Thread: cycleing a fish tank with 5 fish in it?

need help, i have a test kit but i lost the nitrite and ammonia level cards.

Bad idea to cycle with fish. Can't help with the card but most go from a pale yellow which is fine to shades of green which mean higher amounts.

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I'm sorry but the fish will most likely die. An uncycled tank needs time to develop, so there will be an ammonia spike in your tank regardless of whether you test the levels. You are supposed to wait for the tank to age and the ammonia and nitrate levels will tank care of themselves.
It is better to do a fishless cycle (maybe even using fish food to help cycle the tank) and test the parameters every week. Once the ammonia and nitrite levels have dropped by themselves, then you should add fish.