Scheduled Aquarium maintenance

Thanks hopefully they ate happy. There are times that they get stressed after a water change and they get sick. That is why I observe them after cleaning and add some water conditioner to lessen the stress.

@rsa101 I add the water conditioner when I clean and add water to their tank. I think it helps them adjust quicker and keeps them from getting sick. I have guppies and corydoras in my tank. I see guppies in your tank. Do you also have mollies in your tank?

@DaddyEvil Yes, I love guppies and l have mollies too. I also have otocinclus in my tank to clean up some of the algae.

Yes I have one otocinclus that’s doing the cleaning stuff there and lots of snails which is becoming a nuisance already.

All fish only. No turtle I only have guppies and mollies. Most ne i just small tank just 10 gallons so I cannot relly put that many fish in there.

@eileenleyva That's true the weekly maintenance is like a play to me but it is physically challenging trying to clean it. You have to maintain balance not to make it super clean since that may affect the well-being of the fish and the plant's growth but you should remove the algae growth for aesthetics well. Since it is not in a natural setting there is a tendency that anything can go wrong so you have to keep watch on many things from water Ph levels to ammonia spikes and the likes.

@rsa101 That is a hobby difficult to maintain. You do have the patience. But I suppose that it's the therapeutic feeling of watching the guppies and the mollies that is truly gratifying.

Mine is just a ten-gallon tank that is why I need to change the water that often else the fish become sickly if I don't do some cleaning of filters and the like.

@allknowing Yeah that was it used to be. In my Grandfathers' tank, they would clean it for a very long time. But now, I do not know why fish gets sickly if we do not clean the tank often. Plants too are quite demanding nowadays that they require bright lights and at times it needs to be fed with CO2.

@rsa101 We never had a pump and nor did we clean the tank that frequently. We had fish called scavenger that cleaned the droppings.

I can understand that especially you have a pond to maintain too. I don't have a pond and mine is just a ten-gallon tank only that is why it's easy to maintain weekly. Anyway, I find it therapeutic doing this even though it's a physically tedious chore but I find it relaxing afterwards.

@Letranknight2015 That’s really nice you look like you are into breeding already.

@rsa101 It's not like a big pond more like a wide bucket pond and I got 6 of them.

Thanks the plants does make it really look good. Although its hard to maintain since they have so many demands in the tank but it makes the tank look natural.

Thanks! Plants are the one that makes it look good. They are all live plants and no plastic ones. It is hard to maintain them as they also need some maintenance besides what the fish needs.

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Thanks from afar it looks neat but if you inspect it close up you can see they are not as neat as it looks.

Thanks! They make me feel relax and happy when I am doing something with them.

@rsa101 I know that feeling. Enjoy!

Yeah l havr guppies and mollies only in the tank. I used to have other Fish there but I stick with guppies as they are easy to maintain.