shouldn't expect to get told off here. Although fishless cycling is preferred by many here (and by many fish ), cycling with fish is still extremely commonplace and recommended by many lfs; you asked legitimate questions and they should be answered politely.