| So you are planning on setting up a home salt | | | | and still others fully pretty much anything, including |
| water aquarium, and you are in the planning stage | | | | smaller fish. This is one reason why you may |
| of deciding what type of fish to buy. Since you | | | | want to think twice about mixing large and small |
| can not always trust the well meaning people who | | | | fish in the same tank. Small fish tend to be nice |
| work in the pet store, as they may not be very | | | | food for large fish. To make things more |
| experienced, you do some of your own research. | | | | complicated, some fish like to be on the surface |
| This article will give you some tips and | | | | while others are bottom feeders. You need to |
| suggestions on how to pick out your fish. | | | | choose fish that are compatible with each other |
| One thing that you must realize is that salt water | | | | as far as her eating habits, otherwise your fish |
| fish can be really expensive. Some fish can cost | | | | care will be much more complicated. |
| as much as $500. This is one of the most obvious | | | | You need to also ask yourself, or research, |
| reasons why you really need to plan your fish | | | | whether the fish that you are trying or thinking of |
| before you buy any. Here are some things you | | | | buying our territorial or not. If they are, and you |
| may or may not have thought about. | | | | need to make sure that your tank is large enough |
| In the fish world, size does matter. If you're | | | | to accommodate their needs, otherwise, undue |
| looking to get a very large fish, and you need to | | | | stress will be placed on everyone in the tank. Try |
| keep in mind that you will need a large tank. | | | | to avoid mixing fish together who tend to be |
| Larger fish need a lot more room to move about | | | | natural enemies. Sometimes you'll find that some |
| plus, they tend to eat a lot more than smaller fish. | | | | breeds like to feed on others so obviously if you |
| When you take into account the size of your fish | | | | want keep your fish tank population up and |
| in the size of your tank you will have a general | | | | healthy, you might not want to mix them. |
| idea of how many fish you will be able to keep. | | | | As you can see, with all things dealing with a salt |
| Overcrowding a tank can put stress on all of your | | | | water aquarium, you must do a lot of planning |
| fish making them more susceptible to disease and | | | | before you can go out and buy anything, and |
| other sicknesses due to stress and poor war | | | | remember the most important factor of all... |
| conditions. | | | | choose your fish and your tank equipment after |
| What your fish eat is another large consideration. | | | | you have chosen the perfect spot for your |
| Some fish are carnivores, others are herbivores, | | | | aquarium. |