| Today is a great time to have a marine aquarium. | | | | and disease may have been one of them and |
| This is because advances in the hobby have lead | | | | they can easily pass this disease onto other fish in |
| to a lot of popular saltwater aquarium fish being | | | | your aquarium |
| captive bred. Fish like Gobies, clown fish and more | | | | - Always check to make sure the fish has clear |
| are readily available. Captive bred marine fish are | | | | colorful eyes. Eyes that are cloudy show signs of |
| perfect for your aquarium because they have | | | | infection and other potential problems |
| grown up in captivity, experience less handling | | | | - Look over the fish's body and fins, avoid any |
| stress and are more disease resistance. | | | | specimens with torn fins or injuries on their bodies. |
| The wild caught fish on the other hand are caught | | | | - Look for even slow gill movement, rapid gill |
| by divers around the world. Most are caught with | | | | movement is a sign of labored breathing and a |
| chemicals that paralyze the fish so they are | | | | possibly sick fish. Also make sure the gills are not |
| easier to catch. If they survive that then they still | | | | flaring out, they should be flat with the fish's body |
| have to handle the journey from their native | | | | - Look for small white specks on the fish, if the |
| country to the wholesaler then the wholesaler to | | | | fish has white specks on it it has a bad disease |
| the pet store. Sometime these fish are in transit | | | | Called ich which is highly contagious and deadly to |
| over 48 hours! | | | | other fish in your tank |
| So How Do I pick Healthy Fish Saltwater | | | | - Choose fish with full round stomachs, any fish |
| Aquarium Fish? | | | | that has a pinched in stomach has either given up |
| The first step is to look around your local fish | | | | eating or has been underfed and is probably weak |
| stores and settle on a species that will do well in | | | | and susceptible to disease. |
| your tank and one that you like. Once you have | | | | - Make sure the store feeds the fish and that it |
| decided on a fish check for the following. | | | | eats the food. Most sick fish will not eat and this |
| - Never buy fish from a holding tank that has | | | | is a sure sign of other problems. |
| other dead fish in it. Those fish died for a reason | | | | |