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How To Keep Tropical Fish

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So you want to keep tropical fish and have a stunning aquarium sitting in your living room or anywhere else in your house for that matter. Maybe you wish to breed topical fish in the future as a hobby or even make a living from it. If your thinking of getting tropical fish then there is a few rules you must obey in order for it to be an exciting, stress free experience you will enjoy and not regret.

The first thing you need to do is take it slow and plan. There are so many things that can go wrong with tropical fish if you don't plan and research. You will not know which fishes are going to live together without chaos and you need to know what water conditions and equipment some species require. You need to know which tropical fish will breed easily and which only experts should attempt.

The best thing you could do is research into keeping tropical fish so then you can plan your course of action.

Keeping tropical fish can be a very relaxing, rewarding hobby but it can also become stressful if you don't get the right advice so be sure to check that book out.

If you already have in mind where you want the aquarium to go then please make sure it meats these few requirements:

1)It is not in direct sunlight. This is important as the temperature can become too warm.

2)It is on a level, hard surface. Water weighs a lot and the surface needs to be very strong that it is on. It also needs to be level so the water level will be level

3)It is main an electrical socket. You don't want wires laying on the ground so make sure you have got a couple of spare sockets near by.

How To Keep Tropical Fish

So youve decided to keep tropical fish! Welcome to this unique and fascinating hobby. But before we get ahead of ourselves, we need to realize that aquariums can be a lot of work. You have to keep the water in your aquarium clean and aerated, the fish have to have enough food, if you use live plants they will need light and nutrients, and you have to keep the algae under control.

It may take a lot of work sometimes, but this hobby is very rewarding as youll soon see.

Okay...enough talk, lets get to the point:

If youre just starting out, you need to know what you need to buy to get started. Heres a list of the essentials that you need, no matter if you keep saltwater or freshwater fish:

An aquarium To keep you fish in.

An aquarium stand To support your new aquarium.

Filtration equipment Filters can be chemical, mechanical and biological.

Lights To help live plants grow, and to enhance the colors of your fish.

A tank hood To reduce evaporation, and stop anything (such as a cats paw) from getting in.

Decorations These can be anything you decide. There are a wide range of decorations available nowadays, so you can decorate your tank however you like. Youll also want a background to hide the wires.

Substrate This is basically the sand or gravel you use for the bottom of your aquarium.

Plants Theres a wide range of plants you can choose for your aquarium nowadays, including live and plastic plants.

Heater Tropical fish require a water temperature that is slightly higher than most peoples room temperature.

Chemicals By chemicals, I mean chemical filtration, which gets rid of harmful gases that the water picks up as it passes through a carbon filter. Its not always needed, but it is very easy to use and its better for your fish.

Thermometer the plastic strip one with liquid crystals are best.

A net For scooping things out of your aquarium.

Cleaning supplies (such as a scrubby on a stick, a small round brush

and a bucket reserved solely for aquarium use)

Fish food to feed your fish, obviously.

And last, but not least youll need the fish!

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