Cycling

Sounds like a nice mix of fish, evie. The Zebra Loaches will be fine with gravel - mine "snuffle" through it all the time. Add three though as that's the minimum recommended number. They're great fun to watch especially when they play Follow The Leader...

Also, be sure to add the Neon Tetras a few months down the line as they're quite sensitive to water chemistry and need a mature filter. The rest you can add once the cycle is complete. Not long now.

Guess what!!!

Ammonia 0, nitrite 0!!!!! I am so excited. I can go and get some fish at long last. I cant go today but am hoping I can go tomorrow or Monday and then I will have a few to watch

well done evie, see, it does end eventually!

Good list of fish too, but you might want to check that you dont have too many - it looks a long list for 160litres

well done evie, good to hear that you have finished. dont forget to keep dosing the tank till you get your fish, and do a massive water change before adding them to the tank.

Oh well done, evie.

How long did it take in total?

about 3 yrs I think Mary

That's what I thought...

nah, just 2 1/2yrs actually!!

It felt like a lifetime, but was actiually about a month. Im going to get my fish tomorrow so stand by for loads more questions when I bring them back from the shop

so, what did you end up with evie

Oh tell us, tell us

calm down mumchy - why arent you at school anyway!!

lol, i am off on tuesdays

students!!!!! wouldnt know a hard days work if it came and hit them in the viewfinder

lmao!! I c the banter hasnt changed

Oh we can never quite manage to behave like adults