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