How fast will ammonia kill fish?

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I just transferred some fish into a newly cycled tank. I dosed up to 3ppm ammonia. It is down to 0, my nitrites are just under 1. How soon should I see negative symptoms if there are any?
 

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If the ammonia rises slowly over the coarse of weeks without intervention the burns will be evident around the fin joints and gills. Species will very. A clown or damsel will be fine in an ammonia saturated environment that would kill a butterfly fish in 12 hours. Most mature reefs 6+ months will never have these issues if kept with good standards.
 

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