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Sounds good. I think this is better. 6 pearl danios 3 swordtails 6 corys 5 flame tetras a snail or two

Swordfish...hehehe. So, this is what I'm thinking... 6 pearl danios 3 swordtails 5 corys 2 pearl gourami a snail or two Sound okay?

So, if you were in my situation what fish would you add? :) I will probably get 3 more pearl danios and maybe a couple more marigold swordfish. Maybe some cory's? Thanks for your thoughts.

Ha! Not a problem. :) I guess that's what I get for taking fish advice from the person at the lfs. Thanks for the article! I am planning on getting all smaller, peaceful fish if that helps.

I think you may have misunderstood my post. I did not fishless cycle the tank. I tried to, but couldn't get it right and decided to cycle the tank with fish. All of the levels are at 0 (except Nitrate which has remained at 20ppm every check). Thanks!

Since I added the fish...12/31! I think I must have had some beneficial bacteria in the tank from when I was trying to fishless cycle it.

Hi all, I started my 29 gal fish tank with 2 Marigold swordfish and 3 pearl danios on 12/31. I had tried to fishless cycle and gave up. They are all healthy and none have died. I change the water 15-20 percent weekly and they seem very happy. The levels are all at 0 except Nitrate, which...

Ok...I'm about to give up! New readings are: pH-6 (I've been busy the past couple of days and hadn't checked pH, so I'm not sure which day it dropped). Ammonia-2ppm (added 3ml ammonia last night) Nitrite-5 Nitrate-5 Any thoughts on what I should do?

I just checked the levels and the nitrites are obviously still high. pH- 7.4 Ammonia-0ppm (did drop from 4ppm in 24 hours) Nitrite-5+ppm Nitrate-5ppm Do I need to do another total water change? Ugh. This is getting frustrating! I really wanted to have it cycled by Christmas for my kids.

Here is the pic...Am I correct on the Nitrite reading? photo(54) | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Tap pH is 7.6. (I'll check when I get a chance on the others.) I just checked the readings this morning and am getting frustrated! pH-7.4 Ammonia- 2.0 Nitrite - over 5ppm again Nitrate- 5ppm I'm going to post a pic of the readings in a bit...

Okay. I just did another water change. This time almost 100%. Here are the readings: ph- 7.6 Ammonia- 0.50 Nitrite- 0.50 Nitrate- 2or 3ppm, maybe? It was a light orange/yellow color. I'm going to add some ammonia now.

Thank you...that's what I was thinking but I wanted to make sure!

Any thoughts? :)

Okay, I added 1/4 t baking soda last night and this morning ph was 6.8-7.0 I went ahead and did a 80-90% water change because the nitrites are sky high and ammonia is not coming down like it should be...after the water change, nitrite was still off the charts, so I did a 95% water...

Thank you! Do you think I should do a water change since nitrites are 5ppm (possibly higher, but definitely 5ppm)

Okay, just wondering if I can get some more advice/thoughts. Here's my tank's numbers: Ph- 6.4 Ammonia-2.0 (varies according to ammonia added, I added 1ml ammonia yesterday when the tank was at 1ppm, it increased to 4ppm and is down to 2ppm now...it dropped quicker earlier on, so I don't...

Just checked my levels. Ammonia- 0ppm Nitrite- 5ppm (1 yesterday) Nitrate- 10ppm (this will increase a lot, correct?) I just got a Master test kit in the mail and was able to check nitrate for the first time today. Also, seeing the color card, I know realize the ammonia level has been...

The 1st time I checked nitrite on 12/9, it was at 1 ppm. It has stayed at 1ppm since (never light blue - has stayed the same shade of purple). My daughter spotted 3 little snails in the tank today, haha! I guess they came with the plants.

Thank you again. I just checked the ammonia level and it has already dropped to less than 1ppm (I'm not sure exactly what level it's at because I lost my test card, ordered another kit from amazon). It is yellow, I'll see if I can post a pic soon. I spiked it 2ml yesterday at 5pm, so that's...

Crap. I already added 2ml ammonia (to achieve 4ppm) earlier. Oh, well. Hopefully, it will drop back down to less than 1ppm tomorrow!

Thanks so much! Which ones and how many would you add first? I am halfway through the cycling process, so hopefully the tank will be ready in time for Christmas!

Ok, I need some more help! I just tested the ammonia level and it is less than 1ppm (it's yellow). Nitrite is still 1ppm. The ammonia went from 4ppm (spiked it yesterday) to less than 1 ppm in a little less than 24 hours. I'm on the right track, correct? (pH is 7.6) Thanks!

Today was actually the 1st time I have tested nitrite (started the cycle on 12/2 and ammonia dropped to below 1ppm today, according to the fishless cycling thread you're supposed to start testing nitrites after ammonia drops to 1ppm). Nitrite was 1ppm. Thank you for your advice.

Not much. I don't know anyone who owns fish. I got a couple of plants from the fish store, maybe they had some on them. They were ignorant of fishless cycling and didn't want to give me any gravel, so I didn't ask for filter material because they would have thought I was mad. :) I may go...