Fish For The Aquarium
In This Section:
- Selecting the fish that are right for your aquarium
- Adding new fish to your aquarium
As you probably already know there are a lot of different species of fish out there. There are fish with different kinds of temperaments like community fish, fish with a semi-aggressive behavior and fish that are aggressive that will even eat smaller less aggressive fish if you put them in your aquarium. I made this mistake when I first started to add fish to my aquarium. When you're buying fish from a pet it is a very good idea to ask questions of the employees there, afterall that is what they are there for, right :). You should ask them questions about what kinds of fish they have that would go well with your existing fish. For example, if you are trying to start a community tank, then adding an aggressive or in some cases even semi-aggressive fish, is a bad idea since they will probably eat your smaller, less aggressive fish.
Small schooling fish make great first fish. Here is a list of some smaller schooling fish that you might want to think about when first adding fish to your aquarium:
- Most Species of Barbs
- Common Species of Rasboras
- Common Species of Danios
- Corydoras-schooling catfish
It is a good idea to have at least six or seven of these schooling fish in your aquarium. Try not to just add one or two of each because, remember, they are a schooling fish and they do a lot better if they have other fish of the same species to interact with. Not only will your fish be happier,you will also be able to watch your fish in their natural bahavior patterns instead of watching a bunch of fish that don't really want to live together. When adding new fish to your tank, you should make sure to test your water frequently to make sure that the ammonia level in your tank does't increase too much. As soon as the bacteria in your tank can grow to match the new increased population of fish in your tank you shouldn't have any problems with the ammonia level as a result of your newly added fish.
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