Preparing the aquarium

Set up the aquarium following the step by step instructions in the Activation Guide. Making sure the water preparation chemicals have been added leave the aquarium for at least 24 hours with the air pump running before introducing the first fish.

Plants can be added at this stage.

Stocking

You must resist the temptation to fill your aquarium with fish straight away. One small goldfish (1“ to 1.5”) or three small shoaling fish (such as white cloud mountain minnows) can be introduced.

Wait at least 28 days before adding any more fish.

A gap of 28 days should be left between each addition of fish. Never add more than one goldfish or three small shoaling fish at a time. Buying too many fish at a time can kill the fish or at least make them very ill. establishing your aquarium

If transferring fish from an existing aquarium to a new aquarium the fish must be moved over gradually as described above.

Feeding

Always feed sparingly - overfeeding is the biggest cause of aquarium problems.

Measure out food carefully, do not use a ‘pinch’. There are no exact rules for feeding fish but as a rough guide:

1-3 cm shoaling fish (minnows, danios etc)

3-4 tropical micro-pellets or 1-2 tropical flakes each per day.

2-5 cm goldfish

2-4 small pellets each per day.