Choosing Fish For You New Aquarium

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