Why can't a new tank be stocked with many fish at once?

The nitrifying bacterial community needs time and a fixed substrate (filter media) to establish. Adding too many fish before the community is established lets ammonia and nitrite accumulate rapidly to lethal concentrations, killing large numbers of fish within a short time — this is new tank syndrome. The correct approach is to cycle the water first, and increase stocking step by step only after ammonia and nitrite test readings have returned to zero.

Can I do water changes with tap water directly?

No. Chlorine or chloramine in tap water is corrosive to fish gills, so the water must be treated with a dechlorinator before the change. Also, change small amounts often rather than one large change, and match the new water's temperature to the tank's as closely as possible — too large a temperature gap stresses or even shocks the fish.

Can aquarium water make people sick?

There is a contact risk. Mycobacterium marinum can infect through skin wounds contacting contaminated tank water, causing chronic granulomatous lesions on human hands; Aeromonas hydrophila and marine-tank-related Vibrio species can also infect through wounds, with higher risk for the immunocompromised. When changing water or cleaning the tank, anyone with hand wounds is advised to wear gloves.

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Why can't a new tank be stocked with many fish at once?: The nitrifying bacterial community needs time and a fixed substrate (filter media) to establish. Adding too many fish before the community is established lets ammonia and nitrite accumulate rapidly to lethal concentrations, killing large numbers of fish within a short time — this is new tank syndrome. The correct approach is to cycle the water first, and increase stocking step by step only after ammonia and nitrite test readings have returned to zero.
Can I do water changes with tap water directly?: No. Chlorine or chloramine in tap water is corrosive to fish gills, so the water must be treated with a dechlorinator before the change. Also, change small amounts often rather than one large change, and match the new water's temperature to the tank's as closely as possible — too large a temperature gap stresses or even shocks the fish.
Can aquarium water make people sick?: There is a contact risk. *Mycobacterium marinum* can infect through skin wounds contacting contaminated tank water, causing chronic granulomatous lesions on human hands; *Aeromonas hydrophila* and marine-tank-related *Vibrio* species can also infect through wounds, with higher risk for the immunocompromised. When changing water or cleaning the tank, anyone with hand wounds is advised to wear gloves.

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