Thursday, January 11, 2007

Betta Fish Care

Taking care of Fish and Aquariums
by John Ugoshowa

If you own fish and aquariums, you should have already researched to know how to take care of your fish and aquarium. If you have not, then it is important that you research, asked questions, read materials, etc, which will help you provide proper care to your fish and tank.

If you plan to purchase non-marine and marine fish combined, you will need to consider a variety of details. The one thing you want to avoid is inserting aggressive and non-aggressive fish into the same tank. Unless you want to lose money, this is the best recommendation anyone can offer you. Damsels are aggressive fish, which the fish are typically starter fish. Fish owners tend to start with damsels, since the fish are inexpensive and require less maintenance and attention. It is recommended that you only put two of the same or similar fish in a single aquarium.

In addition to fish, you will need to purchase with your aquarium test kits, buffers, filters, gravel, floss, and so on. It is important to keep fish water fresh. If you have, saltwater fish you will need to add salt every two weeks. In addition, you can purchase fish that will adapt well to saltwater, especially if you have primarily saltwater fish in your tank.

How to maintain freshwater fish Common freshwater fish will adapt to nearly any type of tank. Saltwater fish tend to do well in reef tanks. Since freshwater fish will adapt to a variety of tanks, it is easier to take care of the fish. In fact, freshwater fish is recommended for beginners. In the category of freshwater fish are the tropical fish and the Coldwater fish. To help you get started we can consider aquariums. More...

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Marine and Freshwater Fish Aquarium Care
by John Ugoshowa

How to plan your aquarium and more

If you purchased freshwater fish and aquarium, you have a couple different approaches you can take to plan setup. For example, you can plan a natural aquarium approach, or an ornamental approach. Keep in mind that scientifically there is no such thing as a natural approach in fish care. Fish were intended to be outdoors, not indoors. However, you can substitute making the tank as close to natural as possible. Aquarium fish live based on their adaptability to changing conditions. Fish have a natural will to live, and although you maintain the fish tank, the fish is the sole reason of his survival.

Aquariums are uncharacterized, since the containers isolate the fish from its beneficial biosphere. In summary tank atmospheres, have organic parameters that differ from natural atmospheres. Captive fish (Freshwater fish, saltwater, tropical and coldwater fish) have the ability to survive in aquariums regardless of the differences. However, the fish rely on humans, since humans must detect weakening water conditions, or environmental conditions. In addition, fish caregivers must be able to prevent such conditions from occurring. To relate to this you must learn more about aquariums and the types of water fish require for surviving. More...

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Fish Care and Aquarium Tips
by John Ugoshowa

How to care for freshwater fish.

Advantages of choosing freshwater fish is that the fish will adapted nearly too any type of Aquarium. In addition, freshwater fish are easier to take care of than saltwater fish. Accordingly, freshwater fish is ideal for beginners. Freshwater fish include the tropical and the Coldwater fish. Regardless of the type of fish you decide to raise however, you want to consider tanks first. Saltwater fish tend to do best in Reef Tanks. Reef tanks have underwater ridges, which is similar to oceanography ridges, in that the reef tanks include rock and coral. The tank is filled with water, which the top of the water is just above or below the surface.

Goldfish would not benefit from reef tanks, since these fish receive their oxygen intake from the surface of the aquarium.

Brief Goldfish History Goldfish are diminutive ornamental fish, which are generally orange-red. The fish come from native eastern Asia waters, which these fish are commonly stored in tanks, aquariums, or ponds. Goldfish got its Latin name from Carassius Auratus. More...

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