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I've just set up a tank, and I'm wondering if it's safe to cycle a 16-gallon tank using a pair of dwarf gouramis. My water is fairly hard and has a pH of 7.6 at the moment. My ammonia is about .025 ppm... a little high for my liking, and I'm wondering if this would be lethal or not. I'd really hate to kill any fish in this process of cycling, but I also don't want to do the 1-2 month "fishless cycling". Any recommendations on if gouramis will work to cycle my tank, i.e. won't die on me! Other fish I plan to have in my tank are some species of tetra or small rasboras, and corys. Maybe it'd be better to cycle with one of them? Thanks in advance for any thoughts!

I've answered your other post/ same question.
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