Cycled?

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misscrosson

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Well... My tank has been here for afew days now...

Ammonia- 0
Nitrite- 0
Nitrate- 5

I've just left it for afew days on it own.. .and everything still was the same.. I just did a 20% water change.. and everything's still the same.... I think I'm FINALLY finished... the fish look soooo happy now... and are starting to get back to better health!

So, now I have afew questions...

I have really cutt down on turning my light on... just keep it on during the evening so you can see it.... usually only on about... 5hrs a day... is that fine? I have no live plants...

Also, can I go back to feeding twice a day?

And, if everything stays the same... would it be alright to add 4-5 new fish to my tank in about 5days time?
 
The fish like a regular day/night cycle, so as long as things are constant, and are getting some light during the day before you turn the lights on, I wouldn't worry about it.

You can feed as many times a day as you want, as long as you are not overfeeding all together!

Safely adding the fish, especially if you were recycling(?) will depend on the size tank, and what fish too (already there, and being added)
 
I just wanted to pick up.. maybe 4 more danios.. because i have 4 in there now... so, wanted to get them some more friends! Want to start evening out my fish before getting other different types...
 
As long as you have the room to add them, 4 danios should not cause a problem. However, with all the problems you just had, it wouldn't hurt to wait a couple of weeks and make sure all is well.
 
hehe... yeah, I have tuns of room still for fish.... got a 70gallon... and only like afew fish...

Well...

4 danios
4 rasboras
2 dwarf gouramis
1 platie
4 mollies
and a corycat
 
When you do get more fish, I'd add 3 or 4 more corys. They are schooling fish and do much better in groups (of the same kind)
 
Is there a site of anywhere that I can go to so that I can identify what kind of cory I have??...

I know when I bought mine it was alone in the tank with the mollies.... so, I bought it... and there were only like 3 other cories there.. but all looked different
 
I'm thinking that it's a ornate corycat?... or I can be totally wrong... anyways... here's a picture...

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