leave dead fish in for cycling purposes?

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  1. shecter

    shecter Fire Shrimp

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    so i tried to cycle my tank with 3 green chromis on advice from the lfs. they all died :angry: definatly not what i intended i liked the lil guys. so my ? is should i take them out of the tank or just leave the 3 small fish in there inplace of deli shrimp. they seem to have a frosted bubble over them today lol so i was also wondering if that was normal? thanks everyone
     
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  3. kss2801

    kss2801 Montipora Capricornis

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    yeah they would do the same thing. might be a bit much according to their sizes, but there really isn't any harm in that.
     
  4. shecter

    shecter Fire Shrimp

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    they are about 1/2" long.
     
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    kss2801 Montipora Capricornis

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    I would leave them. I'm not sure what you mean by frosted bubble, but if it just looks white, that's ok.

    did you post any pics of your set up?
     
  6. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    It's likely the fungus or whatever it is that grows on dead fish.
     
  7. shecter

    shecter Fire Shrimp

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    i posted 1 pic in my say hello thread. but ill take a few more tonight. and ill also take a pic of the fish to clarify :)
     
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    kss2801 Montipora Capricornis

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  10. Reefordie12

    Reefordie12 Astrea Snail

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    Thats whats I was going to say as well.