alpacasqueak
Forum Donator 2022/23
The community tank I probably spend a couple of hours a week on as it’s got lots of plants that need trimming and sorting out (aquascaping as they call it!) and weekly water changes of about 30-35%. The goldie a bit less as she destroys everything and eats all of her plants, so mainly just water changes and tidying up (poo machines like pigs and eat lots of veg!).Does it take a lot of maintenance. Your tank
I’ve had them both 12 years now so know what I’m doing a lot more, I was quite nervous when first started the tank! But definitely have a good read up, it’s making sure the tank is fully cycled before adding fish etc and then just good maintenance really (I do weekly tests with the water too to make sure no ammonia and nitrites). Once you’re a bit more comfortable doing stuff it’s really enjoyable keeping fishies