Good Malawi cichlid for cycling?

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Are there any cichlids from Lake Malawi that can survive the cycling process and the ammonia spike like zebra danios can? I am setting up an mbuna tank so it would be appreciated if they were mbuna, but if they're not mbuna, let me know anyways. Also, could synos survive the cycling process/ammonia spike. If synos work, could I put six to twelve 1"-3" synos (probably upside down cats) by themselves in a nintey gallon.
 
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Knowdafish

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I would stick with Zebra Danios or something similar. Why take a chance with much more expensive fish?
 
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I used goldfish for my tank then took them back to the store when it was all over.
 
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Id use a few Pseudotropheus, if you watch your water parameters and do small water changes when needed you wont harm the fish enough to worry about long term damage.
 
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Do you have any other tanks to seed the BB?
 
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JeNiT;2637069; said:
Id use a few Pseudotropheus, if you watch your water parameters and do small water changes when needed you wont harm the fish enough to worry about long term damage.
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would prolong the cycle and it wouldn't be stable for some time..
 
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