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What Fish? A Buyer’s Guide to Tropical Fish: Essential Information to Help You Choose the Right Fish for Your Tropical Freshwater Aquarium (What Pet? Books)

Aug 9th, 2011
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What Fish? A Buyer's Guide to Tropical Fish: Essential Information to Help You Choose the Right Fish for Your Tropical Freshwater Aquarium (What Pet? Books)

Prospective tropical aquarium hobbyists will find vital information on many fish varieties–cichlids, swordtails, and many others. Readers will find tips on species identification, feeding, behavior, approximate and purchase prices. Quick-check data requirements are given regarding aquarium size, water temperature, food, compatibility with other fish, and much more. This title is one in Barron’s new series of pet buyer’s guides, all of them filled with practical information and approximately 250 vivid color

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Sustaining Freshwater Fish – How to Keep Goldfish Healthy in Your Aquarium

Mar 6th, 2011
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A pearl scale goldfish from The 6th "Pram...

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Freshwater fish are hardy and will generally adapt to most conditions without too much of a fuss. This is why we recommend them to any enthusiast with his or her first aquarium.

The Reed fish, the goldfish, the Banjo Catfish and the Bumblebee goby are a few examples of common freshwater fish. These fish can easily adapt themselves to peaceful and clean waters, but not to peaty water.

Once you have selected the breed you will then need to work on how to make them the most comfortable. For example the reed tank is not a favorite where goldfish are concerned.

1. Goldfish These fish love living in slowish and flowing areas. They can survive in a variety of temperatures, but make sure they have adequate plant life around them.

Outdoor garden pools are a great place to keep your goldfish, since the plant life would grow there on its own, once you’ve put in a few.

Pools receive enough sunlight and water for plant life to expand. The goldfish is a small colorful fish from Asian waters, and is a favorite breed for small aquariums, tanks and garden pools. (more…)


Setting up a Natural Amazon Themed Aquarium

Mar 3rd, 2011
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Most of the freshwater aquarium fish we find in our pet stores originate from the tropical river of the Amazon in South America. The Amazon has more variety of fish and plant life of all the rivers in the world put together.

The amazing variety and beauty of Amazonian fish and plants is what drew me to this style of aquarium. I have fallen in love with creating Amazon community tanks and re-creating the environment and natural eco-systems of this river.

The diversity of the Amazon River and its many streams means there are infinite ways in which you could create an Amazon theme, and the style and decor of your aquarium setup will depend on what sort of fish you wish to keep.

Today I will focus on setting up an Amazon themed aquarium suitable for Angelfish or Discus. These fish can grow quite large so it is recommended to have an aquarium at least 150-200 Litres or more in volume. They are also rather peaceful fish, so are very suitable for the community tank, so long as follow a few simple guidelines. (more…)


Selecting Your Aquarium Freshwater Fish

Mar 1st, 2011
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So, you’ve got your fish tank ready and you need a legion of swimming, cheerful fish to fill it, right? Well, slow down and decide exactly what sort of fish you want in your aquarium BEFORE buying!

If you are intending to have a community tank, you will want to select fish from the various tank levels, giving the aquarium a balanced feel. You may desire fish of a particular shape or size. Each person will have their own unique style. One point is sure, you have an aquarium and you require freshwater fish!

The fish type you select will take some thought on your part, particularly if you will be mixing species. Remember to research before buying anything, because you risk fish illness and ultimately death if you don’t!

Research Can Be Fun and Easy

Staff at a fish supply store should be able to tell you a lot about what you need to keep your potential fishes happy and healthy in their new home, and you might find that they’re more informed then you previously expected.

There is a lot of information needed when selecting your fish, of which some are: (more…)


Freshwater Fish Care – Tools That You Must Have

Feb 25th, 2011
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A small amateur aquarium – tank for 100 liters.

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If you are just starting out in the aquarium hobby, you probably want to consider getting a freshwater fish to start. They are easier to care for than saltwater fish and can usually withstand different water conditions.

This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t take good care of them; it just makes it easier to sustain the fish. When deciding on what kind of fish to get, you should get fish that are similar in needs.

Get fish that need the same kind of water temperature and pH. Also get fish that are similar in size. If you ever go to your tank and find the smallest fish missing, another one probably ate it.

When you purchase a tank there are a few things to get with it. Get gravel or something similar to line the bottom of tank. You will also need a filter and possibly a heater, depending on the fish. (more…)


Some Choices of Freshwater Fish to Beautify Your Aquarium

Jan 9th, 2011
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Aquarium can be a very beautiful improvement for your interior decor. Colors combination among various types of fish and vegetation will make your interior livelier. Mixing various types of fish will make your aquarium lovely, but you can also put a certain type of fish if you want to have easier care.

You can choose either saltwater or freshwater aquarium, but fresh water one will be more recommended if you want to have simpler care and treatment. Then, what are the best types of freshwater fish for aquarium?

Basically, you can find two categories of freshwater aquarium fish. The first one is livebearers that give birth to their young in their reproduction process, such as guppies and mollies.

The second category is egg-layers fish such as goldfish and neon tetra. This kind of freshwater fish releases their eggs once they are fertilized by the male fish. You can choose one among those categories.

Since freshwater fish also have attractive colors and have different sizes and shapes, people often choose more than a certain type of fish for their aquarium. The most popular type is goldfish, and you can also find them in wide varieties.

If you want to have the common ones, you can choose black moor, fantail, or veiltail. If you want to have the exotic ones, you can have oranda or ranchu. However, goldfish release a lot of waste, so you have to change the water regularly and install a good filtration system to maintain a good quality of water.

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Preparing Tropical Fish Aquariums Before Adding Fish

Oct 4th, 2009
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Gravel in a freshwater aquarium

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Author: John Hubert

Owning tropical fish can be a fun and enjoyable hobby for anyone, especially those with children who want pets that they know aren’t going to growl or snap at the kids! They’re relatively easy to care for and don’t need to be walked, groomed, or scooped up after.

But as easy as they are to take care of there are some things you need to do in order to prepare tropical fish aquariums before you actually add any fish. Just buying one and filling it with water isn’t enough for your fish to be happy and healthy in any way. So what do you need to do to tropical fish aquariums for them to be ready for your new pets?

For one thing most tropical fish aquariums have been sitting around for some time or have been packed in boxes to get sent to your pet supply store. They’re usually pretty dusty or even dirty when you get them home.

If they’re used of course they’ll need to be cleaned under any circumstances. But one mistake that many people make with tropical fish aquariums is using harsh cleansers or bleach to get them clean. (more…)


Tropical Fish Aquarium – How to Set Up Right Habitat for Your Fish

Sep 28th, 2009
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Author: Abhishek Agarwal

If you have the right habitat set up in your aquarium to suit your tropical fish you can rest assured that your fish will be happy and live long and healthy – perhaps even breed and add to the beauty of your tank.

If you are in the mood to have some tropical fish as pets in your aquarium you must know how to set up their home for them. You must also know something about their eating habits as well as their breeding habits.

Tropical fish need a fairly large tank like 3 cubic feet or more. The tank must have clean and fresh water along with the equipment to keep the water that way.

They need to have a lot of natural (not artificial) plants in the tank with a lot of gravel that some of them love to muzzle through. If the fish are comfortable in their natural habitat they will soon begin to breed adding to your pleasure of fish keeping. (more…)


Neon Tetras In Your Tropical Fish Aquarium

Sep 21st, 2009
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Author: Anthony Higgens

Probably the most popular tropical aquarium Tetra is the Neon Tetra. Originally from freshwater streams in Brazil, Columbia and Peru, it’s a peaceful, community fish and quite suitable for the beginner aquarist.

The Neon Tetra is a schooling fist and, as such, should always be kept with a community of 10 or so – they get lonely and sicken if alone. They prefer a somewhat dim environment so a few floating plants to filter the light is recommended as well as a dark substrate flooring.

In addition, place plenty of plants on the bottom of the tank for hiding spots– but leave enough room for some “open” swimming. Be aware that during the night, – when your Neon Tetra is hiding and resting – it will “turn off” it’s bright sparkling colors and it will look dull or dim. Light will gradually bring back their bright coloration.

The water temperature for Neon Tetras should be kept between 72F-78F degrees. Neon Tetras, in the wild are omnivores and eat a variety of foods including crustaceans, worms and small insects. They do love to eat, though, so be careful of over-feeding. Use a high quality flake food, with occasional supplements of daphnia, or brine shrimp for variety and they will do quite well. (more…)


Tropical Fish Aquariums: Do They Need to Be Different?

Sep 7th, 2009
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Author: Brittney Foster

Are you interested in adding a collection of fish to your home or your office? If so, have you decided which type of fish you would like to have displayed? When it comes to fish keeping, there are a relatively large number of individuals who are interested in owning tropical fish.

Are you one of those individuals? If so, you may be wondering what type of aquarium you need to purchase. Better yet, you may be wondering if you can use a traditional aquarium or if you need to have a tropical fish aquarium.

What type of aquarium you need to use for tropical fish is one of the most commonly asked questions, especially among first-time tropical fish owners. When searching for aquariums, you may come across fish tanks that are labeled or described as being tropical fish aquariums.

This leads many individuals to believe that they need to have a special tropical fish aquarium to own a set of tropic fish. Honestly, that isn’t always the case. (more…)


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