My First Fishtank
Discussion
So for my birthday my little sister gave me her old fish tank, it's not massive but it should be fine for my first tank, it has a built in light and filter and has a heating element so I can go tropical
The thing is I have only ever kept fish once, about 15 years ago I had 4 clouded mountain minnows which in all honesty I forgot to feed and after returning from holiday they were of course all dead
Now for my new tank I'm thinking something small so I can get a few so maybe 4-5 tetras and either a shark or a betta
Does anyone have any tips for a first time fish keeper?
How long should I let my water sit in the tank before adding fish?
The thing is I have only ever kept fish once, about 15 years ago I had 4 clouded mountain minnows which in all honesty I forgot to feed and after returning from holiday they were of course all dead
Now for my new tank I'm thinking something small so I can get a few so maybe 4-5 tetras and either a shark or a betta
Does anyone have any tips for a first time fish keeper?
How long should I let my water sit in the tank before adding fish?
Jasandjules said:
DannyScene said:
How long should I let my water sit in the tank before adding fish?
You need to go and do a lot of reading before adding fish. Get the correct test kits etc and understand fishless cycling..Jasandjules said:
DannyScene said:
I'm guessing its far more complicated than when I used to win fish at the fair and just plopped them into a tank full of tap water then haha
Well, in fairness I've never done freshwater, but I have things like RO units.... But I do think freshwater still has testing for NO2, NO3 and so on.I was hoping to get a mixture of a few different tetras and they'd school together but a bit of reading say's they won't unfortunately
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