I totally disagree. Let the fish die?
No, you do exactly what you have been doing with the waterchanges. You keep those nitrItes(which is suffacating them) and ammonia (which is burning their gills with each breath) to as low as you can, without completly eliminating them.
Your test kit should have a reading where it saya(toxic or stress)
I cycled with fish my first time too. I was less informed than you are..I didn't even know about a cycle. So keep doing the waterchanges to keep the fish from the toxic levels. Eventually, the tank will cycle.
Unless doing a fishless, you just need to work at keeping the fish in there as stress free as possable. You could also reduce the amount of fish in there(if possable)
HTH
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