I bought a 60 litre tank and 4 days later I added 3 cherry barbs to it, to help cycle it. I tested the water every day using 2 different types of tests (strips and the ammonia test) and so far, 5 days later there is no trace of ammonia AT ALL. I am feeding them every day and have not added anything to the water since adding the fish (I used a conditioner for the tap water and some 'cycle' before adding the fish)
Should I be getting a reading of ammonia by now and if not what's going on? Should I just give it more time? I haven't done any water changes yet as all my levels seem okay in the water and I didn't want to mess with it until the levels start to rise.
Should I be getting a reading of ammonia by now and if not what's going on? Should I just give it more time? I haven't done any water changes yet as all my levels seem okay in the water and I didn't want to mess with it until the levels start to rise.