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thanks for the assistance the tank o cycled levels are ok just worried about the wee nipper hopefully its ok il try  the pea idea thnk you 

i have 6 tiger barbs in a 90ltr tank levels are all ok however one of the tiger barbs has stopped swiiming with the shoal and hanging around the filter and not moving very much , its belly seems to have gotten bigger not sure if this is relevant im just worried if something is wrong ? any ideas ?

thanks alot very helpfull ,  so i need ammonia to do the cycle i cant jusst let the tank sit for several weeks i need to add amonia 

i have a 90 ltr tank heated and filter no fish as yet 

hello i am currently under going a fishless cycle in my new tank i have been doing regular water changes however i can not get my nitrite level to zero it seems to stay between 0.50ppm to 1.0 ppm any suggestion or shud i just keep  doing water changes and wait longer ? 

found this very helpfull as im currently setting up a new tank 

hello i am about to do a water change as my nitrite levels are way to high its a new tank and ive read through the fishless cycle post an dmy question is it mentions when performing a water change to get the water to the same temp as my tank is this done by using warm water or just by leaving...

when the article talks about adding new water to the tank thats as close to the temp of the tank as possible , am i able to use warm water ? or just let a bucket of water sit untill it get to around room temp ? 

thanks for the assistance everyone , think i will go with the fishless cycle from now on thanks again 

hello i have recently started up my tank 2 weeks ago and the other day i put my first two fish in 2 rosy barbs . i came to my tank yesturday to find one had died , and the other is swimming at the top seemingly gasping for air , i had the test strips during the two weeks of setting up but i...