Looking for free fish to cycle new fish tank

[Charger]

Hi im looking for small fish to help cycle my new tank located in temecula thanks

 

[Emac909]

Go to it local pet shop and ask if u can get a few dead gold fish. Put them in a nylon bag. When u have a bag of bones ur tank is done cycling.

 

[Emac909]

Also nice to see a new screen name. To bad ur first post is asking for free stuff. Some members may not take well to that.

 

[MedRed]

Welcome to the forum. Charger! In general, the hobby has moved away from using live fish to cycle tanks. It's inhumane. dead shrimp, ammonia, etc can be used.

 

[Charger]

Oh ok thanks for the good advice and was just asking since I've seen people getting rid of things they diddent want since just starting out was all but if you say that a dead goldfish would work I might try that then and after that what would be a good next step?

 

[phish96]

hopefully you don't kill a live goldfish that's one. First step is read. There's a lot of good references online

 

[gr1mm]

Welcome Omar, after tank cycles add a clean up crew. How big is your set up?

 

[Reefomeez]

Welcome, from one Omar to another! This community is full if generous people giving stuff away but generally that happens once you've taken some time to introduce yourself and build rapport. If there's one close, join a reef club...lots of great info and people.

Tell us about your setup and what you want to put in the tank. Pics always help too.

 

[MedRed]

I would just go to Ralph's and get one dead **** tail shrimp. That will be cheap and easy... No one gets hurt!

 

[Kimle]

Lots of us that went to MAX a few weeks back got some cycle liquid bacteria. I have no need for it. Hit me up if you want it. Free.

 

[Jhuneke]

I used some frozen silversides..can get them in frozen fish food dept at most lfs... good luck

 

[El Dude]

1. Welcome to SCR.
2. Don't ask for free stuff until you've been around awhile.
3. Join IEMAS.
4. Go to the welcome mat and introduce yourself.
5. Make friends and build a network here. It will help you have a killer tank in the long run.

 

[wickedfish]

I would just go to Ralph's and get one dead **** tail shrimp. That will be cheap and easy... No one gets hurt!

That's the funniest edit I have ever seen!

I did the shrimp thing too. One small one is more than enough. But definitely people are praising the Dr Tim's stuff.

 

[Charger]

Ok well I have a 100 gal tank with a canister filter and some dried up live rock I'm hoping will come back to life

 

[Reef Bullet]

Even easier, you can just use a fresh or frozen shrimp from your local grocery store. If you buy a package of them, you can later use them to feed fish etc in your tank by cutting them up into tiny pieces.

 

[Reef Bullet]

Oh, and welcome to SCR and the SW money pit

 

[Emac909]

Ok well I have a 100 gal tank with a canister filter and some dried up live rock I'm hoping will come back to life

U will need to buy some live to seed ur rock.

 

[Emac909]

Dich the canister filter and by a sump and get a good skimmer.

 

[Odie]

I have some of this stuff you can have.

LMK if you want it.

 

[Charger]

Ok sounds good then I think just adding some shrimp would be simple enough and how long dose it take to dissolve the shrimp?