Hello all, my name is Catjens, I live in Germany. I have a 60l fish tank, now almost 4 weeks old. It's my first ever acquarium and I am so excited I didn't really wait long to stock it. After the 1st week set up with 5 plants, I added 2 male Guppies, and yesterday 6 Red rasbora. Am still so excited with how beautiful it looks but I tknow I need to learn more and so I am here. Looking forward to every knowledge on freshwater aquariums. I hope to gain experience and then get a bigger tank.
Catjens from Germany
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Andrew McFadden
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Welcome to AA! We can for sure help you out with everything around here. My second advice is to read this Guide to Starting a Freshwater Aquarium - Aquarium Advice
My first advice is go do a water change sense you added fish
My first advice is go do a water change sense you added fish
jwh0818
Aquarium Advice Addict
Welcome to AA! Glad you found us here!
Wow thanks for the link so much information, didn't even know about the feeding break. I did 50% water change this evening, then sat down for over an hour watching them. What a beautiful way to end my day.
Hi, welcome to the forummy advice is get yourself a api master test kit it will help you keep an eye on your parameters
Thanks will go get one tomorrow, I don't know anything about 'parameters' will research it now and probably ask more at the shop.
? thanks me too!
Sorry, I mean keep an eye on ammonia, nitrite and nitrate
Hiya, please can u advise I got the test kit, read through and then followed the instructions and after the test the GH was not good, the water is too hard and NO 3 and NO 2 was just in the middle but not bad like the GH. The other results were good. What do I do pls?
paytertot
Aquarium Advice Addict
It sounds like you are using test strips, am I right? That method of testing is pretty unreliable and inaccurate, you really need to get the API master test kit as mentioned above, it's liquid and its much better
that way you will have an accurate way of measuring your levels and will be able to tell us your ammonia level. Also, welcome to AA!
