I have a 29 gallon tank, with 3 plants and 4 fish. 2 are glow-light tetras, and two are X-Ray tetras.
I had just bought them 3 days ago at a local pet store. The employees said "Oh its fine, you dont have anything (ammonia?) in your tank, besides plants, so theres no need to cycle before getting fish". So, he showed me some hardy fish, including these.
I was extremely cautious, as Ive lurked here before and have a "Freshwater Aquariums for Dummies" book ive been reading alot lately. Sadly, what the store owners say always seem to contradict what the "experts" say.
The temperature goes from 72-75F each day. PH as of now is 7.2. Ammonia levels have gotten to almost 0.02 in just this small amount of time. I'm worried at this rate I may see toxic levels soon.
The fish show no signs of illnesses so far. Did I put far too much on the bio-load too soon?
I had just bought them 3 days ago at a local pet store. The employees said "Oh its fine, you dont have anything (ammonia?) in your tank, besides plants, so theres no need to cycle before getting fish". So, he showed me some hardy fish, including these.
I was extremely cautious, as Ive lurked here before and have a "Freshwater Aquariums for Dummies" book ive been reading alot lately. Sadly, what the store owners say always seem to contradict what the "experts" say.
The temperature goes from 72-75F each day. PH as of now is 7.2. Ammonia levels have gotten to almost 0.02 in just this small amount of time. I'm worried at this rate I may see toxic levels soon.
The fish show no signs of illnesses so far. Did I put far too much on the bio-load too soon?