AndyN
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2012
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Morning People,
I'm about to start a new Freshwater Tank, but feel I need to get something off my chest first!
My Confession:
When I finished Uni (10 years ago now) I got a really small fish tank - it was tiny and as a result incredibly hard to manage - I didnt cycle prior to putting fish in (I didnt know what cycling was), I clearly overstocked with inappropriate fish (I didnt know there was a limit), I put fish in that didnt get on (I thought all fish were friends), I didnt introduce fish to the tank properly (I thought you could just pour them in) and over the course of 6 months ended the lives of many innocent fish - clearly this was down to a desire to do something I had not taken the time to research or understand - I was young / naive and foolish! Looking back - i feel pretty terrible about it all.
There you go - its out there - you know - im a changed man these days (Promise).
(I also think the store that sold me everything should have a duty of care for the fish they sell and properly educate people who clearly have never done this before - but thats another issue).
Anyhoo - As previously stated, I am about to start my second tank. My chosen tank is an Askoll 'Pure' XL - I believe it is about 96 Litres. I think it is fairly exclusive to maidenhead Aquatics in UK - If anyone has any feedback or has used one, I would love to hear from you.
I have decided to do a 'fishless' cycle and have spent many hours reading up on how to conduct it - never been so excited about growing some bacteria in my life! I am fortunate enough to know a lady with two huge tanks (biggest clown loaches I have ever seen in my life) she has agreed to give me some seeded materials from her long established tanks, so hopefully that will help with the bacteria growth.
My aim is to have a well planted community tank - quite like the idea of breeding fish so will be getting livebearers when im finally ready to start adding fish. If anyone can suggest some fish and plants that will work well together then I would be very grateful. I would love to have a pleco in my tank - I'm fairly sure they are ok with most livebearers, but if anyone can suggest a suitable pleco that would be really helpful.
Thanks for reading - hope you all can forgive my previous sins
Look forward to hearing from you.
Andy
I'm about to start a new Freshwater Tank, but feel I need to get something off my chest first!
My Confession:
When I finished Uni (10 years ago now) I got a really small fish tank - it was tiny and as a result incredibly hard to manage - I didnt cycle prior to putting fish in (I didnt know what cycling was), I clearly overstocked with inappropriate fish (I didnt know there was a limit), I put fish in that didnt get on (I thought all fish were friends), I didnt introduce fish to the tank properly (I thought you could just pour them in) and over the course of 6 months ended the lives of many innocent fish - clearly this was down to a desire to do something I had not taken the time to research or understand - I was young / naive and foolish! Looking back - i feel pretty terrible about it all.
There you go - its out there - you know - im a changed man these days (Promise).
(I also think the store that sold me everything should have a duty of care for the fish they sell and properly educate people who clearly have never done this before - but thats another issue).
Anyhoo - As previously stated, I am about to start my second tank. My chosen tank is an Askoll 'Pure' XL - I believe it is about 96 Litres. I think it is fairly exclusive to maidenhead Aquatics in UK - If anyone has any feedback or has used one, I would love to hear from you.
I have decided to do a 'fishless' cycle and have spent many hours reading up on how to conduct it - never been so excited about growing some bacteria in my life! I am fortunate enough to know a lady with two huge tanks (biggest clown loaches I have ever seen in my life) she has agreed to give me some seeded materials from her long established tanks, so hopefully that will help with the bacteria growth.
My aim is to have a well planted community tank - quite like the idea of breeding fish so will be getting livebearers when im finally ready to start adding fish. If anyone can suggest some fish and plants that will work well together then I would be very grateful. I would love to have a pleco in my tank - I'm fairly sure they are ok with most livebearers, but if anyone can suggest a suitable pleco that would be really helpful.
Thanks for reading - hope you all can forgive my previous sins
Look forward to hearing from you.
Andy