Fish after cycling my tank

[Redbird5]

I'm halfway through my cycle, I think. The ammonia is going down and the Nitrites are spiking. I plan on waiting another two weeks to add fish.

Yesterday when I went to the LFS a longnose hawkfish, which has been on my list of fish to get was making eyeballing me. He's been watching me whenever I go there. I believe he wants to come home to live.

Once the nitrites drop to 0, I'll add my fish and shrimp from me nano aquarium to my big aquarium. Is it OK to add the ln hawkfish next or should I add something like firefish and a hifin goby first? Would the ln hawkfish be able to survive as the second fish added? Or would it be smarter to add a heartier fish in first right after the cycle?

 

[Should I]

is ur ammonia 2ppm-0ppm in 24hours or less if yes ignore nitrite

 

[Redbird5]

Ammonia is .50, so close but no cigar. I'm guessing next week I will be fine.

 

[Should I]

Ammonia is .50, so close but no cigar. I'm guessing next week I will be fine.

depends on what ammonia test you are using you may be 0 now alot of the tests give a false positive Hanna ammonia for example gives a 0.25 false positive

 

[Redbird5]

I'm using APS.

 

[ReefGeezer]

A reading of .25 ppm on APS means probably near 0 and safe to add life. However shrimp and Hawkfish seldom end up well.

 

[kfries]

I have added longnose hawkfish early on in my tanks without issue. I have had a couple over the years in various tanks and never had one eat any of my large shrimp. This is especially true if the fish is on the smaller side. Mine only seems to eat mysis shrimp as well. Are you adding any live rock from your Nano tank to help with the bacteria?