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Tropical Freshwater Fish
by Tim Barney
Category : Pets and Animals |
Tropical freshwater fish has varies of types with not just colors, but also size and species. There many types of tropical freshwater fish such as Rainbows, Danios, Barbs, and the butterfly loach. Although most tropical freshwater fish can be relatively easy to care for it is important to educate yourself before buying tropical freshwater fish because without proper understanding of their needs your new hobby could become extremely expensive. Choosing the right ones and making the right decisions is crucial for success. Keeping tropical fish is a great pastime that can bring immense happiness. Before doing so, however, there are several key points that you need to be aware of - or the whole exercise could end up in great disappointment.
You will need to know how to set up an aquarium, understand the size you will need for the amount of fish you are hoping to keep. You should be changing water of your aquarium regularly. Frequent water change is better for tropical fish care and it will not cause stress and shouldn't interfere with the biological cycle of the aquarium. You should get largest aquarium possible. When you have bigger aquarium tropical fish will have more flexibility to more around. Select plants, rocks, gravel, wood etc properly to give your set-up better look. You have to make sure you become familiar with setting up aquarium.
Feed fishes 2 to 3 times a day. And don't over feed them to ensure better fish care. Instead of giving one big feed you can give two small feedings. Extra feeding will also give poor aquarium water quality and will increase stress levels of your fish. One of the very important tips for tropical fish is to give fish a proper diet of about 35% of protein, 10% of fat. Fish diet should also have amino acids.
You fish should not in direct sunlight as that will increase the water temperature and will create green algae problem. Don't adjust water temperature abruptly. You should check water, temperature, pH, hardness, etc every day.
Be aware of diseases, one of the most common tropical fish diseases is white spot, this is caused by a parasite you will know if this has affected you tropical fish as you will notice white spots on the fishes scales. White spot is a very irritating disease for tropical fish, if you notice your fish rubbing themselves against objects or plants this could be a sign of infection. It is important to treat white spot immediately. It can kill tropical fish within a few days and will be spread to others in the tank.
Tropical fish get very stressed when they are moved around, and this makes them susceptible to disease, so any reputable shop will quarantine new fish for a couple of weeks after they receive delivery. I personally always like to check that the dealer has quarantine tanks set aside for this purpose, and if they don’t, do ask what their policy is regarding new fish.
Owning tropical fish can provide you with immense enjoyment and can become a wonderful hobby that not only you but other will benefit from also. By knowing all the facts you will be able to purchase an aquarium and tropical fish that will be an enjoyment and pleasure to keep. I hope this article was informative.
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