Cyckling Help!

I just got a 15 gallon tank and i'm planning on making it a shrimp only tank. I was wondering which fish would be best for cyckling it before adding the shrimp? I have bristlenose plecos, cherry barbs, neon tetras and harlequin raspboras in my 60 gallon tank. I was thinking on taking one of those and adding them to the 15 gallon for cyckling and then moving them back to the 60 g before getting and adding the shrimp. Which one of those mentioned above would be best for cyckling? I'm guessing the bristlenose pleco but i'm not sure.

 

A fishless cycle would be best.

You can instantly cycle your tank by taking some filter media from your 60 gallonfilter and putting it in the 15 gallon filter along with some new media.

 

I just got a 15 gallon tank and i'm planning on making it a shrimp only tank. I was wondering which fish would be best for cyckling it before adding the shrimp? I have bristlenose plecos, cherry barbs, neon tetras and harlequin raspboras in my 60 gallon tank. I was thinking on taking one of those and adding them to the 15 gallon for cyckling and then moving them back to the 60 g before getting and adding the shrimp. Which one of those mentioned above would be best for cyckling? I'm guessing the bristlenose pleco but i'm not sure.

Cheery Barbs are the hardiest of the bunch

 

Thanks for the help!

 

I would just take part of your establish media from your tank and put it in the 15G along with new media. That way you can seed that media and you'll have an instantly cycled tank.

I did this with my 20G and I got close to no ammonia or nitrite readings, had nitrates in 3 days.

 

I would just take part of your establish media from your tank and put it in the 15G along with new media. That way you can seed that media and you'll have an instantly cycled tank.

I did this with my 20G and I got close to no ammonia or nitrite readings, had nitrates in 3 days.

I agree, this method is the easiest and it is instant.