Starting Fish

[somthinfishy20]

What are some good fish to add to start cycling your tank. Iam also using live rock. Should i even add fish. If so what are some good starters that are fairly inexpesive.

 

[sadielynn]

you dont need fish to cycle your tank
just live rock and patients
adding live rock will have some die off
thus cycling your tank , just remember to
monitor your testing levels and when every thing hits 0 you can add
the fish do so very slowly so that the bacteria has a chance to catch up
adding fish to cycle a tank is cruel there are still sites that promote this
method but most do not any longer patients and time are the key to cycling
your tank sucessfully
I also forgot to mention that cycling can take anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks or longer so testing is a must during cycling

 

[MoonDark]

I agree with sadielynn , To cycle you have to add in some way , ammonia to your tank. This comes from die off or fish waste. The safe and good method , is to add live rock and wait , if you add a fish to cycle you are exposing it to all the ammonia variations and it could and maybe it will harm the fish.