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I was also wondering if I could throw a Japanese shrimp into the mix.

It looks exactly like the picture of the Black Sail Corydoras in the book I use. C. melanistius.

I currently have a 10 gal tank that is cycling. While it is doing that I'm thinking about exactly what I want to put in it. I pretty much know what I want: 3-4 longfin zebra danios 2-3 otto cats and 1-2 dwarf blue gouramis. but there's where I'm hitting a road block. should I get 1 or two...

Yes, it is new. thanks for the information. ill check my tap water.

I was wondering if it was possible for there to be nitrate in my tank when there is no nitrite but there is ammonia. I thought that nitrate was only caused by the bacteria that ate the nitrite, and the nitrite had to come from the bacteria that ate the ammonia. Therefore there should be no...