Set the cyclamen on an inverted dish, just out of the water. Pebbles could be placed in the plate, pan or tray with the pot setting on the pebbles. Water at the soil level but keep moisture away from the area on the tuber where the leaf and flower stems grow. If that gets wet, the plant may rot. Most are planted in a peat moss soil that dries quickly.
Plants can wilt quickly.
Make sure pots have drainage holes. Repot if drainage holes are not present. One signal to watch for is the leaves, which are normally firm and erect, with almost crunchy feeling if you brush through them with your hand. When the plant needs water, the leaves feel softer. Cyclamens may be set outdoors in part sun for the summer, fed and watered regularly, then brought back inside in September.