Was/is it this hard for everyone?
This whole fish thing, seriously.
I'm 15 and got into the fish hobby at the beginning of this year. Before that, I had no idea about this whole other world of proper fish care. I feel like I've learnt a lot since then, and have researched like crazy untill it even stressed me out. I've finally completely understood the nitrogen cycle and how to perform it myself. I've cycled my tank fishless and have bought an API Master Test Kit to help along the way.
Yet I've had absolutely no luck with fish.
I don't understand why; I try so hard. And what makes it worse is that no one that I know who has owned fish knows anything about proper water treatment or how to cycle a tank, but all of their fish lasted years. My mom never even conditioned the water that she used. Yet I can barely get mine to last a month.
Why am I so horrible at this?
This whole fish thing, seriously.
I'm 15 and got into the fish hobby at the beginning of this year. Before that, I had no idea about this whole other world of proper fish care. I feel like I've learnt a lot since then, and have researched like crazy untill it even stressed me out. I've finally completely understood the nitrogen cycle and how to perform it myself. I've cycled my tank fishless and have bought an API Master Test Kit to help along the way.
Yet I've had absolutely no luck with fish.
I don't understand why; I try so hard. And what makes it worse is that no one that I know who has owned fish knows anything about proper water treatment or how to cycle a tank, but all of their fish lasted years. My mom never even conditioned the water that she used. Yet I can barely get mine to last a month.
Why am I so horrible at this?