a couple regular table shrimp would do the trick too....yep the ones we eat from the grocery store.

keep in mind that you really are starting a new tank...the ten gallons of "cured" water you have is a benifiet ......but really not much more than a regular maintinence water change.....you know?

good luck ...Boss

will this saprolegnia ....cause extreamly cloudy water issues ? and does it subside and then come back in a few weeks ?

your exactly right ...i adopted the shrimp cycleing from a wikipedia article ....and although it seemed to work i was useing already cycled substrate and filter media....so ....i should retract my statement above as I am not an expert aquarist {lol nor can i spell}

Boss

thank you for you honesty Schigara....................

but as someone who has tried it......it is a mess......does it work? can't say......i guess it really can't be much different than "ghost feeding" which was the industry standard in the 80's {so I'm told}

many interesting processes out there .... My expierience after a very rough start to the point of a complete tank failure and restart....is let nature do it's thing ......after all, our final goal fresh or salt is to look and be as close to a natural environment as we can.............no?

good post

Boss