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The Importance of Plants in Your Aquarium
The Equipment for Your Aquarium
The first decision you need to make when setting up your aquarium is the kind of fish you want to raise. Many things are dependant on this decision:
* How many hiding places will we need?
* Can we plant a jungle, or just a few garden spots?
* Will we be breeding fish?
* Do we want to set up a decorative display just for viewing them?
* Are we going to study their behavior?
* Do we want to photograph them?
* What types of decorations do we want (divers, sunken treasure chests, rocks)?
Since the fish don't care one way or the other, these are decisions we will make for them. Kinda fun, isn't it?
It isn't a good idea to put clam shells or other items from the ocean in a fresh water tank, even though many do just that. It tends to harden the water, which isn't conducive for the health of tropical fish. (Most tropical fish come from soft water areas.)
There are many considerations that are important to fish:
* Do they need to be able to hide in caves?
* Do they need to find shelter from above with roots or plants?
* Some fish need a jungle to hide in, and it is important that they be able to hide from the other inhabitants of the aquarium.
* Some fish need lots of room to swim.
You can get further information on the needs of different fish by reading up on them -- either check online or get a good book on setting up aquariums.
These books can also help you decide how many and what type of fish to choose for the size aquarium you have.
If you ever have the opportunity to view fish and plants in their natural habitat, you will see that water isn't always crystal clear, plants don't always grow from the bottom, and most habitats are completely plant-free!
See Also:
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, New Orleans
Setting Up a Specialized Aquarium
What Causes the Schooling of Fish?
It is fascinating to observe schools of fish, as they appear to dance around your aquarium. There are distinguishing relationships among schooling fish:
* The students of a fish school do not know each other one-on-one.
* There is no limit to the number in the school.
* They seek each other's company; this is social attraction.
* A school is not attached to a specific part of the aquarium.
You can put several types of schooling fish in one tank, and you should ask your pet store manager which types are compatible to each other. |
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Feeding Your Fish
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Preparing Your Aquarium's Water
Heating Your Aquarium
Tropical decorative fish require temperatures ranging from 75-79 degrees. Since this is higher than most room temperatures, the water needs to be heated.
The fortunate few can afford a room strictly for their aquariums and can maintain their aquariums with the room temperature, the rest of us will need to use an aquarium heater.
Because of the moisture in these aquarium rooms, they are also ideal for plant rooms; however, they are very limited for use in any other way.
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