Hi,
I have read the article commonly sited for fishless cycling and scanned many of the cycling posts- I am wondering why just using more shrimp, rather than switching to pure ammonia, isn't the solution when ammonia levels are not being met? Or why adding more shrimp wouldn't speed the process? I have a 20 Gallon tank- would using two instead of one shrimp help? Hurt?
My LFS wouldn't even entertain the notion of a fishless cycle. They basically told me I had to use fish and that I should get tetras. They seemed convinced that these fish would be fine, but most of what I have read suggests otherwise and I really don't want to put any fish under undue stress.
Thanks,
Elle
I have read the article commonly sited for fishless cycling and scanned many of the cycling posts- I am wondering why just using more shrimp, rather than switching to pure ammonia, isn't the solution when ammonia levels are not being met? Or why adding more shrimp wouldn't speed the process? I have a 20 Gallon tank- would using two instead of one shrimp help? Hurt?
My LFS wouldn't even entertain the notion of a fishless cycle. They basically told me I had to use fish and that I should get tetras. They seemed convinced that these fish would be fine, but most of what I have read suggests otherwise and I really don't want to put any fish under undue stress.
Thanks,
Elle