A thing i noticed that a lot off beginners seem to be scared off is having the right pH. While most off the time a consistent pH is better than chasing an ideal pH but by doing that having it fluctate a lot. Most captive bred animals do great between 6 and 8 so for most off us we don't need to adjust our tapwater. The only exception seem to be shrimp and certain wildcaught fish like heckel discus.
Yes, that is true too -- better to acclimate the fish than chase that pH! I'm terrified to keep discus after what I've heard about how picky they are and evidently fragile! (ok, not that I could afford them anyway lol). Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
@@Lauraetcetera I do work saturdays in a LFS and for the most part captive bred discus are pretty hardy. The store has water that's above pH 7 and slightly on the harder side but the discus in their show tank have been doing fine for years, even breeding. Most off the time that a customer has trouble with discus it's aggression because they keep them in too small off an aquarium and have too small off a group without any line off sight breaks. The fragile discus are mostly wildcaught ones (especially heckels). But the same would go for wildcaught angelfish or apistogramma's.
The duckweed thing is hilarious! I finally got the duckweed out of one of my tanks by using a one cup measuring cup. Every few days I took some duckweed out. I'd always miss some or have some tangled in the other floating plants, but after a few months all of it was finally gone. I have to say, my biggest regret is putting Malaysian trumpet snails in my tanks. I thought they would be so good for the substrate, but they give birth to live snails. They reproduce way faster than guppies. lol I will never do that again. I am now using assassin snails to try to get rid of them.
Months?! 😮😢 I better get started lol. i’ve heard about the snails!! I have a strict no live bearers rule in my tanks, especially fish. Hmm maybe it’s time you keep some pea puffers? 😅
Never did any research before getting a fish tank or fish,it really isn't that difficult having fish in a simply set up tank, some people can over react all to my fish all servived in the same set up.🐠🐟🐳🐋🐬🦈
I wish I knew about quick start and prime before I killed off like 7 guppies. I rehomed a bunch of my snails and I miss them! Everything is so much more expensive now!
LOL Don't be scared!! Be prepared! It's not as daunting as it seems, I promise. It's such a joy when things are up and running smoothly. There will be bumps in the road but that's with all pet ownership. Honestly though look into the Father Fish method. I have 4 FF aquariums (10 gallon, 20 gallon, 29 gallon, and 150 gallon) and they are by far the easiest tanks.
It not just an animal,,,, ,that assumption is part of the problem because it creates unrealistic expectations,,,, A fish is the top end of an interconnected dynamically expansive network of symbiotic relationships....! COMMON SENSE would suggest that If you give people a realistic explanation of the complexities their attempting to navigate it will make it less likely that fish will die as a result of ignorance ,,,,,,,,FACT!
well put and very good point! It's actually quite a complicated animal because you can't simply plug it into your world like a dog or a cat; you have to literally create its living environment, or rather re-create its natural environment best you can--as you say a symbiotic relationship with not only you and it, but the water world where it's kept! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment.
@@Lauraetcetera Laura you are practically a scientist,,,,, Your in-depth knowledge of the necessary subtlety's that determine the difference between merely keeping a fish in a bowl and developing an interest of aquatic environments into a full scale successful hobby is vast...! Dont sell yourself short,,,,,,! xxx
A thing i noticed that a lot off beginners seem to be scared off is having the right pH. While most off the time a consistent pH is better than chasing an ideal pH but by doing that having it fluctate a lot. Most captive bred animals do great between 6 and 8 so for most off us we don't need to adjust our tapwater. The only exception seem to be shrimp and certain wildcaught fish like heckel discus.
Yes, that is true too -- better to acclimate the fish than chase that pH! I'm terrified to keep discus after what I've heard about how picky they are and evidently fragile! (ok, not that I could afford them anyway lol). Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
@@Lauraetcetera I do work saturdays in a LFS and for the most part captive bred discus are pretty hardy. The store has water that's above pH 7 and slightly on the harder side but the discus in their show tank have been doing fine for years, even breeding. Most off the time that a customer has trouble with discus it's aggression because they keep them in too small off an aquarium and have too small off a group without any line off sight breaks.
The fragile discus are mostly wildcaught ones (especially heckels). But the same would go for wildcaught angelfish or apistogramma's.
The duckweed thing is hilarious! I finally got the duckweed out of one of my tanks by using a one cup measuring cup. Every few days I took some duckweed out. I'd always miss some or have some tangled in the other floating plants, but after a few months all of it was finally gone. I have to say, my biggest regret is putting Malaysian trumpet snails in my tanks. I thought they would be so good for the substrate, but they give birth to live snails. They reproduce way faster than guppies. lol I will never do that again. I am now using assassin snails to try to get rid of them.
Months?! 😮😢 I better get started lol. i’ve heard about the snails!! I have a strict no live bearers rule in my tanks, especially fish. Hmm maybe it’s time you keep some pea puffers? 😅
Never did any research before getting a fish tank or fish,it really isn't that difficult having fish in a simply set up tank, some people can over react all to my fish all servived in the same set up.🐠🐟🐳🐋🐬🦈
Have you ever lost one due to a mistake? If not, I am telling you, you are the special few lol. What has been your favorite fish to keep?
@@Lauraetcetera Don't remember ever losing that many fish,All fish are my favorite. 🤗
I wish I knew about quick start and prime before I killed off like 7 guppies. I rehomed a bunch of my snails and I miss them! Everything is so much more expensive now!
oh no I'm sorry for your losses! Not sure where you are but local classifieds sometimes offer tanks even for free if you wanted to try again ^_^
You should hear my goldfish story. 🤣
I would love to! you know my email!
Tell me your goldfish story, I have goldfish too
LOVE THIS VIDEO! Great info sweetie!
Thanks so much!!
Thank u for this video. I was wanting to get fish but now I’m scared 🤣🤣
LOL Don't be scared!! Be prepared! It's not as daunting as it seems, I promise. It's such a joy when things are up and running smoothly. There will be bumps in the road but that's with all pet ownership. Honestly though look into the Father Fish method. I have 4 FF aquariums (10 gallon, 20 gallon, 29 gallon, and 150 gallon) and they are by far the easiest tanks.
Yep getting a fish in a week probably . Pls give me some extra tips🥺@Lauraetcetera
It not just an animal,,,, ,that assumption is part of the problem because it creates unrealistic expectations,,,, A fish is the top end of an interconnected dynamically expansive network of symbiotic relationships....!
COMMON SENSE would suggest that If you give people a realistic explanation of the complexities their attempting to navigate it will make it less likely that fish will die as a result of ignorance ,,,,,,,,FACT!
well put and very good point! It's actually quite a complicated animal because you can't simply plug it into your world like a dog or a cat; you have to literally create its living environment, or rather re-create its natural environment best you can--as you say a symbiotic relationship with not only you and it, but the water world where it's kept! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment.
@@Lauraetcetera Laura you are practically a scientist,,,,, Your in-depth knowledge of the necessary subtlety's that determine the difference between merely keeping a fish in a bowl and developing an interest of aquatic environments into a full scale successful hobby is vast...! Dont sell yourself short,,,,,,! xxx
I had a saltwater tank for MANY years.. contact me anytime 😘
If I ever get brave enough I'll definitely be bugging you lol