Monday, February 19, 2018

Why fish fries needs good water quality ?

Why fish fries needs good water quality ?

Most fish breeder especially newbie has common issue that fries are missing ventral fins, low survivor rate, dropsy, fungus, shorter life etc. Their aim are to successfully get spawn, which neglet most important factor - the water quality.

Polluted water come from bad practice, which included:

FACTOR 1. Over feeding.
SOLUTION i :  Siphon aquarium daily to wipe the bottom + adding new correct water.
SOLUTION ii :  Introduce bottom eater such as orange ramshorn snail, can reduce changing water workload.

FACTOR 2. Dead water.
SOLUTION i: Get a betta specific design aquarium that come with soft silent filter.
SOLUTION ii: Setup green planted tank with lighting, soil and plant.

FACTOR 3. Over toxic ( Ammonia generate from poo & over feeding )
SOLUTION i : Get a betta specific design aquarium that come with soft silent filter + change water.
SOLUTION ii  : Setup green planted tank with lighting, soil and plant + change water.
SOLUTION iii :  Siphon aquarium daily to wipe the bottom + adding new correct water.

FACTOR 4. Wrong water parameter  ( PH, KH, Clorine ).
SOLUTION i :  Prepare enough correct water for changing use. 
SOLUTION ii : Expose paip water to sunlight 2 - 3 days for remove clorine.

Conclusion:
Although some fish like betta and guppy are hardcore species, they do also deserve a better life by help them maintaining excellent water quality. Keeping fish is not a hobby that need passion but also some basic scientific knowledge.

Enclose with some breeding technique from youtube : |