How I turned my fish tank high tech
When I was a kid, I owned two goldfish that eventually outgrew the size of their tank. At the time, I didn’t realize just how much actually goes into having fish and keeping them healthy. I’ve learned a lot over the past couple of years while keeping nano fish — a group of five celestial pearl danios and four corydoras habrosus — along with some live plants.
After filling up a 10-gallon tank with water and adding a filter, I was eager to add my first fish, but I soon found out that the tank must run without fish for several weeks to establish beneficial bacteria and create a stable underwater environment. But the work doesn’t stop there. Caring for fish means frequently testing the parameters of their water and performing water changes every couple of weeks, as any chemical imbalance can harm them. Fish are also sensitive to temperature...
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