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Article #317: Choosing Fish For You New Aquarium

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Now you have your saltwater aquarium tank a fish what its disposition is or you may
all set up. All you need are some finny be adding an evil fish that will make
friends to keep you company. But which your nice friendly fish lives a nightmare
fish are the right ones, and how many experience.
should you acquire? The answer to the Diet is another factor that you should
second question is simple math. You can take into consideration. If you are not
acquire three inches of fish for every going to have coral in your saltwater
ten gallons of water. So the species of aquarium, then you shouldn't get coral
fish and factoring in how fast they grow eating fish. There are some species that
are calculations you should make before are naturally hungrier than others, and
you go to the pet store and make providing for their special dietary needs
acquisitions. may cause a disruption in the balance of
The second factor is time in between food you need to add to the tank, leading
acquisitions. You don't want to throw to the early demise of other fish in your
five new fish into your tank because it tank, or to that species if its food is
will destroy the equilibrium of your taken by others. This can also lead to
tank's current bio system. Even in the fish becoming defensive towards one
beginning, you only want to put one or another, which leads to war!
two new fish in your tank at a time, Set-up Type compatibility is also a key
adding new ones at two to three week factor in deciding on your fish and other
intervals until you are satisfied. tank livestock. There are some fish
The third factor is mood. You don't want suited for fish only tanks, some for fish
anti-social or territorial fish in your only with live rock, or reef tank system
tank because they will take over that and you are going to want to ensure that
cute little castle at the bottom of your you acquire the right species to survive
tank and forge swords in it. That is to with your setup, or your fish will either
say, they will kill your other fish! Also not survive or become defensive, and go
important is that fish species grow at to war!
different intervals. Large fish usually The bottom line here is organization.
eat small fish, so if you have species Working with your local pet dealer and
that grow very large and are predatory doing your research to understand what
and others that don't, expect your small fish go together and what fish don't,
ones to become food. Also, just because a along with understanding the correct
fish species is not generally aggressive, progression for increasing the amount of
keep in mind that some fish are mavericks fish in your saltwater tank will all go a
and are either territorial or aggressive long way towards providing both you and
despite normal species tendencies. Make the fish a peaceful habitat for you to
sure you ask your dealer before acquiring enjoy and for the fish to live in.






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