| Many people buy tropical fish, and indeed tropical | | | | forums online, where people will be able to tell you |
| fish make ideal pets. They are great as a starter | | | | what you need to buy in order to keep tropical |
| pet, they don't need as much room as say a dog | | | | fish, what tropical fish work well together, and |
| and they are generally cheaper to look after than | | | | answer all sorts of questions. |
| many other exotic pets. Sadly however, many | | | | Get to know the compatibility of fish before you |
| people buy them without really knowing what | | | | buy them |
| they are doing, and so many tropical fish die both | | | | Some fish simply do not go well together. There |
| young and unhappy, no matter how well-meaning | | | | are fish that are aggressive towards other fish |
| their owner was. Here we present four things to | | | | and that are best kept alone. Similarly, there are |
| bear in mind if you are thinking about buying | | | | some fish that really are not happy by |
| tropical fish: | | | | themselves, and should be kept with other fish. |
| Make sure you buy your fish from a reputable, | | | | When you are buying fish, be sure to buy fish |
| knowledgable pet store | | | | that will be happy to live together. |
| There are far too many stores out there just out | | | | Know what each fish's requirements are before |
| to make a quick buck. When you buy fish from | | | | you buy |
| them, they will tell you anything in order to get | | | | Different fish have different needs. There are |
| you to part with your cash. They will not be | | | | different types of food, some fish need more |
| interested in making sure you buy the right | | | | space than others and some need the water at |
| aquarium for your fish, and won't worry about if | | | | different temperatures. Before you buy any sort |
| the fish you buy will eat each other - in their | | | | of fish, you need to make sure you can keep |
| mind's, its better if they - that way you will come | | | | them well, and have everything you need to look |
| back to buy more fish! | | | | after them. |
| Get expert advice before you buy | | | | Keeping tropical fish can be a great thing to do - |
| If you go to a good pet store, then they will | | | | they are beautiful creatures, some people find |
| probably have expert fish keepers there anyway. | | | | them calming, and they are relatively easy to look |
| However, its never a bad thing to get a second | | | | after - so long as you get the right advice from |
| opinion when you are thinking about buying any | | | | the start, and do whatever you can for the good |
| pet, not only fish. There are plenty of fish keeping | | | | of the fish. |