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A Preventative
Maintenance
Schedule
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It's
easier to prevent disease, than it is to cure
sick fish. This page contains a list of tasks and
a preventative maintenance schedule for doing these tasks that
will prevent stress and disease.
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Or call
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Algae Free LLC
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Daily Maintenance
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Check all
your fish for Signs of Stress and Disease.
Click
here for a list of the common Signs of Stress
and Disease. The earlier you spot a sick fish
and begin to give that fish special care, the
sooner it will recover, and the less likely
that disease will spread to other fish.
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Is the water
cloudy or foamy? Does the water have an
unusual odor? If so take immediate action. Click
here for more about how to fix cloudy, foamy,
or smelly water.
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Check the
thermometer to be sure the temperature of
the water is in the correct temperature range
for your fish. Click
here for more about thermometers, heaters,
and the correct temperature range.
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If your fish's
home has a filter, check it to be sure that
it is clean and the water is flowing at the
usual rate. Click
here for more information about aquarium
filters.
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Feed your
fish at least twice a day. Don't feed them
more than they will eat. Remove all uneaten
bits of food after 10 minutes. Be sure all the
fish are eating. Loss of Appetite is a Sign
of Stress and Disease. If any of your fish do
not eat, look at them closely for other Signs
of Stress and Disease. Click
here for more about Signs of Stress and
Disease.
There is more information
below about weekly and monthly maintenance.
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Weekly Maintenance
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Change 20%
of the water twice a week in your fish's
home. This is one of the most important ways
to care for your fish, keep them strong and
vigorous, and prevent them from becoming sick.
Click
here for more about changing water.
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Wash
your Gravel. When you change 20% of the
water in your fish's home, you should wash your
gravel, if your fish's home has gravel. Click
here
for more about gravel washing.
Monthly Maintenance
There is a summary
below of the information on this page.
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Summary.
The list of maintenance tasks given on this page
will prevent stress and disease to
tropical
fish, goldfish, koi, and all the other inhabitants
of freshwater aquariums, fish bowls, and ponds.
This same schedule
can be used in aquariums, fish bowls, and fish ponds.
Of course you'll have to make some common sense
modifications. For example, fish bowls and ponds
usually do not have heaters or filters, so you won't
need to check those pieces of equipment. But there
is a lot in common in maintaining aquariums, fish
bowls, and ponds.
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Click
here now to go to another page in this web
site with Customer Comments and our Replies about
Aquarium Maintenance. |
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Click
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Special Interview on Pet Fish Talk about the EcoBio-Block
Family of Products, which are very effective at keeping
aquarium water clear. |
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