Socialize with your fishes! Get them used to have you around, handfeed them, and put a net in the aquarium once in a while as you do this, it is so advantageous to have fish that actually come to your hand and to your net when they are in the water, rather than having to chase them around and stress the fishes out when you need to catch them.
I dont know about other people, but... I like to count my fishes when I feed them and than freak out when I find that I'm missing one which than I proceed to recount or look around until I find the missing one... This is also made difficult when I have some fish that are nocturnal and likes to burrow into the substrate to sleep :(
When I was a kid and got my first ever fish, I got a bowl with two bettas (male and female) because the staff told me they would work well... Cut to a moment later and the male had killed the female because she did not want to mate... Always do your research first, you can't always trust the staff
Never trust staff. Knowing nothing about the hobby, they convinced me that I could have more than 8 fish in a 3 gallon tank and I could put them in an hour after I first set up the tank as long as I used some bioboost. Naturally, all of them died except one.
@@mistermoose5326 This is first time I heard "stoning women for being raped" happened in Turkey 🤷♀️... I am sorry for you because you are a bad person who tried to attack people or nation just because he is ignorant about that nation. Is generalising people okay? The things that you have said are the things you don't even know about. I don't know if it is media or your ignorance or need to attack muslims. This is end of our conversation.
@@Dennaton After learning what little I can about Turkey online, I take back what I've said. However, I still loathe islam. I apologise for being so hateful, but I feel I should still be honest with you about the religion itself.
Im planning on starting my first aquarium in the new year when i move into my new house. Been watching lots of vids to get prepared and i really enjoy yours and find them very informative. Good job and keep it up.
@@rosemary.-6576 im planning a community tank TBH but i will certainly by cycling it first. Purchasing a 200 litre tank and im planning on doing nothing too complicated. zebra danios, 2 types of tetras (cardinal and black phantom probably), some type of cory, and pearl gourami. Im willing to accept advice if this is a bad idea however. Been doing a lot of research as i dont want to get into a situation im really not expecting and its really good that people like yourself and thomas are available to give advice. I really like the community here even though i havent had chance to interact with people yet.
@@steg245 I reccommend an app called REEF2REEF it's a saltwater aquatics app, yes but the people on there are very welcoming and can give help on freshwater as well. There is also another forum app i'd like to reccomend which is Aquarium Advice. I wish all the best luck. Cardinals can only be added to a tank that has been cycled for 3 months, and are *extremely* tempermental so be really careful as well🐟
Your selection sounds good but remember the most important thing in the hobby is patience don’t buy everything at once when I got my first tank I gave everything a week then got the next fish I had my eye on and be careful not to overstock again your not overstocking but it’s always good to take it slow and though he may say algae is ugly it’s actually beneficial I have it on the back of my tank but when it’s on plants it’s not to good hence why I keep shrimp as they eat the particular algae that grows on plants. Now that I look back on this that’s a lot of words lol
Haha I actually find cleaning my filters therapeutic. I think it's satisfying to watch the detritus come out of the filter and into the old tank water bucket.
I really apriciate you doing so many videos for beginners and these small tips and tricks. I want to get a small planted akvarium amd its really helpfull
@@BigAlsVOD could you do a video on showing how to spot diseases and how to treat them? And sexting your fish I asked the pet store and they didn't know pulse I was curious it's important to have more male or female fish?
Goldfish keeper here. My most important habit is weekly water change and weekly fine filtration change. I place filter floss on top of the traditional sponge in my hob and change it weekly as it gets absolutely filthy :P Weekly water change is a must with goldies as there are very polluting fish.
Thanks for another great video! I liked being reminded of the good things to do to keep myself and my fish babies happy! I started with one goldfish and now have 6 tanks. Getting into good habits helps a ton to keep everyone healthy and happy
Since I have 8 aquariums, I do partial water changes on half of them one week , then the other half the next week ... I also have a log book with a section for each aquarium to record when fish were added or moved out, what maintenance was done ( when was the last time I opened that canister filter ?) how much water was changed, when the light bulbs were changed, when fish spawned, when I added some plants or wood or other decor, when was that pre-filter sponge on the intake squeezed clean ? and so on ... these notes help to diagnose possible causes of problems as well as let you know how long you have kept a particular fish :)
Since you seem experienced, I feed my betta fish 1 pellet and 1 bloodworm day, is that enough for him or should I get more variety? He hates flakes so I don't buy them anymore. Any suggestions?
@@alexandranorori2768 Ok I try to be careful with what I feed him because if his diet isn't perfect, he will get swim bladder or float on his side for a while so I have to be careful.
Well, I learned something from this video and that was to clean the glass daily. I normally clean the glass when I do my partial water changes, but this absolutely insures no algae and other stuff on the glass. Thanks tons for this video and all your videos.
thank you for this video i ended up with a betta from my neighbor and he was in a tiny half gallon with her i put him in a 1.5 gallon that i had on hand and then i upgraded him after a week to a nice 3 gallon im doing every other day weekly water changes of 25% due to the cycle process he is doing great and has come so far he had fin problems im thinking now it was from Ammonia burn his fins are growing back and today i noticed he is making a bubble nest
I got my 5 year old an aquarium for his birthday! So now we are having a great time learning about care and maintenance before we add some fish to it. I think I'm going to make a dry erase check list to keep by the tank so we can keep track of all the things that need to be done daily/weekly/monthly.
Watched a bunch of your videos and there was s'mthing about you and just figured out that your RIGHT eye blinks slightly faster than the LEFT and that is probably why you wear your earring in the opposite ear to visually COMPENSATE .. very smart.. oh yes and your advice is precious .. thx
I have albino Cory catfish and salt and pepper Cory catfish and I love to watch them digging in the substrate.I also love watching them schooling together.
Love hearing you and the tips given. I think I do them all but think differently about my water changes. I've been keeping aquariums for several yrs and depending on the size of tank and stock I've always done weekly water changes with the percentage amount ranging. Fish and live plants love it. When I had my three big goldfish I was doing huge huge water changes every 5 days though.
I started watching various aquarium videos as I'm looking to sort my kids with their first set up. You are one of the funniest people on RU-vid! Your videos are informative and lol funny! Well done!
Just discovered you, I'm so happy that I did! You're so informative all while being super entertaining and fun to watch. I love your personality! Plus I love your shirt, looks just like my Betta fish :-). You've earned a new subscriber!
I wipe the sides that I look though weekly with water changes and I wipe the sides I don't usually look though monthly. That way my tank has just a little more bio-filtration. In addition, I also cut my test strips in half.
@@spencer6736 I've tested it side by side with the full strip and see the same reading. I have made the mistake of cutting it like a 75%/25% then the smaller strip gets difficult to see.
I have three Bettas and I do agree on feeding them up close and with your hand. Your fish will be much more happy and healthy to see you and not just the inside of it’s tank. I know all three of my Bettas are so excited to see me when I walk up to their tanks even if I don’t give them food and I’m just there to say hi. It’s nice to see my dragon scale do a little wiggle dance and my half moon swim in circles and show me new moves that make his tail shine and glimmer! They’re always so happy to see me and I try to feed them at least twice a day and watch as they eat at least one pellet so I know that they are eating and are healthy
I found that small feedings were detrimental to timid fish. My bigger fish would eat all the food way to fast and the smaller firefish was starving and never ate
This is the first of your videos I’ve seen. I subscribed. You’re funny and entertaining which is important in educational videos. I tend to get bored and say, “next!” after only a couple tips. Thank you.
I do weekly water changes. My fishes water is nice and clean. I count them and check their temp often cause I have 2 temp and two heaters. I recently had an ich outbreak and just did more water changes, herbal treatments and things are going back to normal.
I raise crayfish and i do a meat based feeding in the morning like shrimp or silverfish and a vegetable based feeding at night like peas or carrots they love carrots
Impulse buying was my biggest problem at first. Went out and bought my tank with a few fish and had emergency after emergency. Doing better now because I've literally done nothing but studied fish keeping the last month, but doing research is really my biggest take from this and if you do that you're probably prepared for everything else.
Very solid suggestions! The following are habits I do differently. I do not wipe my acrylic daily for algae. This is a good idea. I bought pond snails recently and they are doing a very good job for the aquariums I grow plants in. I do not test my water. Since I do not test my water I do a weekly water change of around 30%, making sure I take the Chloramines out of the tap water by adding major brand tap water cure that contain sodium thiosulfate. I should have done research on Black Convicts. I have two 20 gallon tanks filled with those fish. I should quarantine my fish before adding them. The fish from the pet stores, (better if one buys the fish from an Aquarium Store), are terribly sickly! The rest of the suggestions are exactly what I have been practicing, and I have a Marineland Eclipse 2 that is still working, (new impeller, and new lighting system though).
I keep a very good eye on my Fish, however one time I bought a cichlid that I thought was Acei (white tail) because of deep purple colour, well he changed colours when i got home, did my research and he was Elongate Mbuna (these guys are not common in pet stores in ontario) and because the pet store had him in horrible conditions I kept him knowing what he is and now he's in the main tank with 6 yellow labs, 1 Albino Socofoli (snowball), and 1 red zebra, this is male only tank and they all get along great (I've been lucky so far)
I do a 25 percent charge of water weekly cuz I have cichlid in one tank then I have Guppies and a picasimus in the other so instead of doing one bi-weekly and the other one by week I just do them at the same time and i feed them twice a day once in the morning and once before i turn out their light i love my fish babies
I like the tip you said as to put silicon spray on the gasket ring? Can i ask which silicon lubricant spray you use? Since i dont know it will be the first time to clean the filter its brand new i had it since 3 month and im new to fish also. I want to use it as prevention. Great video.
I don't think I was a real fish keeper until I started quarantining my fish. It's a 6 gallon hospital/quarantine tank that has a small filter on it and I ignore it until I need it. I think three weeks is a bit long for most people. I quarantine my fish for two weeks.
This guy influenced my to get into the aquarium Hobby and how to start my first tank and I got so busy that I didn't get to watch his vidz and my aquarium went haywire but now I'm back and track and keenly watching his videos and I see what I've been doing wrong I once had 10 neon tetra and introduced some fancy guppies to my tank without quarantining them and one was apparently sick and it spread to my tetras it was disastrous I only saved two tetra. Moral of the story is always keep paying attention to your gurus and quarantine new fish
I filter my 55 gal native with a 1200 GPM magnetic drive pump and a 20 micron whole house filter. I do a water change once every 6 months with nothing put top off in between and keep clear water with no spike in nitrates ect
Same, got a curved 48 gal aquarium with a school of tiger barbs, golden barbs and clown loaches, and I'm running 2 50 gal aquaclear filters, keeping my temp at 24.5 C and have 0 ammonia and nitrate, and neutral ph levels. I top it off with a 1/4 water change every 2 weeks and a 2/3rd water change every 6 weeks. Basically the most clear water I have ever done. More clear then the rivers I fish in
Lucky! I don't think I would want to do that cause I don't like the idea of scraping it all off and having it fly around in the clean water and it just drops somewhere else and breeds there
I got my filter 3x used and unfortunately only noticed that it was broken too late. It works alright, but I can't take it apart and clean it. I've gotten a new filter now though, will install it tomorrow!
when quarinting anything I get, I'll go a bit further and even fill half the tank with water from the tank it's going into the perams are as close to what it's going to be to cause less issues upon moving it later.
A habit i have built up over the years is training my fish for food time...It always works and is super easy. all i do is very lightly tap my nails on the glass before feeding. Kind of like a a dinner bell. What happens is after a few months your fish wont react to your moments and as soon as you look at your tank and they all rush for food...instead they remain natural and calm in their swimming and exploring without paying any attention to you or your guests unless you tap on the glass, then they all rush to the top for food. I have done it to Tetra Guppys Mollies Goldfish Danios Bala sharks Rainbow sharks even cray fish and the works. They ignore me and until i tap on the glass even when its not actually feeding time but i want to show people how many fish are hiding in the plants they all rush up.
Great Video you certainly know your fish Taught me a lot and felt at ease to carry on with my Tank I have Guppies and have to put the babies in a nursery Tank but they are getting bigger but my main tank as a lot of fish already and as you know they are livebearers and they eat their young what can I do about that to many fish not a lot of space Thanks from the uk
I prepare salt water days before water change day to make parameters more stable on D-Day. Also I always have a minimum 30% of aquarium saltwater ready all the time in case an emergency happens to do large Water Change.