Freshwater Aquarium Fish
Freshwater tanks are a lot easier to maintain than a saltwater aquarium. The fresh water fish may not be easy to keep but the set up is a lot less complicated, you do not have to be chemist to run one of these tank set ups. Basically in your tank should be your filter, your heater and your lights. You will also need a thermometer. After the tank has been sitting for a few weeks getting the bacteria to cycle then it is ready for some freshwater fish!
There are different kinds of fresh water fish that you can get. There are of course large and small and different species of each. If you are just starting out and your tank is only for decorative purposes then stick with small fish, but if you see this as becoming a great hobby and you are going to stick to it then dont bother with small fish as they are a waste of money, it is better to get the bigger fish! Bigger species of fish arent harder to keep than smaller ones, just different. When I say bigger species I dont mean that they are bigger to start of with, but most of the bigger species can grow to at least half a foot long. Cichlids and Malawi's are the usual favourites of fish enthusiasts, although they are both freshwater fish they both need different types of fresh water.
African Malawi's prefer hard water, and a lower PH. American cichlids like to have a different temperature and PH level. Also there is a certain type of fish, known as Discus which is very, very expensive and hard to keep. There PH level has to be maintained almost exact throughout their tank life or it can result in death, they also like their temperature higher than most fresh water fish, nearly thirty degrees.
When choosing your fresh water fish make sure that they are fish that you like! Not to mention make sure that the fish that you choose are going to be relatively easy for you to keep, there is no point in purchasing hard to keep fish if you are not going to spend the time and take on the responsibility to look after them! Fish are living creatures to and they need a lot of looking after, so dont purchase them if you are not prepared to do so. The finished round aquarium
Here is the finished aquarium. Looks a bit like a Mayan temple right ?
I put 6 Black Tetra and 2 crayfish.
They are not trying to eat each others, yet.
All the things inside the aquarium are from the Dollard Store. There is 4 ceramic pots that I cut a hole through and hot glued them together. Even the plants are from $ Store. So it was a very cheap aquarium to make.
Author: simpledate
Keywords: round aquarium tank tetra crayfish acrylic
Added: December 1, 2007
My Pond, Fish & The Surrounding Area!
Here I got a video of some of the baby fish in my pond, its rare that they come out when somebody is stood at the pond, so i felt this would make a good video, I also gave a quick tour of the whole pond area, and I also showed a small I found and fed some greens, hope you enjoyed the video!
Author: HordeFTL
Keywords: Pond fish aquatic wildlife english common snail insect waterfall rocks plants weed leech water boatmen skater gnome ligh
Added: July 15, 2008
Sugar, Jaws, and Lobsterback
Two of our goldish fry, Sugar (orange) and Jaws (yellow), in their new tank. They're the same age, believe it or not--almost a year now. Their daddy, Lobsterback, is in with them temporarily. Sugar has uprooted most of the potted plants, thus the empty pots!
Author: urocyonc
Keywords: aquatic fish aquarium goldfish
Added: May 4, 2008
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