Subj : Re: Newbie-How Many Fish? To : All From : Jim Date : Tue Jan 06 2004 06:49 am On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 17:26:01 -0700 (MST), PhoenixFish@webtv.net (Here FishyFishy) wrote: >i agree with fishkeeper. if you ask me there is too much testing going >on. what's your water parameters??? > >all you really need is common sense and a love for the hobby (and take >what is said in this group with a grain of salt as everyone has an >opinion and a way that works for them). >i'll get off my soapbox now (my i feel better). I've started my 9 year old son with two tanks, a small 2 gal. tank with a Betta, and a 10 gal. with a few starter fish. (Platys and Swordtails) The only water testing that that I've been teaching him so far is "How does the water smell and is it fairly clear." I do some checks just to make sure, but he has learned that overfeeding caused some of his fish to die. Was that it exactly? I'm not completely sure, but he learned an important lesson and is now much more careful about feeding. Jim --- þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXPost V1.14 at BBSWORLD * Info@bbsworld.com --- * RIMEGate(tm)V10.2áÿ* RelayNet(tm) NNTP Gateway * MoonDog BBS * RgateImp.MoonDog.BBS at 1/6/04 6:49:02 AM * Origin: MoonDog BBS, Brooklyn,NY, 718 692-2498, 1:278/230 (1:278/230) .