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Posted by Altum on April 24, 2006, 3:37 am
Please log in for more thread options Frederick B. Henry Jr. wrote:
> So my tank still isn't cycled. The nitrites are at 0. But after adding
> the "Cycle" additive the ammonia seems not to spike as hard, hovering
> around 1 ppm. I really want to see some major nitrite although I realize
> it is toxic.
>
> I am a patient man, but I also like to look forward so...
>
> Would it be possible in a ten gallon tank, fully cycled, to keep mainly
> tetras and then a bottom feeder/catfish of some sort? Would they get
> along OK? I want the tetras to be happy so I was thinking schools...I
> have currently 3 black neons and 2 glowlights, and one forlorn
> Harlequin rasbora.
Absolutely. Most tetras get along very well. There are a couple of
nippers - serpae tetras and buenos aires tetras are notorious for being
nippy. Harlequins get along well with tetras too.
For catfish, I'd go with a trio of one of the smaller corydoras species.
> I also want to add some natural gravel on top of the white, to let the
> fishies have more of a natural environment. Can I do that gradually
> once the tanke is cycled?
Absolutely. You can even gradually remove all of the white gravel and
replace it if you prefer.
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> the "Cycle" additive the ammonia seems not to spike as hard, hovering
> around 1 ppm. I really want to see some major nitrite although I realize
> it is toxic.
>
> I am a patient man, but I also like to look forward so...
>
> Would it be possible in a ten gallon tank, fully cycled, to keep mainly
> tetras and then a bottom feeder/catfish of some sort? Would they get
> along OK? I want the tetras to be happy so I was thinking schools...I
> have currently 3 black neons and 2 glowlights, and one forlorn
> Harlequin rasbora.