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@tomh8782

Жыл бұрын

As I am a complete newbie to fish keeping hobby so was just wondering how to treat for intestinal parasites etc. for small tropical freshwater fish which are around only 2cm- 4cm being the largest size in my 18.5-20 US Gallon fish tank or 70 litre which I have. As I had my firsh tank/ aquarium set up for over 1 year or around 1.5 years doing fishless cycling method and having growing out some live plants using Fritz Zyme 7 live nitrifying bacteria and for natural ammonia using Fritz zyme fishless fuel. According to my local pet store/ fish store they said my fish tank water was very well cycled and very good consistent water parameters except that my water PH being slightly high at 7.6 and also quite high water hardness but other than that completely good. I have quite a lot of live beginner aquarium plants covering nearly my whole aquarium and the fish I have are 5 small red cherry barbs, 2 bright and wonderful Yellow Honey Gourami and 2 beautiful black/ greyish colour Dwarf Suckermouth Catfish/ Otto which are very much like plecos (Latin name: Otocinclus. sp.) As they only tend to stick to the sides of my glass fish tank or on top of ornaments or my live plants. As for regarding health generally majority of the fish look very nice, vibrant colour and swimming around well however one of the red Cherry barb is looking quite sluggish or at least down at the bottom of the fish tank by himself and not eating much mostly unlike the other community fish or possibly something red sticking out of it's underside belly lile bloat possibly??? I have also one of catfish I noticed strangely just started yesterday white stringy poop coming out as it was swimming around which if correct according to my research/ knowledge is obvious sign of intestinal parasites etc. Other than that all my other fish such as my 2 Yellow Honey Gourami are completely fine and seem to be very healthy and doing very well, looking fine and eating well etc. Any useful information/ tips and advice would be very helpful and greatly appreciated. As obviously unlike in this wonderful KZread video I obviously can't treat fish individually by taking them out of the fish tank and lying them flat on a towel etc. as my fish are way too small. Also unfortunately as I don't have enough money I only have 1 fish tank so no other separate fish tank to use as a hospital tank to treat the fish that maybe looking sick in my opinion individually. As recommended by Kaveman Aquatics KZread channel I have been using since I bought my fish (not bought all at once obviously) using Seachem stability and Seachem Prime and Seachem Flouish Advance for my live plants. Thank you, Kind regards, Tom from UK.

three golden rules !) keep up your water changes, if you cannot then this is not the hoppy for you 2) add fish slowly , give your tank a chance to catch up on the new bio load. 3) quarantine , follow these rules and last time i had a disease was more than 10 years ago . unfortunately i am guilty of impulse buying, i am working on it though, but would likely need some form of an AA meeting or similar

@Charlie_The_Giant_Gourami

3 жыл бұрын

for sure. weekly water changes. i have a 20g quarantine tank setup in my workshop. its much easier to treat for ich 20g of water than it is in 90g or 150g.

Your channel is one of the few where videos are crisp and to the point....Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your tips....👍🏻👍🏻

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jprotano

4 жыл бұрын

You are so right about that. That is what I like about this channel too. Would like to say more but do not want to offend the offenders

Whenever possible I try to avoid minimums. Whether it's minimum tank size or minimum school size, I always try to do better.

@pjp9383

2 жыл бұрын

I give this advice all the time! I check various sources and care guides, and always try to go with the harder level recommendations. There are some fish that I would love love love to have, but won't get right now, because I would only be able to give them the bare minimum. Also, this makes fishkeeping easier for me, because I have more wiggle room for mistakes, or when I can't stick to my maintenance schedule, or when one of my fish has babies in the main tank, etc.

Research, water changes, dietary needs, etc, goes without saying. I always advise buying the fish you are passionate about. If it’s L046 Zebra plecos, save your money and buy them. Don’t settle. If you truly have your bucket list fish, you’ll find the entire fish keeping experience much more rewarding.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Good advice!

@pjp9383

2 жыл бұрын

And if you see something super special and unique, and if you have the resources, do some quick research right there in the LFS, and grab them! I recently grabbed a couple of less common types of corys, and a cool little group of African Banded Barbs, and they're just so special! I can sit and stare into their tanks for hours!

Great tips!!! Personally I view the work (water changes, testing, research) as part of the therapeutic process it gives me with sitting back and enjoying the result as a bonus. Too many people just want the result.

here's a tip too, when hooking up your python to your sink or shower be gentle when tightening, the green connector will strip and you will need to replace it often, I have found that hand tightening is best, thank you everyone for my amazing tip. 😁

Take your time and don't rush things! Like you said have patience. Not an easy thing to do most times.

After regular testing and maintenance. My best advice to fish keepers is spend as much time as possible watching and paying attention to your fish (also this is the enjoyable part) but its also how you learn what and why your fish do different things.

When making changes keep them small and only change one thing at a time.

I have only been in the hobby for about 6 months now, but the biggest thing I can offer is to just get the biggest and best filter you can buy. Good filtration makes it all so much more fun.

Here's an example where patience paid off. I got some Cherry Barbs from my LFS, and I quarantined them as you should. Two weeks later, they all came down with ich. It would have been a nightmare to treat in my display tank, but because they were quarantined I was able to easily treat it with the heat and salt method. They all recovered and after waiting it out, they are now happily in my display tank.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Such a great example - thanks for sharing.

My four year old and I spent so much time researching by watching videos on KZread, yours included. He was listening so much that when I said I didn't know your name, he said you're Jason from Prime Time Aquatics. The research made getting our first fish so easy. My advice would be to understand your time available to the hobby, and scale your hobby accordingly. I put one betta in a 10 gallon. It's been easy. Taking care of 2 kids and 3rd on the way, I'm feeling good about it. Now on to the shell dweller research for my next challenge.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

That’s so good to hear! Thanks for being here.

Great tips! 😁 My number 1 rule is 'Don't panic'. Most - if not all - of our shops will be on lockdown soon and it's possible I may need to convert my tank from RO back to tap water (no space for an RO unit so I buy it from my LFS). 4 years ago when I started keeping fish, that prospect would've completely stressed me out but now I have learned not to panic, think about things methodically and I am coming up with a plan to manage any changes I may need to make. 😊 My Number 2 tip is for planted tanks: 'don't fiddle with it' - just let it grow and develop a 'personality'. When I upgraded to my 33 gallon tank, I allowed it to get quite overgrown (bar the removal of dead leaves) before I started consciously scaping it. I also learned it was way more stable than the previous 17 gallon tank, which leads me onto my third tip: Get the biggest tank you can afford and you have room for because changes happen far more gradually in larger bodies of water - for example, if a heater fails, the temperature will stay up far longer than in a smaller body of water, giving you time to fit a new heater. My last tip is to always keep spairs - heaters, filters, media, impellors etc because if they're going to break down, you can bet it'll be at 11:30pm before a Bank Holiday! 🤣

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

All very good advice!

Your bonus tip is the number one on my list. If it's not fun dont do it. Much love from Ohio, keep up the hard work!

Hi Jason. As you probably remember I have mentioned I have discus. Especially with discus I would definitely do as much research as possible before you get any. They are finicky fish that stress easily if water conditions are not precise. With that said they are unbelievable fish that bring much enjoyment. Great video and to the point.👍🐠

@PrimeTimeAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Good point!

Best advice I can give is don't chase water parameters by adding chemicals instead keep fish that do well with the parameters coming out of your tap water an if you do need to buffer use natural items such as crushed corral to raise ph or say some drift wood an botanicals to lower ph just remember stable is better don't chase ph great video man

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

I like it!

You pretty much summed it all up Jason! Awesome Video Have Fun!

Great advice per usual . I'm new to the hobby and constantly learning but that would be my advice learn everything then learn more

Thank you so much Jason for all your great information and advice! It’s definitely helped me a lot when I first started the hobby. Much love to you and your wife! 💜

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate you watching.

Very good advice for fish keepers. You and your wife have a awesome channel. One of my favorites.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Paula - glad you are here!

#2 Have patience. Man. So hard. For new and experienced. I especially enjoyed the towards the end part of not having patience regards the new fish in QT. They need time. We need to give them time. We need to give our wallets time between sales and so much more. The patience topic is often considered as a newb factor mainly. Nah. Aquaholics can be newbs or long timers.

Yes! Yes! and Yes! Thank you, great tips!

Thank for making this video lots of information

I treat my fish like I did when I first got my hermit crabs. The acclimation process may be a little different as my hermit crabs are land dwellers but the concept is the same. Give them a few hours to look around & get a feel for things. Then put a very small amount of food in. If they don't seem interested or don't eat it, then remove it (this is why I use pellets instead of flakes) so you don't foul the water quicker than the fish would. I typically feed my fish twice a day, everyone is on the same schedule for food and lights, except if the new guy/gal isn't interested in food on day. In which case I will offer food once a day until I see the newbie actively going for it. Then they join the scheduled feedings like the rest. It is a little easier for me to judge who eats & who doesn't as I only have bettas & mystery snails, each betta in it's own tank (I have 6). So I take the time to watch each one eat every morning & every night. As they are bettas & prone to over eating (especially when I feed the snails), I do skip feeding at least 2 days a month depending on how fat/bloated they look. Even if just 1 or 2 look like they might need to skip to finish digesting & clean out their guts, I treat them all the same. I do occasionally make an exception to not skip a feeding on a baby (young) betta if I've recently bought it & it's looking a little on the thin side as the usually do for the first week after coming home from major pet store.

Another great and informative video from an awesome channel. Patience is the biggest virtue in the aquarium hobby!

Best advice I ever had is keep an open mind and ask questions, if someone cannot explain why it is the right thing to do then is it really a good idea to follow the advice. This is a fantastic channel for this as we always get solid reasons why something is the right thing. I have been keeping reef tanks for 10 years and I think so much of my development as a fish keeper has actually come from more recently looking at the fresh water experts. I still have a lot to learn particularly around quarantine and acclimating new fish to aquarium like. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being here!

Excellent tips. It doesn't matter what you are keeping. If it lives in water, these are solid "tips" for success

Best advice: Let most of your water changes come from Siphoning your sand or gravel. If you have decor siphon under them, you will be amazed at how much decaying waste and food gets trapped which throws off water parameters.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

SO true!

Great video dude, keep up the hard work🤙🏻 -much love from Idaho🥔

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I like yr video's...well presented and informative...from the UK.

Watch a few channels and yours is great. Very informative especially for new fish keepers. Keep up the great work, you're earning your money !!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Apprecaite you being here!

Excellent advice 🤓

Love it! Another great video man, nailed it. One more thing I would add to that list would be CONSISTENCY. Once you have done your proper research, taken the patience to acclimate and get the environment stable and established for the fish you are keeping, use consistency in everything you do. From feeding, water treatment, maintenance, to daily inspections. I have found that keeping a consistent schedule with most all things in this hobby pays huge dividends in the long run. A haphazard approach to any one thing can sometimes lead to mishaps or forgetfulness. We owe it these wet pets to provide them with the best environments we can, and a consistent maintenance and inspection schedule will help manage your time and enjoyment greatly. Good luck and happy fishkeeping everyone❤

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

@Adventures-In-Overlanding

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man appreciate, just wanted to help anyone who reads comments. Give them something more to think about, lol

Good vid 👍

One of the best advices I've gotten was that If your tank is up and running just fine .... leave it alone lol. Which pretty well goes hand-in-hand with the point in the video "Have Patience"

Can't wait for it to be fun !🤣

Great Video. Thanks for sharing. All your advise is very good. Patience is my top piece of advice because it's the hardest. The other advice is about accumulating knowledge and consistency. Patience makes everything work and reduces the amount of work. Cheers

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Another great video. Informative

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lori!

Solid advice Jason, hope you guys are doing well.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope you all are doing well too!

So many great tips! Mine would be don't overfeed and don't by feeder fish!

Great video!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kristen!

My best advice is do your research and when you set up your tank, set it up right and then as nature takes her course, always always always stay up on your water changes. I guess I'm an LRB style keeper, "BE THE FISH"...

Thanks; as always, you give great advice. I’d add: A) Fish are not decorations or furniture. Make the commitment as you would for any pet or family member. B) As subpart to your “Fun” recommendation, fearlessly creative with a youthful disregard for the convention. We can call this the “Joanna Corollary.” Watch one of her Monday videos and you will understand.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Good points!

Love your videos.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This old lady adores your vids! Great info.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Well, thank you very much!

Good video..............great advice ! My tips keep up on water changes and do not over feed.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Good ones!

Got some good advice

@slayerbosskingslay6033

4 жыл бұрын

Well I just got it thanks for the tips

Professor are you my twin from a different mother? Lighting,heaters ,king Betta and now someone who is giving me a ten gallon set up (was his gold fish setup) so I am working out what I am going to do/put in it will be on bottom of one of my stands. So cool water nano.

Hi Jason, Thank you once again for an awesome video. As you know we're going through some tough times now with this new Coronavirus situation which its closing a lot of retail stores. Could you please do a video advising us of the top things we should have before we get quarantined?

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about that!

YOUR AWESOME💪💪💪💪

Good tip

@brandonsmalleyorblspinc689

4 жыл бұрын

I think alot of people are forgetting that these days!

Guilty of impulse buying too, but i at least knew the fish would fit my parametres and other fish, i ended up regretting it anyway. Patience is a virtue indeed

Thank you , you are the only fish advisor I trust. I aam in specialsituation , There is only 4 ish storei town and it is a big city Guayaquil. my fish store is a animal store. But I get the wter from the source of the amazonriver .the chose of fish bis very linited . I have tree aquariums small wih bgold fish ,, a 5 gallon with guppy , platy and cardinals. 10 galons with scalleros, black moly and coridoras. They don't have any supply for cheching the wter, my pland are doing well and sometime I get duck weed to grow. I do some water change every month 80% . I did experiment with garde soil below the substrait it realy boost the the plant gow but I have incounter some strange worms that deepeared over time . I don't know what happentomit because now the level of the bootom is lever and all I can see is the substrait. My qqquestion is , what make the duck weed appear and disappear?

@PrimeTimeAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Usually something to do with nutrients in the water or some fish will eat it.

Water changes and adequate space for the species you have.

I'm not really new to having fish tank. I use to have a saltwater tank for 17 years. But I switch to fresh water now. I just buy cheap fish and throw them in the tank. I don't have any problems with my water. No algae all my fish are so happy. They love there new home. Keep up the great videos i love watching them

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

So glad everything is working well for you!

Quarantine.... Ugh.... I'm dreading this coming up as I took a whole year to get ready for this betta & since he was the only inhabitant, his tank was the quarantine tank. Now I'm going to have to grab one of those 10 gallon deals when the dollar/gallon sale comes back around..... That is, once I decide to grab some shrimp & snails for the tank. At least I'm educated & prepared for it, though....

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! : -)

Research on the fish to be kept, do weekly water changes, get a good filtration system.

my advice is that it's better to keep less tanks than you want. if you keep adding aquariums and too fast, it might be too much and things can go wrong. it's better to keep less aquariums but get the best out of them!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely find balance!

Most people don't do research. People don't have patience. People don't quarantine anything especially fish. Millennials party on beaches during a pandemic. Human nature demands self serviance and instant gratification. Having said that your advice is sound if not all that practical in the current era. Great vids brother!

When I had a fish I feed the other fish to distract them . I also will turn the lights down or off .

Hi Jason, I have all the equipment to set up my 40B aquarium. I want to make an African Cichlid tank, can I add all of the fish at once? Also wondering how many you think I could keep in there. I bought an AC110 for filtration. Thanks!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

It sort of depends on the African cichlids and whether or not you are using cycled media. If they are mbuna with cycled media you could probably start by adding 6-10 small fish. A 40 might be a little small for peacocks unless it's a breeding group. If you are dealing with shell dwellers than easily 6-10 would work.

Awesome video thanks 🙏 My rules : have patience, keep water changes, have as many plants as possible, dont keep to many fish in a tank, and let the nature work. Simplicity is the best way. 😊

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

All good stuff!

Dont gravel vac your shrimp. If you do, always double check your water change bucket before dumping out the water.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Good advice! The babies are tiny!

Best advice: avoid guppies until you know what you're doing. They're not a good starter fish, and the insane amount of deaths you'll have can really dishearten you. Same with cardinal tetras. Second best advice: bettas need 3+ gallons minimum and MUST have a heater.

@christophe7070

4 жыл бұрын

not if you live somewhere tropical and the water is around 29 degrees celsius u don't. Not everything applies to everyone man

@Zachary360Games

4 жыл бұрын

Same I wish I had gotten convicts instead of guppies starting off. Convicts seem to be able to survive many new fishkeeping mistakes.

@theone5404

4 жыл бұрын

Um, not always true. Never had those issues with guppies.

@jesselox3470

4 жыл бұрын

important advice, i feel like guppies are seen as easy because they breed easily given the cirumstances. but they need as much care as other fish. also never knew they were so dirty until i got them!

@Mr98Death

2 жыл бұрын

A good alternative to guppies would be platies! Still super cute, lots of different colour variations, easy to breed and they're more tolerant of mistakes

And stay focused on what you are doing, don't Walk a way you might forget and then you have a mess.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Done that. : -) What's that sound? Sounds like water hitting the........

ALWAYS do your water changes!

ATI Pro Sponge filters which I purchase, use and clean weekly. I like a bare bottom tank with rock and wood hard-scape. I clean (siphon) daily and do roughly 20% water change. Every 5 days I do a 50% water change.This routine maintains a clean tank, happy residents and low nitrates. One corner of tank I have an ATI rated at 120 gallons. On the opposite end I have an ATI rated 20 gallons. In addition I use a power head with pillow floss and spray bar to polish the water; sparingly about 15-20 minutes a day. I won't go into detail, only to tell you that I have rung the changes on tank maintenance and have settled on the above mentioned techniques as being satisfactory and sufficient for my and my fishes' needs. Like most, I felt that the sponge filter was not very aesthetic. In reality it is the most productive of beneficial bacteria and I have gotten accustomed to their presence in my tank. Sponge filters also fold lots of oxygen into the water along with a large ring aerator I have placed under a big chunk of Malay hardwood. Your video on sponge filters and their cleaning was very helpful to me and I would definitely recommend it to others, especially any neophytes just starting out in the hobby. Thanks sincerely for your guidance. It was very helpful to me and I can think of no better accolade to send your way sir but only to say thank you again for your hard work on behalf of the hobby and it's practitioners. Thanks James Norwood.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your setup!

After 52 years, i agree with your 3 pieces of advice. I would add, keep it fresh to keep your interest in the hobby. Visit fish stores and watch fishtube to get new ideas for hardware, and decor.

Your shirt is tripping me out. Anyway, thanks for all the videos!

can u make a video on sand disadvantages and sand disasters and how to prevent them

@PrimeTimeAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't really had any disasters but these may help: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oZqgs7CgqsvFYKw.html Best Sands: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iWiit658eauwo5s.html

I am doing African cichlids what size quarantine tank do you recommend I’m thinking a 29 gallon

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

It depends on how many fish you buy at once, but I just quarantined a full size mbuna in a 10 gallon.

Routine periodic partial water changes! The solution to pollution is dilution. Filters don't clean water...they just make it look cleaner...you gotta change the water. So make water changes easy...Python or similar. I use a submersible pump.

1) do your water changes 2) do your water changes 3) don’t be impulsive and take your time in selecting what you want

I have a problem with impulse buying fish for my community tank. It’s not that I don’t research the fish, I do that right there in the store before taking it home. My problem is buying them when I don’t have anywhere to quarantine them

Be patient and consistent. A person should keep a small number of fish tanks at least two years before he/she builds the fish room. This is to test her/his consistence and interest in fish keeping.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Good points!

I know exactly what you mean. I bought 4 1.5 inch datnoids they are small and i am having a hard time not adding more fish. I want to but i know in a year those 4 babies might be monsters.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Those fish are so cool. I did a tour of the Cleveland Aquarium last summer and I think in one of the videos there was one in a very large tank that looked to be at least a foot long?

If quarantine is not an option how long of a timespan would you suggest to look out for when adding a new fish? In a months time if nothing arises are we safe to say the fish have been quarantined?

@PrimeTimeAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Usually a month is sufficient.

Do you guys think I can put a pair of yellow lab cichlids in a 38 gallon? Just those 2 fish with nothing else

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Sure

I currently have a 36 gallon tank with these fish. All doing great eating well and getting along. I have many plants and change the water every 2 weeks. I feed a mix of dried foods with some that sink for my bottom feeders and some frozen blood worms. (SEE PICTURE ATTACHED). Sometimes I add a tall decoration that has wholes they can swim through and hide. 7 guppies 3 red eye tetra 1 endless 3 rummy nose tetra 3 neon blue goby 2 bumblebee goby 2 gourami 2 platy 2 Molly 2 peacock grudeons 2 Cory catfish 1 snail Shrimp ghost/cherry/blues I want to add... Green kubotai rasbora Cardinal Tetra Clown Killifish Chili Rasbora Galaxy rasbora A few more Rummy Nose since I only have 2 unless the other schoaling fish will work for them. My concern is how many, will these mix well with my other fish, and is it or when will it become too many fish? I don't want to over crowd but also want a mix of fish. Secondly, where can I find live blood worms and brine shrimp? How can I keep them to reproduce them myself so I don't have to keep ordering and just have my own on hand? I'm open to suggestions on plants and fish. Thank you!

Alright

Can you do a video on using electric gravel and sand vacuums

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

I will add it to the list!

@darrelllshields1

4 жыл бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thanks Jason

We started with a 4 guppies in a 10 gal tank for little grand-kids. No babies because we thought there might be something wrong with the male guppy. Then we added some water wisteria. Once the babies had a place to hide the baby boom was on. When we got the water wisteria it apparently had some snails attached to it. Our tank is crystal clear the water is in good shape (according to tetra easy strips). Now we have to figure out what to do with all these guppies. I would guess there 50-100 fry in our tank. Any suggestions?

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

We sell ours at fish swaps and auctions. You could try local fish stores too. Worst case is they can be used as fish food for other fish.

@11golfnut11

4 жыл бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thanks. I will start checking around and see if anyone wants any of these.

I grew up in a family that owned pet stores and the business side of it kinda ruined the fun. Now I'm much older and just want to enjoy the fish. I see a lot of videos talking about selling and such so thanks for saying just have fun! It's what a hobby should be.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Turning into a business can be great, but once it's a business some of the fun can get sucked out of it for sure.

In my tank it looks like there are mini bubbles throughout the tank water. I have a 603B canister filtration system. My tubes that come from the filtration line with scum. How often should I clean the tubes? Will this be my issue? My fish are healthy and have been in here for almost six months to one year.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

My guess is the micro bubbles are coming from the canister filter. There is probably a very small leak in the system that is sucking in air. I never clean the tubes. : -)

@jeffcarpenter6306

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you I will check the connections

Oh Jason! I’m the QUEEN of impatience! But I still don’t know what happened.... I lost most of my guppies recently. 2-3 fish a day. Too late I moved them to different tanks and those guys survived. I lost about 12 fish. It’s not a new tank - about 6 months. Didn’t treat that tank any different from my others. Same water source, heavily planted, filter, heater. Slight ammonia spike but I thought that was bc of dead fish. My betta tank is pristine. The guppy water was a bit cloudy - I do 25-30% WC every 5 days for all my tanks. I’m tearing down the 20g and thoroughly cleaning everything - new substrate- and starting over. Something about that tank killed them bc the fish that were moved are still alive....

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

If the cloudy water starting happening right before the fish died I wonder if there was an ammonia spike for some reason?

@deborahjeanne2141

4 жыл бұрын

Prime Time Aquatics: it started about 3 wks or so before they started dying. It wasn’t cloudy-dirty, but there were “tiny pin-head size white specks” floating in the water, somewhat murky, and not crystal clear like my betta tank or fry/shrimp and quarantine tanks. I added a pre-filter but it didn’t help. Ammonia was less than 0.25ppm, I thought bc of dead fish. The only difference was this tank had a 3D background, the other tanks don’t. Could those specks have been the bg starting to disintegrate? I’m thinking the bg might have been the problem...

Oh mate... Patience, patience, patience... Here's what I USED TO do: -set up tank, -get it going (fish+plants) -as soon as plants start growing big (fast growers I'm talking about)... -break it up -change it up. I am a tinkerer. I like to get my hands wet everyday but it got to the point where my fish were looking at me going "mate, sit down and just watch us!" And now, that one new anubias leaf a month is quite enough excitement for me :-) Yes, just sit down and watch them! Not meant to be perfect, meant to be amazing! Mua!

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@mrsprimetimeaquatics5497

4 жыл бұрын

Mickey Pius I’m a tinkerer too! 😂 Drives Jason craaaazy!! I have to stop myself after I set up the tanks. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Are there any products or chemicals that you should put in the tank when adding new fish? Like stress coat, seachem Prime etc.? Be specific please.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Here are the two I go with - Fritz Water Conditioner and Fritzyme 7 nitrifying bacteria. We have used that combo on the last 17 uncycled tanks and were able to add a few fish - never had ammonia or nitrite.

@TRACKMKIII

4 жыл бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thanks for the response. My tank is already cycled so should I still use those same products to help transition new fish into my cycled tank?

@timw.8225

4 жыл бұрын

I have found that since fishkeeping since the 1980s that the less you add to your tanks,the better.

to be a successful and therefore happy beginner aquarist, I would strongly recommend species only + plants + snails. it allows you to really dial in the specific water parameters preferred for that fish. i feel that combining species is much more complex and requires a lot of experience and research to do it correctly if you don't want things to slowly die off or be eaten. that leads to stress, frustration, wasted money and loss of interest in the hobby

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting point.

Test kits, UV, Ph, KH,GH,TDS, Temp,Air Stone. 50% water change ever week.

I would just like to say. I’ve never quarantined my fish. I’ve been doing this for over forty years. I’ve not lost any fish. I’ve been a breeder and distributor. But you need to know the source of your fish and bread if you can.

Do you medicate your fish while in quarantine? IchX, General Cure etc., used on a preventative basis?

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

I don't unless there is an obvious issue, or the place I got them from has a history of being suspect.

That’s what I did not quarantining a fish 🐠 and it cost me about $300 🙁

Another bit of advice for beginners. Don't impulsively stick your hands and arms into the water. Buy yourself a set of long, plastic tongs and some plastic tweezers.

@sschario60

4 жыл бұрын

Want to be really helpful? Explain why we shouldn’t reach into the tank.

👌👌🥰👍👏

Sir, How to remove the critical white spot disease ?

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Here you go! kzread.info/dash/bejne/hHmHvNFvhbWxZNI.html

Watch Prime Time Aquatics on You Tube.

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Haha Nice. : -)

Water changes= success.

Bonus feature: your beard ✅🤩

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Haha - thanks. : -)

I haven't watched the video yet. I wanted to take a guess. My guess is test water change water ;)

@PrimeTimeAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Good advice.