How to Set Up Aquariums : Good Starter Fish for Freshwater Aquariums
Posted on Nov 18, 2008 under Fresh Water Aquariums |
Start up your nitrogen cycle! Learn types of starter fish for a freshwater aquarium in this free instructional video clip.
Duration : 0:1:33
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
i might be getting …
i might be getting a tropical tank and iv never had one before so im a begginer. iv had goldfish. what types of fish are good for beginers i quite like sharks and sucker fish but i dont know what will go well with them
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Mark is a dumbass …
Mark is a dumbass even an idiot would know whow delicate gouramis are. tiger barbs are egressive. guppies are good with the nirtogen cycle. the nitrogen cycle is not necessery. you could set up your aquarium keep it for 5days to a week and then put in your fish
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
But they have very …
But they have very small lifespans…
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
This guy has no …
This guy has no Idea. People need to be educated about fishless cycling. This is where the biological processes required in the start up of an aquarium are done without harming fish using a product containing ammonia. Cycling your tank using fish is CRUEL!
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Mark is a dumbass. …
Mark is a dumbass. He doesn’t deserve to work at a fish store with all that misinformation. Tiger Barbs and Gouramies are NOT good starter fish for cycling. No fish is really…but zebra danios would be the best if not going fishless cycling. All these expert village videos suck and are filled with incorrect info.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
the tiger barb i …
the tiger barb i have ate evrey other one i put in there so i put some walmart fish in there like the painted didnt eat them but hes right there tough fish
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
id just go with an …
id just go with an oscar they are beasts
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
bettas are one of …
bettas are one of the most common
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
yeah i agree with …
yeah i agree with the gourami thing i just bought a 29 gallon tank and the first day i added the guorami and a african clawed frog and there still alive…
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
lol tiger barbs are …
lol tiger barbs are not starter fish, they are aggresive and will nip at any slowmoving fish in your aquarium…
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
If you are a smart …
If you are a smart fish keeper, you would know to do fishless cycling using pure household ammonia. If this is done right you won’t be putting any fish through suffering. Google it on the internet to learn about it.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
lol gouramis are …
lol gouramis are not starter fish. zebra danios, tetras, and tiger barbs are starter fish.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
do it with zebra …
do it with zebra danios, dont listen to this guy
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
this guy is awful..
this guy is awful..
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
you dont need to …
you dont need to wait a 4 weeks for the cycle and fresh water fish should hardy enoughthe cycle is only for saltwater aquariums
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Do not listen to …
Do not listen to this guy… He dont know anything about keeping fish…
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
That Guy (on the …
That Guy (on the video)needs to study more… all his videos are partly wrong.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Tiger barbs can be …
Tiger barbs can be horrible starter fish. And they would limit your tank to semi-aggressive (unless you get rid of them I guess) PLUS they stress really easilly. I have never had a problem with letting the tank sit overnight and then adding salt and bacteria starter. Then just start slowly introducing fish starting with the hardiest (like zebra danios, get a trio of them and they don’t take up much space either). This guy doen’t seem to know what he is talking about it seems rehearsed.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Or you could just …
Or you could just use feeders to cycle, they are hardy & inexpensive ……….
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
hi,
can I get a …
hi,
can I get a little less concrete information and a little more fluff in the video?
thanks
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
So, he’s basically …
So, he’s basically telling everyone to get a disposable fish to cyle their tanks with? That sucks, & is pretty cruel. Why not do a fishless cycle? It’s misinformation like this that hurts the hobby.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
tetras are also …
tetras are also cheap and hardy
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
zebra danios are …
zebra danios are good too!
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Buy a bottle of …
Buy a bottle of pure ammonia and do what they call a fishless cycle. This is one of the new ways. This way you don’t put any fish under stress. There are many places you can read on how to do this on the internet.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
So could I take my …
So could I take my two blue gouramis out of my 100G tank and put them into my 10 Gallon to cycle it for a couple of days, or just let it cycle by itself?