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