How to Arrange Your Aquarium Decorations (The Basics)

Create an environment mix in your aquariumshaped rock, or branch out of your garden, or
decor for maximum flexibility in the types of fishroadside, desert, forest, or camping area, or the
species you may decide to keep. That meansOcean, or a nearby Lake, may introduce
setup your rocks, plants, sand, or gravel, so thatchemicals such as fertilizers, pesticides, gasoline,
there are caves, nooks, and tunnels, that fish canoil, detergents, or parasites, and fungus, that will
explore, inhabit, and seek refuge in when feelingwreck havoc in your aquarium, and could kill most
threatened, while still leaving lots of freefish species, after spending lots of time and
swimming space for those fish that prefer widemoney trying to find, and eliminate, the cause.
open spaces.Don't use metals in your fish tanks. Don't use wire
Position the rocks, aquarium plants, etc., awayto secure aquarium decorations such as Live Rock
from the sides of the fish tank so that you canor Driftwood. Use glues, or plastic ties designed
clean off any algae that may grow there, withoutfor an aquarium environment to secure your rock
interference from rocks, plants, or decorations.walls, driftwood, or tank decorations, as metal is
Leave sufficient space between fish tank plants,toxic to fish and will slowly kill them.
and aquarium ornaments to permit vacuuming upYou should consider the habitats of the types of
any debris that will accumulate on the bottom.pet fish species that you will be keeping in your
Be sure to use only decorations, rocks, andfish tank before beginning the aquarium design.
plants, specifically made for fish aquariums asThese suggestions apply for saltwater fish tanks
they are made of specific materials free fromor freshwater fish tanks alike.
toxins that harm fish and corals. Using a uniquely