The Equipment for Your Aquarium

The first decision you need to make when setting up your aquarium is the kind of fish you want to raise. Many things are dependant on this decision:
* How many hiding places do we need?
* Can we plant a jungle, or just a few garden spots?
* Will we be breeding fish ?
*Do we want to set up a decorative display just for viewing them?
* Are we going to study their behaviour?
*Do we want to photograph them ?
* What type of decorations do we want (divers, sunken treasure chests, rocks) ?
Since the fish don't care one way or the other, these are the decisions we will make for them, kind of fun, isn't it? It isn't a good idea to put clam shells or other items from the ocean in a fresh water tank, even though many do just that. It tends to harden the water, which isn't conducive to the health of tropical fish.( Most tropical fish come from soft water areas.) There are many considerations that are important to fish:
*Do they need to be able to hide in caves?
*Do they need to find shelter from above with roots or plants?
*Some fish need a jungle to hide in, and it is important that they be able to hide from the other inhabitants of the aquarium.
*Some fish need lots of room to swim. You can get further information on the needs of different fish by reading up on them -- get a good book on setting up aquariums. (see:>>
http://universalwebserver.com/tiatan787/ (at Amazon Book store) These books can help you decide how many and what type of fish to choose for the size aquarium you have. If you ever have the opportunity to view fish and plants in their natural habitat, you will see that water isn't always crystal clear, plants don't always grow from the bottom, and most habitats are completely plant free!

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