Myths Of Fishkeeping.

[WILDER]

That you can keep a goldfish in a bowl.
Can members thinks of anymore.

 

[Dwarfs]

-Fish (specifically goldfish) have a 5 second memory
-A fish will grow to the size of its tank
-The inches of fish to gallons rule (10" oscar in 10g tank for example)

 

[Leslie]

That the insides of a fish will keep growing even if the fish isn't

 

[ajbettle]

dwarf u nearly got all of em

o yea i hate people hu say that goldfish have a 5 second memeory so they dont need decor etc, coz they think its new every five seconds to
just like dwarfs said..

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Fish/tank myths i can remember at the top of my head;

Chinese algae eaters "make great small community algae eating fish"- i hear this myth quite a lot at lfs.
Male bettas are happiest with females.
Shrimp, small tetras and snails don't add to the bioload of the tank/shouldn't be counted in stocking tanks.
Goldfish don't need filtered tanks.

 

[debiasir]

hi wilder

There was a post yonks ago re fish keeping myths which is a good read

Linky

only ones i know are goldfish grow to the size of there bowl and they have really short memorys, which i think is rubbish

 

[Qays]

Water changes can be done every 6 weeks

Bettas can be kept in .5 gallon jars

-Fish (specifically goldfish) have a 5 second memory
-A fish will grow to the size of its tank
-The inches of fish to gallons rule (10" oscar in 10g tank for example)

not backing up the rule or anything but the rule clearly states "small fish / slim bodied" This applies for small tetras, livebearers and other small fish and is just a guideline. although the rule isnt correct, it does not suggest keeping a 10" fish in a 10 gallon aquarium

 

[WILDER]

Thought it had been done before.
Or well better than favourite fish every two minutes.

 

[Leslie]

The 1" per gallon of fish rule is an old school thought. With the technology advances of today such as better filtration it's not very accurate. However, it is a good guideline for people first starting out with tropical fishkeeping.

 

[Qays]

The 1" per gallon of fish rule is an old school thought. With the technology advances of today such as better filtration it's not very accurate. However, it is a good guideline for people first starting out with tropical fishkeeping.

i agree, i wanted too point out that the fact that this rule states a 10" oscar can be kept in a 10 gallon tank is untrue. But yes, you can keep more / less fish than this rule states due too filteration, surface area, water changes, swimming space and fish habits etc...

 

[steelhealr]

Some more:

1) a small tank will stunt the growth of your fish that can grow to 2 feet in length
2) bubbles in the tank will hurt your marine fish
3) change the carbon in your tank every 3 months
4) you can't go without carbon
5) change your ceramic beads every 3 months

SH (this IS a common thread)

 

[Leslie]

Read an interesting book on the subject of water changes and, specifically, planted tanks. The author states she does water changes up to 6 months apart. It has to do with natural filtration. The name of the book is The Ecology of the Planted Aquarium by Diana Walstad

 

[Qays]

Read an interesting book on the subject of water changes and, specifically, planted tanks. The author states she does water changes up to 6 months apart. It has to do with natural filtration. The name of the book is The Ecology of the Planted Aquarium by Diana Walstad

thats real interesting, sounds like an eco system of demanding plants for nitrates and alot of plants. Im sure the tank requires alot of other maintenance? no?

If not, sounds like an interesting idea. my idea was aimed at non planted tanks though. One of my friends only cleans his tank 6 weeks apart and that only 25%

but only had his last death 9 months or so ago

 

[nmonks]

My favourite myths, in no particular order:

• Glassfish need salt
• Snail populations have nothing to do with overfeeding
• Aquarium salt can be used in brackish tanks
• Mollies work fine in freshwater aquaria
• You can't keep predators in community tanks
• Fish grow to the size of the tank they're kept in
• Predatory fish need live feeder fish
• You can't keep plants in a brackish tank
• Neon tetras are easy-to-keep fish
• Dwarf gouramis are hardy

Cheers,

Neale

 

[dwarfgourami]

every tank has to have an algae eater

there are special cleaner fish that eat all the debris/fish poo so you never have to do any maintenance