| How to | | | | alkalinity. Since, fish require a degree of |
| | | | hard water it is advised that you purchase a |
| Fish care is extensive, since it depends on | | | | pH buffer, as well as a test kit. |
| the type of fish you have. If you have | | | | |
| damsels, which are saltwater fish then you | | | | If you have mollies, the fish can get used to |
| should have a large reef tank, or marine | | | | salt water. However, freshwater fish |
| tank. Damsels are resilient, which the fish | | | | typically desire unadulterated water. Mollie |
| are capable of withstanding harsh water | | | | fish are inexpensive fish as well. The fish |
| conditions. In addition, the fish do not fuss | | | | then can live in higher or lower pH balanced |
| over what they eat. Damsels however are not | | | | waters. To adapt the fish to saltwater, you |
| in distress; rather the fish can be | | | | want to start out by keeping the fish bagged |
| aggressive. It is recommended that you put no | | | | in water and slowly drenching the fish over |
| more than two damsels in the same tank. If | | | | an 8-hour period in saltwater. You want to |
| you add, more damsels or different fish | | | | remove water from the bags before it |
| prepare to lose money. If you intend to add | | | | overflows. Once you adapt the mollies to |
| other types of fish, make sure the creatures | | | | saltwater, you can prepare them for tank |
| are aggressive also. Otherwise, purchase a | | | | water. However, it is recommended that you |
| new tank to store less aggressive, or | | | | avoid mixing the mollies with aggressive |
| delicate fish. | | | | fish, such as the 3-striped damsels, etc. |
| | | | |
| If you haven't purchased saltwater fish at | | | | Akin to the damsels, is the clown fish. The |
| this time, look for the yellow tail damsels, | | | | clownfish are also resilient. However, these |
| blue damsels, and so on, since these fish are | | | | fish find it difficult to adapt to new |
| less aggressive. The Domino and 3-striped | | | | environments. Since clownfish are very |
| damsels are much more aggressive. Most people | | | | protective, yet the fish typically battle |
| purchase damsels, since the fish are easiest | | | | other clown fish. Like damsels and other |
| to take care of, as well the fish are not as | | | | saltwater fish, the fish prefer reef tanks. |
| costly as other types of fish. | | | | Reef tanks include underwater ridges, which |
| | | | houses rocks and coral within the body of |
| If you have other types of fish, you want to | | | | water. The water top is right below or |
| maintain the tank, making sure that the | | | | slightly above the surface. |
| waters hardness is balanced. Waters alkali is | | | | |
| concentrated and measured in terms of pH. It | | | | How to care for shrimp: |
| depends on the amount of magnesium and | | | | |
| calcium dissolved in fish water, as to how | | | | Shrimp (NO I didn't call you a shrimp) fish |
| hard the water is measured. Carbonates, | | | | include a variety of fish which each differ |
| hydroxides, bicarbonates, borates, and | | | | slightly in their need for care. The clean |
| silicates dissolved in water determine the | | | | shrimps have a white strip on red down the |
| alkalinity balance. You want to purchase test | | | | center of their back. This fish is one of the |
| kits to balance hardness in fish water. Test | | | | fewer shrimps to have, since maintenance is |
| kits include a measuring device, which | | | | relatively a low demand. You should keep the |
| expresses pH, alkinity, and hardness of water | | | | clean fish in a low capacity fish tank. That |
| in PPM. (Parts per million) For instance, | | | | is, do not add more than 4 fish to a single |
| hard water is measured at 100, yet it can | | | | tank. |
| reach as high as 200 in hardness and | | | | |