ShellFire Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 For me, it was to have Fish meds on hand at all times, as you may get a sick fish at 9 PM on a Sunday night, and you then have to wait. I keep meds and salt on hand and have never been sorry to have spent the money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pekitivey Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 For me it was feeding frozen and a variety of foods. When I started out in the hobby all I knew was the generic flake food. Now I love trying new foods and frozen and understanding what they have to offer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyBundy Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Mines was add live plants to my aquariums. 🌱🌿🍀 Love the look and how it helps water quality. Plants are awesome 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 This story is too good not to repeat*. When my said "Don't do it, son." But I did it anyway and put the baby sunfish in my 10 gallon aquarium with my lovely neon tetras. I told dad, "Don't worry dad, neon tetras are the fastest fish in world!" Turns out dad was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S. Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Michael always says "K-I-S-S. Keep it simple, stupid." Great advice. Hurts my feelings every time. -Dwight Schrute Feel like this can apply to aquariums quite well, though I don't always follow it initially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted September 27, 2020 Administrators Share Posted September 27, 2020 The best advice I got was from a fish breeder. This breeder named Andy actually built my store. In his teens he worked at pet stores, after that he ran his own fish farm in California. After that he ran a big plant nursery. Then he became a bee keeper to produce honey. The thing that remained constant in all of those was "You have to touch nature every day" The lesson here was no amount of automation, chemicals, money could outdo a human who interacted with the subject every day. From what I can tell he is right, his fish that he supplied me were like no other, his plants were always crazy good. His tanks would pearl without co2 injection etc. I've found that if I put attention towards my tanks every day where I take dedicated time to observe, cull, trim, clean etc they do leagues better than just feeding and cleaning. Most people wouldn't know I attribute all of my success to Andy, he taught me many things in life in the 2 years it took to build the co-op, and the friendship after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 “They’ll die from it or get over it” and “It has to want to live” - my mom. She was not talking about fish but in general I have found this advice pertains to most everything. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Be patient. Too much too fast in an aquarium usually ends in disaster. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Don't chase numbers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Ellison Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Don't make sudden changes. Change one thing and wait and watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Smith Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I've been a gardener for 50 years and learned early on if something dies after I've given it my best efforts, not to get sentimental. Dig those suckers and sickies out and plant more of what grows well. I approach my fish hobby the same. If a species doesn't do well with my conditions and efforts, find species that will thrive under my best efforts and collect those. I don't enjoy set backs but I do learn from them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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