Stuck in a Fishless Cycle...

[tastic]

just before you add the fish do a water change to get the nitrate level down below 20-40 ppm, and start adding fish.

Now all I have to do is figure out what kinds/how many fish to add. Thanks.

 

[leeser28]

I know - so many fish and so little time. Do you have any ideas of the types of fish you like?

 

[tastic]

I know - so many fish and so little time. Do you have any ideas of the types of fish you like?

I would like a group of zebra danios (6-8 fish), my friend has a tank of just danios and they seem very active and entertaining. I'd like to have a betta if its temperment would permit it (something to research).

I'm open to suggestion beyond that.

 

[SuBXeRo]

bettas are very inividual fish, their temperments vary drastically. if you want active, tetras are active and pretty compatible overall. i like cardinals, they are colorful, i like xrays too.

 

[leeser28]

I have some blood fin tetras in my aquarium in my office - they're very pretty and quite active. I also am hooked on coryadoras (to me a tank just isn't complete with a few of those guys scurrying around the bottom).

 

[tastic]

I've come up with the following proposed population for the tank, assuming the testing and water change this weekend go well:

6x zebra danios
6x xray tetras
2x corys
1x pleco

Too many or too few fish for a 20 gal tank?

I'm still a little nervous about the tap pH baseline being 8.0 - 8.4, but if everything else is stable, I'll give it a go.

 

[KarlTh]

pH isn't that important; you can keep almost anything in that pH. GH is a more important question, but the fish you list are all very adaptable.