How to Care for Fish

Video Transcript

"Hi my name is Michael. And since you spent all that time decorating your tank and picking your fish out, I think it's really important that we talk about how to care for fish. One thing that you want to do when you're caring for your fish is, make sure you feed them properly. When you feed your fish only do it in small amounts, just put in a few small flakes at a time, watch your fish. You don't want to feed them anymore than what they're going to eat in about a 3 minute period, and you don't want a lot of food going down to the bottom, that's going to help pollute your tank if you do do that. The other thing you want to do is make sure that you check your fish regularly. Are they swimming around, are they active, do their fins look okay, is there anything unusual about them. Because if anything like that is going on you want to check with your local store and help them diagnose what the problem could be. Clean your tank on a regular basis, it's also very important. We've got gravel siphons to help you keep that gravel clean, do water changes. It's real important that you use your glass cleaners and so forth, so that you can keep the fronts of your tank clean and algae-free, and make sure you're using the proper chemicals. Replace your cartridge on a regular basis, and you're going to enjoy your fish tank. My name is Michael, and we talked about, how to care for fish."