my tank has been cycling for a month with 8 gold fish and i ahve been using some beneficial bacteria, i tested the water today and these are the readings i got:-

ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 10ppm

is it cycled or do i need to leave it a bit longer?

dexter wrote:

apparently yes...it is cycled already. you can put your oscar in it.
just keep an eye for the nitrite ammonia spike whcih can handle through
water change.

Way to go Dexter! Your ready to roll with some Oscars!

awsome well i am planning on getting about 6 clown loaches and an oscar do you think i should get the loaches first and add them 3 at a time oover a couple of weeks and the oscar last, i plan on getting a juvinile or will the oscar be fine if i had the loaches after?

Woohoo you have a cylced tank

As long as your clown loaches and oscars have similar body mass to the goldfish, then add the clown loaches and oscar all together and remove the goldfish at the same time. Please be aware that oscars grow much quicker than clown loaches, make sure your loaches are big enough to start with so that they dont end up at lunch. Also clown loaches have some barbs just behind the gills that could cause an oscar problems if it tried to eat a clown loach

Test daily for a week to make sure you dont get ammonia present. If you do get ammonia then d daily water changes until it goes

yay thanks for all your help i will probably ahve to wait till this weekend when i get paid to find my oscar, and loaches...can't wait will update with pictures when i get them all...

Good luck with falling in love with your new O!

cant wait to see your new addition