My EASY Fish Care Routine for Beginners (5-30 Min/Week)

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I just set up a new aquarium for my young daughter, so now I’m on a mission to find the easiest, most efficient way of keeping these fish happy and healthy.

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▶ Plastic tub
▶ Toothbrush

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#girltalksfish #petfish #fishtank

0:00 How to keep your fish healthy
0:13 Task #1 – feed the fish
1:26 Task #2 – clean the tank
3:08 How to use an aquarium siphon or gravel vacuum
5:36 Faster method of refilling water in a fish tank
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*What hacks do you have for speeding up or simplifying your fish care routine?*
P.S. This is an aquarium decorated by my young daughter, so please be kind with your comments. Everything in this tank is safe for fish and invertebrates, and yes, we do have live plants in there.

GirlTalksFish
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Just wanted to thank you for protecting your kids' identities. I published a paper about parent blogs. One really popular blog used the one kids name in the title and told many intimate details about the kid's life. So, I'd like to affirm your great parenting ethics.

medusianAllure
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Your daughter did a beautiful job mixing colorful plastic plants with live plants! I really like the look- it looks like a party in there!!🎉

cyndifalk
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Thank you for going through all the steps! I'm wanting to get a betta fish soon, and your videos have helped me a lot. Also I love Gamer Girl's aquarium set-up, so bright and fun!

kittyfolk
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As someone who wants to get into aquarium hobby but has never kept an aquarium and has ADHD, this video is SO helpful. Any tips to make the tasks easier and less overwhelming is immensely valuable to me. Thank you so much, Irene!

To Gamer Girl — You’re doing a great job! I want to be as good at taking care of aquariums as you one day 😊

EddVCR
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The power head for refilling is brilliant!

bethfoort
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As a nurse we see patients that come in with a lot of different meds. I got an idea to use pill sorters for feeding. If you get one that has an am and pm it helps if you have someone taking care of the tank while you are on vacation. There are some that will have up to 4 compartments per day, so if you only feed once a day it will last a month. The caveat is it all depends on what dry food you feed and how much.

TCKNurse
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This is such a refreshing and informative video! I want to get into aquarium keeping but I struggle with routines. It’s great to see a realistic beginner routine that makes me feel like I could actually keep up with!

cypressoaks
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Great video on simple tank maintenance!

carolebraswell
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So glad you included washing your hands (and arms) before cleaning the aquarium. Good job❤❤

juliaheinritz
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Since I still do bucket water changes, I have learned to scape in such a way that I have a rocky area to pour water so that substrate isn’t as disturbed. (And great job on the video!)

fishtroverts
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they also make attachments for python hoses if you wanted to do water changes directly from the sink to the tank! There may be a metal cover with a filter on your bathroom sink faucet but it can usually be unscrewed to get to threading that you can thread the hose onto

jambrosio
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Newb Question: So the new water doesn't have to be de-chlorinated BEFORE it goes into tank? You can just pour de-chlorinator in the tank directly?

salbolini
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So I only have two smaller tanks at this time so instead of using a bucket I use a pitcher and I have shrimp in both tanks so instead of just dumping it in I’ll use a small section of air tube and slowly add the water back so as to not shock anything in the water

blaketennery
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Hiii Irene, can u do a update on ur main tank? like what fish u bought and how it looks rn, loved the video!

LakiJeTu
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I bought a 10m garden hose for just my 4 tanks, i plug it onto a syphon to drain water directly outside house then i remove that and plug it onto my kitchen sink tap and fill the tanks.
Easy.

rasta-xo
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The water change system is so nice, still on buckets here except for my big tanks, they are close the the window so easy water out water in.

emberframe
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My biggest tip is to stay on a routine 😂! Seems like it's waaay easier to stay on top of it than to try to catch up. I'm the kind to forget everything if I don't write it down, so I have a little day plan/calender-thing for each set up. That way I can also make a note of any changes or issues that come up, on what day, and what I did in response. Just a word doc on my phone, can take pics or vids that way, too. It's probably overkill, but fish nerd gonna fish nerd.

adamworley
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Newbie Question: when using the python and vacuuming up debris in the gravel, does the stirred up gravel cause any spikes in the water, and raise any levels of ammonia or such? Any cloudiness? Do you vacuum every inch of the flooring or just a few spots?

salbolini
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Do you just vacuum around the decor? How often do I need to move plants and decor to vacuum where they are?

carrieb