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Hi there,
just make sure you can return the Zebra Danios.
DOesnt matter if they are long fin, albino, or leopards, they are
all the same species.
Just a comment on your 3 products.
Aquaplus - is an OK water conditioner. It is not the best. When you run out, I would replace it with Prime, it is MUCH better.
Cycle - this product is a rip off. It claims to contain active bacteria, but it doesnt. It sits on the shelf so long, and is not refrigerated, and so, you are just dumping dead bacteria in your tank. It wont help your cycle go faster, and it wont add beneficial bacteria to your tank.
There is only one product that actually does contain live Nitrobacter, its called Bio-Spira. You would find it in the refrigerator section of your fish store. It must be kept refrigerated to avoid death of the nitrobacter.
Stresszyme can be useful - its an enzyme that stimulates the growth of bacteria. I have found it works. The hagen Cycle - leave it on the shelf.
Waste control - Please Do NOT Use this product. What it does is breaks the organic compounds down into unusable parts. It causes the waste to clump together and renders it useless to Nitrobacter. In high concentrations, It can be lethal to fish. Please discontinue its use. There is no product which will reduce waste in your tank. You MUST do water changes, not use some chemical.
Do NOT get any more bettas till your tank has finished cycling. You will be very very lucky if the one you have survives through your cycle.
You can add 6 zebra danios to cycle your tank, nothing else.
Get a test kit and be patient.
Only when your tests read 0 on ammonia and nitrItes and have 40ppm or so showing on the NitrAtes, has your tank cycled.
Your betta likely will not survive through the Ammonia Spike, espescially without a product to detoxify the ammonia, like Prime.
Also, when your tank is cycled, if you choose to get female bettas,
your max stocking will be 3 female bettas. Thats it, thats all, thats fully
stocked, you have room for nothing else, except maybe a mystery snail.
Just so ya know.
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