| Fish make excellent pets. You don't have
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| | to fit in your home, and you've figured
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| to have any
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| | out how many fish
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| special skills for them. You need only
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| | body inches that tank can support, the
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| have the right fish
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| | next step is to
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| and equipment, and then give them the
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| | select the fish you'd like to have for
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| right care.As a dry spectator to their
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| | your aquarium
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| watery world, you can actually
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| | community. Think this through before
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| lower your stress levels - their bright
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| | you start buying the
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| colors and graceful
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| | fish.Fish behavior is ultimately more
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| movements have a calming effect. You
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| | important to your
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| can enjoy them if you
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| | decisions than color and size. You are
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| have very little space, or if you
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| | creating a
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| haven't time for more
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| | community of living creatures in which
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| demanding pets.There are two types of
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| | all members are
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| aquariums: fresh water and salt
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| | forced to live, so plan ahead to save
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| water. Because fresh water aquariums
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| | some of your pets
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| are much easier to
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| | from becoming another pet's dinner.Each
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| maintain than salt water tanks, creating
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| | type of fish will prefer a different
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| a tropical fresh
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| | water level
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| water fish community is the best place
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| | within the tank. Here are just a couple
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| to start.When choosing the tank, you will
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| | of your many
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| need to consider two
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| | choices among many tropical fresh water
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| things in particular.
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| | fish families.The Anabantid Family. This
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| 1) Where the tank will fit in your home,
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| | is the family of the famous
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| because that is a
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| | and popular Siamese Fighting Fish.
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| determinant of the size of the tank.
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| | Since the males will
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| 2) The water surface area of the tank,
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| | fight to the death, it is critical that
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| which determines
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| | you only have one
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| the number of fish you can have.In
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| | male per tank. In the same family is
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| general, it doesn't matter how deep your
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| | the calm and peaceful
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| tank is so
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| | Gourami, which grow from 1 to 5 inches.
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| much as how much water surface area the
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| | The stunning Gold
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| tank shape creates.
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| | Gourami and the Kissing Gourami are two
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| This is because fish need oxygen, and it
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| | types.The Characin Family. This fish
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| comes to them
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| | family includes everything
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| through the water's surface. If you
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| | from the tiny neon tetra to the piranha
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| overcrowd a tank, the
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| | - which is not a
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| fish can suffocate!The following formula
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| | recommended pet! The beautiful tetras,
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| will help you decide on the right
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| | however, are
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| tank for the number of fish you'd like
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| | excellent for aquariums. They prefer
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| to have, given the
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| | the middle level of
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| space in your home that's available for
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| | the tank. The Hatchet Fish prefer the
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| the tank. For
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| | upper water levels.There are species in
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| every inch of fish body length, you'll
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| | the Characin Family for every water
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| need 12 square
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| | level. You will need groups of at least
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| inches of surface water area.So, let's
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| | 4 fish for the
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| say you have two one-inch Neon Tetras.
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| | schooling Characins to perform
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| That's 2
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| | satisfactory schooling
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| linear inches of fish times 12 square
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| | behaviors.Careful selection will make
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| inches of water
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| | your tank interesting and
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| surface apiece, which equals 24 total
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| | variable. Do your homework before you
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| square inches of
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| | start buying the
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| water surface needed for the Tetras to
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| | fish, and you will have long-term
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| have enough oxygen.A 5-inch by 6-inch
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| | pleasure in the community
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| rectangular tank would create 30 square
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| | you've created.Jeanine Hughes has
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| inches of surface. That would support
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| | developed her expertise about fish and
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| those two Tetras
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| | fishing over the course of a lifetime and
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| nicely, but wouldn't be big enough for
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| | enjoys sharing her interest with others.
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| three of them.Once you've thought about
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| the size of tank you have space
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| | Aquarium or Fishing Junky.
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