Yes, the right way of doing thing is the best way. I know I don't know every single thing on tanks, no one does if there's so much debate on every single aspect of setting up and maintaining a tank. But from personal experience, I've always cycled my tanks with small amounts of fish.... Which increase after cycling... The levels always grow slow enough that I've never lost or stressed out any fish. To me chemicals cycling a tank just ain't natural... But that's my choice. I think the real problem is the initial advice this person got. Instead of them getting a summary of several ways of cycling and they choosing they one they preferred, they just had one, on top of other things, lol.
And I agree on the inhuman part, only when people add to many fish, cycled tank or not, just cause their tank looks empty.... Not to mention when they use goldfish as feeders... Crazy hobby isn't it!
And I agree on the inhuman part, only when people add to many fish, cycled tank or not, just cause their tank looks empty.... Not to mention when they use goldfish as feeders... Crazy hobby isn't it!