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Wow - thanks! I did try that site but maybe it didn't refresh and thought I had too much? I will try again! And I should be able to get more emerald eyes in a week or so (the local shop is ordering some).

Hi! I have a 20 gal high tank and just added some new fish - I thought my calculations were ok but now am pretty sure I am overstocked - and wondering what to do. I could move our existing tank so that I could set up a bigger tank in the same spot, but that would be 2 moves now (into the bucket...

Oops - we also have plants that were competing with the bacteria! It is worth the wait though, good luck!

I think you are! We didn't seed and it really did take 6-8 weeks - could have been shorter but we didn't have the heater for the first week and also

Sounds great! I just have some wardleys staple flakes that the shop had and I wanted to spice it up a bit. Garlic? My daughter will get a kick out of that!

Thanks so much! I think we will remove the carbon and just change more water weekly. Thanks!

We have a 20 gallon tank with 6 white cloud minnows, 3 emerald eye rasboras, and 1 cherry shrimp. The rasboras seem to miss out on the food (flakes) since they stay a bit lower. Maybe they are ok but we have only had them for 3 days and I don't know...also, we are feeding flakes but what...

Hi! I was wondering if people typically only rinse these or change them, and if so how often? We have a 20 gallon tank and do a weekly 25% change with plants, 6 white cloud minnows, 3 emerald eye rasboras, and 1 cherry shrimp. Thanks!

Oh, and we did want cool water - it is just hot here and I think in the summer we can't go much lower. Are emerald eyes ok in cooler water? So many fish in the books have a range and actual experience would be good to know....

I floated the bag unopened in the water for 15 min, then added 1/2 cup tank water every 4 min until full. Then removed 1/2 the water and did it again. The second time the rolled up part of the bag started unrolling and some of the bag water ended up in the tank with some of the fish - for the...

Thanks all. The temp is 72 F - should it be cooler? The 4 left look happy this morning - I am feeding once a day. Wish me luck!

I was hoping that doing the fishless cycle would avoid fish dying (at least right away) -this is so sad. We had 6 White Cloud Mountain minnows and 1died yesterday, though it didn't look good in the bag. Now another is missing and had been looking fine - we checked under the rocks, in the filter...

Ok, the 1 didn't make it so I only have 5 - how soon can I get more? I want to have at least 6 to keep them happy!

No qt tank yet since these are the first fish - now we can't find it again - don't want to turn on the light and shock the other fish...which is worse?

Oh, no movement for a while for fish number 6...I hope the others are ok? They all seem fine - maybe the 1 was over stressed? The lights are off so I could check in the morning - but likely I should move it now just in case, right? It was moving every 20 min or so but I don't know....

Thanks! Just so excited after waiting so long! They are so cute - exploring their new home!

It moved off the driftwood but is now on the gravel. Just wanted to mention this is a 20 gallon planted tank, and ammonia/nitrite were at 0 ppm.

Hi! We finally got our first fish - white cloud minnows today - 5 of them are exploring the tank but one is just hanging out on the driftwood and not moving much - attached two photos but they are kind of hard to see. I am not sure if it is just more stressed than the others or if it is laying...

Well, we didn't add ammonia for 1 day and haven't changed the water yet, but now nitrites are at zero! We are going to do 1 more check to see if both go to zero after adding 3-4ppm - then maybe we can get some fish!! Wow, it will be so strange to see something moving around in there!

Thanks! We will try the water change route since it does seem to be a stalled cycle....

Hi! We started the cycle on 5/20 with janitor ammonia (20 gallon tank). We have plants and a couple of pond snail stowaways. The first nitrites appeared on 6/18. The last week of tests have been (all API tests) 0 ppm ammonia (have been adding 1/4 tsp daily to bring to 2 ppm) 5 ppm (or more)...

I agree - it just takes time! We are 5 weeks in and now have nitrites and nitrates! For the first week we didn't have the heater so I think that is why it took a little longer. Seems like a long time but it has been nice getting the driftwood, rock, and plants set up as well as our UPS - we...

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Howdy! This is a 20 gallon and we were planning on starting with white cloud minnows, then maybe 2 Amano shrimp. After that I was looking at the celestial pearl danios but I need to make sure they are farmed, or maybe maybe emerald eye rasboras? Also looking at Corys but want to find ones that...

Hey - thanks for this (I know this is an old thread) - I am allergic to shellfish and hadn't even thought about this:) Not sure what we will be feeding our (yet to be introduced) fish yet, but this is so good to keep in mind!