How To Keep Tropical Fish The Easy Way
Congratulations - you have chosen to keep tropical fish! Welcome to a wonderful hobby and hours upon hours of amusement. But let us face it - aquariums are hard work, a lot of hard work and sacrifice. Here are just some of the things you have to do - feed the fish, aerate and clean your aquarium, provide light and nutrients to live plants (if applicable) and prevent your aquarium from growing algae.
It may take a lot of work sometimes, but this hobby is very rewarding as you’ll soon see.
Hokay, let’s stop dilly-dallying here - time to get those brass tacks out of the way: That’s why this quick guide is here - to educate newcomers to the aquarium hobby about the things they need to come up with. Regardless if you are keeping saltwater or freshwater fish, here are the bare necessities for your aquarium hobby:
First, an aquarium. If memory serves me right, the fish stay there.
The aquarium stand. To provide support for the aquarium.
Your choice of filters. The three main types of filters are chemical, mechanical and biological.
Lighting. This is more than just aesthetic, as it helps live plants thrive.
A tank hood. This can minimize evaporation and prevent foreign objects, or even your cat’s grubby paws, from introducing themselves to your fish.
You should have decorations. Two words - go nuts. There are a wide range of decorations available nowadays, so you can decorate your tank however you like. You’ll also want a background to hide the wires.
What is substrate? This is basically the sand or gravel you use for the bottom of your aquarium.
Your pick of plants. There’s 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 people’s room temperature.
Chemical filtration. Yes, chemicals - we are referring to chemical filtration, which purges harmful gases from the water as it is filtered through a carbon device. You may not always need this but it is highly recommended and very convenient.
A thermometer. I personally prefer the ones with liquid crystals inside…the plastic strip variety.
A small net. For getting debris out of the aquarium.
Cleaning supplies (such as a scrubby on a stick, a small round brushand a bucket reserved solely for aquarium use)
Fish food. Goes without saying.
And before we forget…let us not forget the most important thing(s) of all…your fish!
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