What are strong fish for the cycle?

[michael]

Need to put some fish in my tank this weekend and want to know what is strong enough to make it?? The first time I used a few parrots and cichlids? Want to see what other options I could have????

 

[Ornatapinnis]

Most barbs and danios are real hardy and will typically survive the cycling process.

 

[OKEEPER]

I've always used black skirt tetra's - never had one die on me...

 

[Pangong_ilong]

I used alligator gar and oscar. Plus 30+ feeder gold fish.

 

[Mourinho18]

or, you could go the easy way and use the fishless cycle. Quicker and no deaths.

 

[gomezladdams]

Ive always heard danios are the best .I usually use feeder guppies,they dont always make it but the survivors get eaten anyway

 

[xxt2goodxx]

I use guppies and ghost shrimp no deaths.... gets the job done.

 

[Ash]

I use feederfish and ghostshrimps

 

[ShadowVengance]

Mollies are pretty hardy, and they may breed some feeders for you later on.

Ghostshrimps seem to clean a bit to much for a tank thats just cycling i think.

And I'd agree with blackskirt tetras, they are hardy buggers.

 

[turtall]

Black skirt tetras and- believe it or not- skunk loaches- botia horas- are incredibly hardy. Otherwise... all the above. Except the Mollies: they're fragile.