Misconceptions About Fishkeeping?

[Sgooosh]

Here's a couple of loop holes:
1. Main tank.
2. Your first tank or a "spare" that you'll "probably never use" just in case of emergencies.
3. Quarantine tank.
And that's how on a one-tank-limit, I wound up with three tanks.

im going to use my spare as a qt tank, but i was lucky enough to have no sick fish....

 

[PheonixKingZ]

I don’t know why people think that Neon Tetras and Guppies can be kept in the same tank - no research has been done apparently...

 

[Sgooosh]

I don’t know why people think that Neon Tetras and Guppies can be kept in the same tank - no research has been done apparently...

if u just search up "guppy tankmates, cardinals or neons will show up somewhere"

 

[PheonixKingZ]

if u just search up "guppy tankmates, cardinals or neons will show up somewhere"

Ugh.

 

[CarnivorousPlant]

Nobodys mentioned the big one.

" fish will only grow to the size of their tank"

Another misconception that needs to stop circulating is that goldfish are a low maintenance pet suitable for small children.

 

[Sgooosh]

Nobodys mentioned the big one.

" fish will only grow to the size of their tank"

Another misconception that needs to stop circulating is that goldfish are a low maintenance pet suitable for small children.

it is true, but not healthy, its stunting and that is baddddd

 

[QiQi]

It's easy, they said, you will just need a bowl and change the water, they said. And here I am, I have probably spent £400 on my 18gallon and hours of reading and learning

EDIT: Now that I'm counting, it's over £500

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

Nobodys mentioned the big one.

" fish will only grow to the size of their tank"

My dad's been telling me that one ever since I started fish keeping... That my plecos wouldn't grow big in my 54L since they "only grow to the size of their tank".

 

[PheonixKingZ]

My dad's been telling me that one ever since I started fish keeping... That my plecos wouldn't grow big in my 54L since they "only grow to the size of their tank".

Imagine being wrong.

 

[emeraldking]

My dad's been telling me that one ever since I started fish keeping... That my plecos wouldn't grow big in my 54L since they "only grow to the size of their tank".

There are lots of fish that just keep on growing, no matter how small the size of the tank. This is what an lfs should keep in mind.

 

[QiQi]

plecos wouldn't grow big in my 54L since they "only grow to the size of their tank"

That could technically be true. They literally grow as big as a 54L tank

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

That could technically be true. They literally grow as big as a 54L tank

Maybe that's what he meant! ? But... Right now that tank's being used for guppies and to quarantine a couple of synos. My pleco lives happily in an almost-4ft-tank, but one day I feel like he'll have his very own tank.

 

[QiQi]

he'll have his very own tank.

You mean pool

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

You mean pool

An in-ground one maybe!

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

The one inch per gallon rule is a very common misconception. This is a very informative thread which I highly recommend you read Why;you are a new hobbyist

The "one inch per gallon" rule

This is something that comes up fairly often and is rather misunderstood therefore I will attempt to clarify the original meaning of the general guideline of "one inch of fish per gallon of water". This is a suggested guideline for a well maintained and filtered tank. It does not apply to...

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