Tips for Fishkeepers.....

[goose_uk]

Hey,

What is the best tip or bit of advice you have ever been given that has made your life easier as a fishkeeper...? A thread of all this snippets of information for us all to peruse could be very useful!

Could be to do with anything....algae control, picture taking, tankmate compatability, set up, filtration....

G

 

[goose_uk]

I'll start..... best tip I ever got was to do with algae control. I had a problem with green algae growth. Someone suggested I cut down the amount of hours I had the tank lit from 12hrs a day to 8 hrs. It worked a treat.....really reduced the amount of growth I was getting.

 

[Mystix212]

One of mine would probably be to feed a varied diet. Before I got told that, I would feed huge amounts of bloodworms for months at a time without feeding any hint of flake food. The thing is, all my fish grew fastest during that period then they ever have when I did give them a great diet.

 

[duke33]

I've learned that if your gonna get into breeding you better have a bunch of tanks ready. I now am going to build a concrete floor, block building to further my passion of fishkeeping.

 

[Newt]

I have learned that it is not necessary to run chemical media in the filter on my freshwater tanks all the time.

I only run chemical media in my reef tank or when trying to remove the last bit of medication/possible pollutant after a water change. This has saved me a ton of money.

 

[Bud8Fan]

Save money on supplies. LFS's have HUGE mark ups.

Buy your supplies from online fish stores such as DrFosters, BigAls, Petsolutions and etc.
Or buy from a LFS that will price match those places.

eBay is another place to save money on supplies.

 

[4kidsnomoney]

Water changes with a python - fish never healthier!!
Got tha from MFKer's

 

[Zoodiver]

Don't listen to Ewurm. Best advice ever, you'll just end up with loaches.


Actually, the thing I've learned is to ask questions. Chances are, somewhere out there, somebody else has done the same thing you are doing/having issues with.... draw from that. Experience is priceless.

 

[goose_uk]

Water changes with a python - fish never healthier!!
Got tha from MFKer's

What is a python?

 

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