Fustration

[Dearth]

He knows about it already and his wife printed it and taped it to the tank for him to see and remember

[Coralgurl]

Hopefully he listens to you going forward. It's typical for newbies to have tank envy and think they can take shortcuts, especially if they've seen someone else's in person. Let him know, those mistakes get costly fast and if he's serious about this hobby, he's got to learn to enjoy each stage, even the boring cycle. Good luck, he's lucky to have you as a friend.

[freddy]

And we never made mistakes when getting started

[craigwmiller]

Originally Posted by freddy

And we never made mistakes when getting started

NEVER! C'MON

[Slyguy00]

Technically you can cycle a tank with damsels. Maybe they just mixed up the info

[Magickiwi]

I used blue-green chromis to cycle my tank. I still have 2/3 and only lost one because he decided he wanted to inspect my new flooring.

Either way your obligation as a friend is complete once you've provided him with the assistance and advice to get him going. If he decides to ignore what you suggested then it's on him. Why get frustrated?

[Dearth]

Originally Posted by freddy

And we never made mistakes when getting started

That was the point of me helping him to avoid most of the noob mistakes that could be potentially made however as my friend said last night after our talk "Mouth engaged, Brain in neutral"

[Evilweevil]

Chromis,s are just pretty much destined to die anyway lol