| 1. Do some research on fish and aquarium care | | | | where as salt water fish find it easier to survive |
| Learning how to take care of your fish tank and | | | | in reef tanks. As freshwater fish adapt easier to |
| the fish that are in it is quite simple. You could | | | | any sort of tank it is better to start with these |
| read books on aquarium care, or go to the | | | | tanks in the beginning until you get the hang of |
| internet or ask your pet shop about how to go | | | | taking care of fish and fish tanks. |
| about this. You just must learn the proper way to | | | | 4. Think of the location of your aquarium |
| manage this other wise you will be wasting a lot | | | | Even before you get your aquarium you have to |
| of money and effort and of course your fish. | | | | think of where you will be placing it. While |
| Never put fish that do not have compatible living | | | | considering the size of the tank that you want to |
| conditions in together, for they will not last and if | | | | buy you will have to decide on where you will |
| they are temperamentally not compatible too, will | | | | place it and if you have sufficient place in your |
| kill one another. So you will have to do a lot of | | | | home for a tank of this size. It is better no to |
| planning and ask for advice before putting | | | | keep the tank near windows and door ways, or |
| different species of marine and non marine fish | | | | near heaters. The sunlight will make algae grow |
| together in the same aquarium. If you are putting | | | | faster if there is direct sunlight. The room |
| similar fish in the tank then make sure that you | | | | temperature should be maintained at the correct |
| put only two of a kind. | | | | temperature also. |
| 2. Testing kits and other paraphernalia | | | | 5. Accessories for the aquarium |
| Along with the aquarium and the fish you will have | | | | You will need humidifiers and dehumidifiers to |
| to think of getting some other equipment and | | | | maintain the room temperature along with fish |
| accessories like floss, gravel, filters, buffers, | | | | food, medicines, gravel, floss and filters. You |
| testing kits, lights, heaters and plants. If you have | | | | would also require lights and heaters for your |
| salt water fish then you will have to add salt to | | | | aquarium. |
| the water every fortnight. If the water where | | | | 6. How to select the right filters? |
| you live is salt water it is better that you get fish | | | | Filters are available as internal or external filters or |
| that are salt water fish only. This way you will not | | | | even under the gravel ones which are good |
| have to do a complete treatment for the water | | | | support for your fish tank. You should see what |
| but can maintain salt water fish without any | | | | suits your tank best and could get advice on this |
| problem. | | | | from the same pet shop where you bought your |
| 3. Maintaining freshwater fish | | | | fish tank. |
| Freshwater fish easily adapt to any kind of tank, | | | | |