New Fish Aquarium
Ok so I’m a bit of an amateur when it comes to maintaining an aquarium.. sure I know the basics but I think I was in a bit of a rush at getting fish. A bit of advice to anyone would be to NOT stock your tank with lots of fish when you first get it! 1 or 2 fish is fine, especially in a 10 gallon tank! Then after about 6-8 weeks.. adding a new fish every week is fine.
If you throw in too many fish in the beginning, the ammonia level in the water becomes way too high because of all the fish waste and this is very harmful to the fish. The good bacteria hasn’t had long enough to grow before the 6-8 weeks but once it is established then it takes care of most of the ammonia. A general rule for ESTABLISHED aquariums is one inch of adult fish per gallon. Keep in mind that it may take a few tiny neon tetras to make that one inch and don’t forget that the fish are usually young when you buy them and that they are going to get bigger.
Being that I’ve lost several fish It’s been pretty disappointing.. the fish that we still have left seem to be doing very well except for one who just keeps hanging on but doesn’t look well at all. I’m mostly disappointed in myself not the aquarium =/
