Well, shoot!

[Stingslider]

Hey,

I think I killed the cycle. I changed the water after 0 reading for both nitrite and ammonia and the reading for nitrate was like 30.

So i did a 75% water change. So I thought everything was good so I brought 2 long finned zebras and a glowfish in hoping to let the tank mature more a bit. Because Danios are supposed to be hardy fish.

Anyway when I came back with the fishes, the water was lightly cloudy. The fish seem to be doing fine, the readings are still reading 0.

How often should I test the water. I was thinking daily would be okay?

And by feeding sparsely, once every 2 days? once every day?

[xoolooxunny]

cloudy water after a huge water change like that is not uncommon. If the ammonia and nitrites are still zero, then you dint kill the cycle. Probably just stirred the substrate a little too much.

[Stingslider]

Thanks,

I thought for sure I just waste all that time.
I keep watching seeing if anything changes.

[gm72]

You didn't kill your cycle, you are fine. Large water changes often result in cloudy water, as xoolooxunny said. I forget how large your tank is? 3 fish of that size represents a very small bioload.

[Stingslider]

It 10 gallons, should I pick up more for tomorrow?

[gm72]

When you said you bought a "glowfish" are you referring to a glowlight tetra? You can easily keep 10 small tetras in a 10 gallon with adequate filtration. What are you filtering with?

[Stingslider]

glofish zebra- starfire, maybe I get 2 more.

I want to get 10 neons (these are sensitive guy, don't wanna buy 10 of these guy for 20 bucks and then have them die on me) but waiting a bit and maybe 3 cories. A couple of colorful guppy.


the filter rated for 30 gallons, 150b penguin.


Plus I got plants in there a sword plant and a banana plant that seem to be thriving.

[gm72]

Maybe 2 more of your starfires, but you can't then add 10 neons. I'd add another 2 long-finned dannios, they like the company, and 2 starfires. Add 2 male fancy guppies. You'd be pretty well stocked by then. Corys are schooling fish, stay away from them unless you have at least 6 of them.

[Stingslider]

Well it doesn't have to be 10 neons, I would just like a school of them.
6-8 would be fine.

Let say I don't get any guppies. Maybe I can fit the neons in with one more long fin danio or glofish. I don't even know if I wanna get any more glofish, they rather pricey.

But then again I don't want the one I have to get stressed out by being by itself.

[Incredulous_Ed]

I think the glofish will school with the regular danios. Am I wrong?

[Stingslider]

They supposed to. But this one only did it for a couple hours.

[gm72]

I don't know, I'd probably pair it up with at least another of its kind in case it doesn't school with the other dannios.