FLNYfish

Congratulations on getting into the hobby. Having a 75 gallon is an amazing start if you have some knowledge on fish keeping. There is a big advantage on having a big tank however there are disadvantages as well. to make it simple. A large tank you do not have to do as many water changes for example and you have many stocking options. the bad is it’s more expensive to get started in a large tank. And there is a lot to learn on how to upkeep a large tank in my opinion. water parameters is more easy to obtain at start up however maintaining it can be very hard for a beginner. Using fritz complete or turbo start, API products or seachem products all help with getting your water ready for fish. My rule of thumb when starting completely fresh is do not add fish till tank is going thru it’s cycle. If you are more advanced you can add substrate into the new tank from an older established tank and add a sponge filter from another tank add some live plants. And put water treatment of your choice to boost your aquarium cycle. Then wait and test your water than introduce your new fish. The aquarium hobby is supposed to be fun so remember to make it less stressful especially in the beginning. Do your research first before buying equipment that you might not be able to manage at first. Remember the basics of fish keeping prepare your tank and treat the water and test your water before putting fish in the tank. Waiting a week or two to see if water is cycling is a good way to protect your fish when first introducing them into a brand new tank setup. learn from others and do your research. It’s taken me 13 years with tiny nano tanks to move up to my first 55 gallon. I learned all my fish keeping by choosing what fish I enjoy and sticking with those fish until I feel I mastered caring for them. good luck and I hope this basic info helps. Please read forums for more detail on cycling a tank and how to maintain good bacteria in an aquarium. There are excellent videos that Cory has made over the years and I have learned so much about fish keeping thru these videos. FLNYFish

Reply I actually have one assassin snail 3 yo-yo loaches 2 khuli loaches 7 emerald Cory 4 peppered Cory 1 clown Pleco and one bristlenose and 4 Otto cats. I have had the same fish including the Angel Fish together for over a year now. Amazing how time flies. The Angel Fish has grown so much. thank you Jeff for the compliment. FLNYFish

Wow thank you all for the replies. It will definitely make it easy for me during maintenance time. So greatful for a great community. thx Nerms. FLNYFish.

Thx Tank. That was my normal way of doing water changes from 5 gallon nano to my 40 breeder. The 55 now is much higher so I am trying to reduce carrying the 5 gallon container treated water and pouring in. I see everyone using the hose so I wanted to know what they do. Treat tank first than pour or pour than treat.

This is exactly my concern. Or should we treat the tank with fritz complete first than pour the tap water into tank. This would save me huge time and effort in the maintenance of my tank. thx for replying.

I just upgraded to a 55 gallon because our angelfish has grown and now water changes are becoming more difficult. I treat my water in 5 gallon containers and treat them with fritz complete then pour it into the tank. I really want to know if I can pour tap water into tank directly then treat water with Fritz complete or is this dangerous for the community aquarium. thank you, FLNYfish

I don’t know. I did see eggs from Cory cats so I assume it is.

I think it might be a Cory cat or Otto. But I wasn’t breeding and I found it in my hob filter. One Otto looks giant and sever Cory cats laid eggs in our 40 gallon breeder.

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