Yosiparrish
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I don't find the fate of the fish to be true. I always do fish in cycling and my fish are doing great and breeding etc. You just have to stay on top of things as Caleb said. Quite honestly all the fish you listed are not appropriate for doing a fish in cycle. Neons are quite delicate and drop dead frequently for no reason.
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Oops my bad, meant to tell Brittany that i was on the same boat, focused on the dead fish, the LFS guy and my bad experience that i forgot to tell Brittany her poor fish could die if we dont change the water like crazy and keep ammonia as low as possible when the tank is not ready.
Thanks to Caleb and Brennae for your guidance. I was an Idiot! We were like kids in the candy store. My little guy picked the glofish tetras then the cichlids, the guy said Great and packed them. Do we need st to clean the tank??? Pleco! And packed. Well, now i learn that they were not compatible and it was way over stocked and the tank "under my care" was a dead trap for those poor fish. I guess all they care for is to get the fish out of the store, alive or dead after that is not a big deal :-(