One-on-one aquarium coaching in your home, anywhere in Cape Town. You do the work with us beside you, so you know what to do and why.
The six things that keep a planted tank clear. We cover what your tank needs most first.
Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH and KH. What the numbers mean, and what to do when one is off.
How much, how often, how to treat tap water, and how to match the temperature without a thermometer.
Where to cut each kind of plant, and how to replant the tops so the tank fills in instead of thinning out.
What each type of algae is telling you, and what a yellow, pale or holey leaf means.
Spotting a sick fish early, when to move it out, and how to quarantine new fish before they go in.
Cleaning the filter without crashing the tank. Light timing, heaters, and CO2 if you run it.
Both are one on one, in your home, with the same routine we follow on our paid care visits.
For a tank you already have, or one that's giving you trouble.
One 90-minute visit
R650 once-off
For a new tank or a first tank. Three visits over six weeks.
Three 90-minute visits
R1,500 for the course
The first six weeks are when most tanks go wrong.
Regular routes cover the southern peninsula. Further out, it's R150 extra a visit. Test kits, plants and fish aren't included. We'll tell you exactly what to buy, and what to skip.
We check the setup, plant it properly with you, and start the cycle. You learn the test kit.
Week 1
We test together, add the first fish, and you do your first trim and water change.
Week 3
You run the full routine while we watch and correct. We leave you the written plan.
Week 6
Some people learn it and love it. Others would rather just enjoy the tank. Care plans start at R550 a month, with a photo on WhatsApp after every visit.
See the care plansNot for the session. We bring ours. If you want to keep testing yourself, and you should, we'll tell you which kit to buy.
Yes. Most coaching happens on tanks people already own. Send a photo first and we'll tell you what we'd focus on.
If your tank has been running for a while, start with tank coaching. If it's new, or you're about to set one up, the new keeper course takes you through the first six weeks, when most tanks go wrong.
Yes. Kids pick it up fast, and it helps when everyone in the house knows the routine.
Freshwater tanks, from desk nanos to big planted tanks running CO2.
Yes. Book tank coaching again any time, for new fish, a rescape or a problem you can't solve.
The nine-page routine we teach in coaching, from water testing to sick fish. Read it before your session and you'll get more out of it.
Send a photo of your tank and tell us what you'd like to learn. We'll suggest the right option and a time that suits you.
Noordhoek, Kommetjie, Fish Hoek, Simon's Town, Kalk Bay and Muizenberg.
Tokai, Constantia, Hout Bay, the southern suburbs, the Atlantic Seaboard and the city centre.
Sessions on weekdays, 08:00 to 15:30. Messages answered seven days a week.
