Tropical Fish Hobbyist Garden Nursery Landscaping Guide
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By Suzzie T Franklin
If you are a tropical fish hobbyist, or if you have ever considered
such a hobby, then you probably have a tendency to find excuses
to wander over to your neighborhood aquarium store. If that is
the case, then you are definitely not alone. People love to find
reasons to visit exotic aquariums and review their options with
the vivid varieties of tropical fish displayed there.
The true tropical fish hobbyist must be disciplined and resist
the intense impulse to simply buy a new fish or two for your home
tropical aquarium only because it caught your eye. Experienced
aquarists know that there are major risks involved when incompatible
tropical fish species are put into the same tank.
Compatibility Of New Fish With Your Existing Fish
If you add a new species to your aquarium community without doing
diligent research first about the compatibility of the new fish
with your existing inhabitants, then you could wake up to find
some of your smaller fish have disappeared or some of the larger,
meeker fish have mysterious wounds on them.
Of course, this does not mean that you cannot add a nice array
of different kinds of tropical fish to your beautiful aquarium.
But, it does mean that the responsible tropical fish hobbyist
will be sure that any newcomer who is introduced into the tropical
fish tank is not a predator of the existing fish in the tank.
Also, you must be sure that the newcomer will not simply be fish
food to predatory tropical fish that you may already have.
Keeping A Variety Of Tropical Fish In Your Tank
Having a variety of different fish in the tropical fish aquarium
certainly makes the watery community more fun and interesting
to the tropical fish hobbyist and others. The trick is simply
to know enough about the different fish you already have and any
you want to introduce, so that you can avoid problems.
Here are some of the different requirements that should be addressed
for each of the inhabitants, current or future, of your tropical
fish community.
Living Conditions - As a tropical fish
hobbyist with a thriving aquarium, you must know what the natural
habitats are of the various fish. You will need to know if they
need to be in soft acidic water, or if they need hard alkaline
water to thrive. You also need to be aware of whether the species
need water that has a high oxygen content, or if they are able
to survive in less than perfect conditions.
Fish Food - Relying on an all-purpose flake
food for your fish may not be sufficient to meet the nutritional
needs of some varieties of tropical fish in your aquarium. The
variance in size and structure of the mouths of fish can offer
clues about their feeding habits and whether they are herbivores,
carnivores or omnivores, and if they are bottom feeders or surface
feeders.
Behavioral Issues - Every experienced tropical
fish hobbyist knows that the aquarium community you put together
will be happier and healthier if the general disposition of the
different varieties of tropical fish in an tropical fish tank
are similar. No one, not even fish, likes to live with bullies.
Remember that aggressive and hyperactive fish varieties will constantly
harass more timid and passive species if they live in the same
tropical aquarium environment.
Aquarium Decoration - The aquatic landscape
of your tropical aquarium should replicate the natural habitat
of the species you have as much as possible. Fish that school
need to have open spaces, while the territorial types need to
have things like rocks and driftwood to mark their areas. And,
the shy ones need to have plants, rocks or decorative accessories
to give them protective cover.
Knowing these unique differences in the various species of tropical
fish will be a great help to the concerned tropical fish hobbyist
who wants to create not only a beautiful tropical aquarium, but
a healthy and thriving community of happy fish. Taking the time
to do a bit of research before making any purchases of new fish
will be well worth the time.
With good choices in tropical fish combinations, you will be
able to relax and enjoy your aquarium rather than worrying about
the well-being of the inhabitants.
About the Author:
Suzzie T Franklin has written a number of articles on pets, gardening and landscaping including
Window Bird Feeders,
Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder,
Cherry Blossom,
Bamboo Plants,
Zen Garden,
Wire Topiary Frames,
The Japanese Garden,
Bonsai Trees.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Little Known Aquarium Fish Facts....
At one point or another in your life you have probably been in
a pet store. Along one side was a wall of aquariums. Freshwater
fish, saltwater fish and assorted plants for sale beckoned you
to come look closer.
Freshwater fish are a joy to own but nothing quite compares to
the vibrancy of tropical aquariums. Yes, it does require reading
and at first the initial costs can seem overwhelming but rest
assured that there are websites that can help you fill your aquarium
and keep it stocked with supplies.
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