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Originally Posted by KevanGuy
Yeah, I wouldn't mix Cichlids with other fish, you are asking for trouble there. But if you want Cichlids , I'd recommend a male and female cribensis. They make cool borrows in the tank and have live babies. They are good parents though and will defend their young, so, not really a community type fish.
Most types of tetras are also good starter fish. They are relatively easy to keep and don't really fight with other fish. Neon or cardinal tetras are cool, kids will like the colours. Oh, and danios are cool, extremely easy to keep, super cheap and very active. I always have danios in my tanks.
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Cool, yeah danios were neat, he liked them at the store because if you wave your hand in front of the tank they all move in unison in response.
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Originally Posted by Bagor
Is it true you have to have the thing running for a couple weeks before you can introduce the fish (to allow bacteria to build up) or can you just dump them in?
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Do some reading on "nitrogen cycle", you'll see why it'll be stressful for the fish right away until you build up the bacteria.
http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Beginning_Fishkeeping
However I've been reading about products which apparently have all the right bacteria in a bottle ready to go so you can establish your tank right away rather than go through the long cycling process.
http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Bacte...rcial_Bacteria
http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Bacte...o_they_work%3F
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Do you introduce them in 2s (for the same reason). i.e. add 2, then another 2 a week later and so on
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They usually say that because the amount of bacteria you have is balanced against the amount of waste the fish produce, so if you put in too many fish at once the bacteria aren't there to compensate right away.