Extreme Noob In Need Of Help.

[Water Keeper]

Hello everyone,

The only ownership I have ever experienced with fish, is (from memory) around 3 goldfish in a bowl (pritty extreme eh). I was young at the time (therefore bearing no responsibility or interaction with the fish), and haven't had any fish in the family since . However I have taken a recent interest in aquatic ownership for about 3 months now, and would like to actually purchase a few basic freshwater individuals =]. I am aware of some basic things such as ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate production, but as previously mentioned essentially haven't a clue about anything... Sorry if you find this thread a serious noobie bore, but I would really appreciate some help =P.

Thanks

 

[fluttermoth]

There are some really great articles that are of help to noobs in the beginner's resource centre; click on the link in my sig

Have a read of those and post back if you have any more queries

Oh, and welcome to the forum!

 

[waterdrop]

Agree, Miss Wiggle's starter articles, in both the cycling and startup sections are great first reads. And then we always like to encourage newcomers to read the three articles: The Nitrogen Cycle, The Fishless Cycle and The Fish-In Cycle so that they begin to match up with the depth we like to get in to the first basic skill, cycling. That helps you generate your own questions.

In addition it helps to try to mention your goals, even if they are not well formed yet, as that interaction with the members can really help you begin to nail down what you want to do in more detail.

~~waterdrop~~

 

[This Old Spouse]

Welcome to the forum! How refreshing to see a newbie with questions BEFORE setting up the tank! All of us here are happy to answer any questions you have.

 

[OldMan47]

Welcome to the forum Water Keeper. I would quickly adopt any strategy that WD provides. He is an old time stalwart of this forum with great ideas on new tanks. If you truly can become a water keeper, the fish will take care of themselves. It has been a hard lesson for me to learn that no matter what the particular needs of any fish and no matter how well I meet them, the fish always do best when the water is good. The rest is just finesse.