All i was saying was adding a one inch long fish to a 2.5
gal. tank is not going to spike anything enough to kill it! Well maybe some exotic butterfly fish! But something as hardy as a lil'' goby come on get real!
Thats fine, but if one is going to say that a milk jug is OK for a
qt tank, then it may becomes gospel. Many of us are trying to set a standard here to help this hobby and point people in the right direction. Not everyone has had the luck (yes you have been very lucky so far) that you have. Take a good look through the sick fish forum sometime, its an eye opener.
Many people come into this hobby without a clue, or with bad advise from places like petco. Some come here with the "finding nemo mentality". We try and point them in the right direction, so than can have success and enjoy their system.
Fish keeping is not rocket science. Even thoe some people like to pretend it is
No ones saying it is. I started this hobby back in the late 70's, it was a wing and a prayer back then. It has come a long ways in the last 25 years and we have a lot of folks on this forum that can share their experience with new people and share a standard that has already been set to help these new people to succeed. It may not be rocket science, but its not keeping a rabbit in a cage either.
There is no set in stone way to keep fish, cycle your tank or keep a healthy one.
I disagree, there are right ways to do the things you stated. There are variations to these methods, but they are tried and true.
Some look at their tanks like they do a piece of furniture or a rug on the floor...as decorations, but many of us look at them as our pets and try to give them the best home possible. You may want to consider showing a little respect for people who feel this way. No one is asking you to agree. We all disagree on some issues, but the regulars here at least are respectful of one another.
You dont have to be a Marine Biologist to keep a fish in a tank!
Ah yes and about this, there are several of them that come here for advise.