It's been almost two weeks. The two CPD's are doing great. They were shy in the beginning, staying mostly in the corner under the HOB filter, but I see them going out and exploring the rest of the tank more now, I think they are both males.
On October 17, I had NO3 of 50 mg/l and NO2 of 3 mg/l.
On October 18, NO3 dropped to 25 mg/l and NO2 stayed at 3 mg/l. I topped off the aquarium with some bottled spring water.
On October 21, NO3 was 25 mg/l and NO2 was 1 mg/l. I changed about 25% with tap water treated with Seachem Prime. Water was tested before changing.
On October 22, NO3 was 20 mg/l and NO2 was 1 mg/l.
I tested again today and NO3 and NO2 are both at 0 mg/l. I tested ammonia throughout and it was always at 0.
Does this mean my tank is cycled? It was started on October 1st with a lot of plants (which likely had some bacteria on them, along with bladder snails) which are growing really well now after some of the original leaves melted.
Can I add more fish? If I can't find more CPD's since they seem to be pretty rare here, would adding some other type of Danio help the first two feel less lonely? Or some white clouds?
Thanks!