Aquarium Fish
You have the set up and now all you need is the fish to go in it, but what to choose? Do you want to start of small? Or do you want to dive right into the deep end, pardon the pun. The best thing to do it is to talk it over with your local fish shop. But they will advise you exactly the same as what I am going to advise you. If you see this as becoming a really good hobby then dont bother will small fish as this is just a waste of time and money, but if this is just a fad or is for your kids or whatever, then small fish is the way to go.
Small aquarium fish can be anything from tetras to angel fish, they are usually brightly coloured and tend to eat fish flakes rather than fish meat. The smaller fish tend to be for decorative purposes as they are very shiny and create a lot of bright silvers under the right aquarium lights. They are simple fish with no personality and they are no fun at all! These kinds of fish are for simple decorative aquarium set ups and suit people who want a low maintenance tank.
Larger fish however, such as cichlids and African fish are a lot harder to keep. They are the harder fish in general though, so your fish mortality rate is pretty low, unlike smaller weaker fish. The problem or should I say fascination with cichlids is that they are cannibals. If there is a smaller fish in the tank then say good bye to it as it won't be there much longer! They eat fish meat and dont try to feed them any less, they will not be happy. Different types of cichlids are available. They do not all look the same, there are Oscars (my personal favorite) which you can have tiger, red or albino. There are black belts, there are jaguar cichlids and the list does go on. The types of fish require a lot of filter and gravel cleaning as they have high amounts of waste. A breeding pair of cichlids is worth a lot of money! Cichlids in general are more expensive as they tend to be larger (we have a tank of 5-6 one and a half foot Oscars). Just remember that these fish like the tank. Set up the tank how you like but it may not stay that way for long. I could go on forever about cichlids but Ill leave it there for now.
So depending on what the reasons for your aquarium is depends on the type of fish for the aquarium that you should get. Smaller more decorative tanks need smaller more decorative aquarium fish. But the bigger the tank the bigger the fish! Put in some big boys and let them do the talking! Pacu Eatin' Asparagus
He's hungry and he knows who has the food.
Author: joeyakafishboy
Keywords: Fish pacu pac parahna parana tank aquarium eating food home made gallon gal gall big huge monster asparagus maxi jet
Added: September 30, 2008
Red Belly Pacu Monster Fish fight - Intense!
12' Red Belly Pacu vs 7' Red Belly Pacu go head to head.
I rescued these from an aquarium where they were crammed into a very small tank (smaller than a foot in length, the tank was actually meant to house a single flowerhorn!). Initially, they got along well, playing chase at the most in their new 2.25 feet home. Now, they spend hours fighting each other with open jaws! Understandably, in a fight, size does matter. The 12' Red Belly Pacu has only a few scratches on its body but the smaller 7' one has several and even gets his fins torn every once in a while; but amazingly, their body repair mechanism seems to work like magic. Scratches and torn fins get healed in under 48 hours.
I am faced with the only option of giving one of them away if this continues as each fight gets more and more intense, and there's water all over my floor thanks to all the splashing and jumping around.
Any suggestions guys on what i should do? The aquarium owner who sold them to me said that he never had any such problem in the 6 months (yes 6 whole months!) that he had housed them in the mini tank. But then again, they had barely enough space to breathe let alone fight!
Author: deejaykoolio
Keywords: red belly pacu feeding diet aquarium monster fish tank fight
Added: October 2, 2008
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