One piece of advice

[FF MkII]

If you had to give a fellow fish nut just one piece of fishkeeping advice what would it be?

 

[macvsog23]

10% water change ever week don't over feed don't over stock get an R/O unit Get an HMA unit.
More than one bit of advice I know but each bit would help so i would give as needed

 

[D-MAC]

Keep it simple! keep the water right and the fish will look after themselves...All we have to do is feed them. and get the compatibility mix right....I can't get this down to 1 piece of advice.

 

[L273]

make sure you have lots of money to spend. :lol:

 

[zeebo]

:thumbup: good question . ....know what you are buying ,read up, and make sure your tank and you can handle caring for it.....and never get advice from chain/lfs ...NEVER!- if they offer advice , ignore it .
Georgie

 

[zeebo]

oops ,you said one ,sorry ,kinda hard to pick just one:wb:
Georgie

 

[Breamlegend]

1. Understand the nitrogen cycle!

 

[SmithRC]

Dont let SmithRC look after your Geos. :s

 

[bigbird]

you are not a fish keeper, but a person who controls the quality of the water !
cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[scatz]

i'd tell them to join a good forum:whistle:

 

[Zebra Pleco]

Its not a 5 minute buzz or hobby, keeping fish is a commitment. Patience is needed.

 

[Tener ds]

listen to people who know..:whistle:

 

[smart]

don't take advice from just one person, opinions vary

 

[Zebra Pleco]

Don't eat yellow snow.

 

[Doodles]

Don't eat yellow snow.

lol




Never let non fish nuts feed your fish

 

[macvsog23]

lol




Never let non fish nuts feed your fish

Never let any one feed your fish

 

[D-MAC]

Never let any one feed your fish

I am not paying someone, then doing it myself!!! lol

 

[Catfishman]

Remember to change the filter.......

 

[Brengun]

Research research research.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
Mine has always been:

Buy and read Diana Walstad's book - "Ecology of the Planted Aquarium".

Which is really the same as

Understand the nitrogen cycle!

which goes with

Research research research.

and

Keep it simple! keep the water right and the fish will look after themselves

and

you are not a fish keeper, but a person who controls the quality of the water

These days the most important one is probably

join a good forum

although you probably need to have done your research and understood the nitrogen cycle before you can decide what makes a forum good.

Another one would have been

learn to read German

although "Google translate" can now do a lot of the work for you.

Cheers Darrel