| Setting up your first fish tank can be exciting but | | | | important to note that they don't act aggressively |
| there are a lot of choices to make not the least | | | | towards other fish so having one male and one |
| of which is choosing freshwater tropical fish that | | | | female is fine and they are quite easy to care for. |
| will get along and thrive in your tank. A novice | | | | Loaches can be an Interesting tropical fish to add |
| aquarist needs fish that are rather hardy and | | | | to your tank although you'll need to watch out |
| easy to take care of. Luckily, there are plenty of | | | | because some among like to bury themselves in |
| beautiful and exciting tropical fish that fit the bill.the | | | | the gravel and you'll never see the down things! |
| first time aquarium owner might be wise to start | | | | they usually get along great with other fish and, |
| with guppies. Sometimes you can find them as | | | | with the exception of the Yoyo loach they should |
| juveniles and buy them pretty inexpensively but | | | | be kept in pairs. If you want to keep your loachs |
| the juveniles are rather boring to look at it you | | | | happy, however, you will need to provide some |
| might want to go with a mature fish which will | | | | decorations for them to hide in. |
| probably only cost a couple bucks anyway. | | | | There are many different types of Barbs that |
| Guppies are great starter fish since they are quite | | | | can be quite pretty and they are very easy to |
| social and will get along with most of the other | | | | keep but you won't want to put them in a tank if |
| fish to want to put your tank. They are one of | | | | you are expecting to have fish with long fans like |
| the easiest fish to care for and are so hardy that | | | | angelfish or long tail guppies since the barbs like to |
| you may often find that they are reproducing | | | | bite at the fins and shred them. If you are |
| writing your tank without you even trying. | | | | thinking about keeping Barbs than you want to |
| Another great freshwater tropical fish for the | | | | buy it leased for as they like to be kept in |
| beginner is the tetra. These fish on the small side | | | | groups.unfortunately some of the more exotic |
| and they like to hang around in the school so they | | | | freshwater tropical fish such as angelfish are not |
| can make a nice display in your fish tank if you | | | | as easy to keep in you may want to hold off |
| have seven or nine of them swarming around | | | | Into you have more experience. Angelfish, while |
| together. They like to be in a school of six or | | | | they look delicate, can actually be bullies and me |
| more fish and are good community fish which | | | | your smaller fish. On the other hand, many kinds |
| rarely act aggressively towards other fish. | | | | of fish like to shred their fins so they themselves |
| If you're looking for larger tropical fish for your | | | | may be attacked depending on the other fish you |
| tank and you might think about investing in the | | | | have. One solution, of course, is to have only |
| gourami. these fish should be bought in pairs - a | | | | angelfish in your tank. Either way, they are |
| male and female as the males are aggressive | | | | happiest when they are in a group of two or |
| towards each other. Having said that, it's | | | | more fish. |