View Single Post
Old August 1st, 2011, 02:07 PM   #3
rdebonis
Fry
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Brooklyn
Posts: 120
Rep Power: 32 rdebonis is an unknown quantity at this point
Thumbs up

Quote:
Originally Posted by mathor View Post
Thanks for these advices, I also wan to take aquarium at my home, let me know some information about fish food and fish care..! I'll highly appreciate your answer!!
I raise Freshwater Fish only and know little or nothing about keeping Saltwater fish., but some of this information would also apply to Saltwater Fish.


1. Buy a good book from your local Pet shop on Setting up and Maintaining a fish tank and Read it.

2. Buy a 10 or 20 gallon tank with all the necessary equipment. ( Hood, Light, Filter, Heater, Gravel etc.) A 20 Gallon tank is better. A tank less than 10 gallon's is too small for a beginner.

3. You can use artificial or live plants, most fish don't know the difference and don't care. Artificial plants are much easier to maintain, while live plants when healthy are beautiful to look at, but they require at least 8 hours per day of light and regular maintenance. Also Live Plants can die and decompose in the aquarium causing changes in the water chemistry.

3. Before you buy a fish, read about it's compatibility with other fish, it's temperament, maximum size and any special water conditions. Internet websites are excellent for this.

4. Do Weekly or Bi-weekly water changes.this is the single most important maintenance that you can do to keep your fish healthy and happy.

5. Don't overstock your tank, too many fish in a tank will breed aggression and disease.

6. Don't overfeed your fish. Feed a very small amount once per day. They will not starve and uneaten fish food will pollute the water and cause all sorts of problems. After 6 months when you have the feeding down correctly, you can feed them very small amounts twice per day.

7. Read Read Read. The more you learn the better you will be at keeping fish healthy and developing beautiful tanks.

8. Go to the monthly Brooklyn Aquarium Society meetings and mingle with other hobbyists. Ask questions, our club members have an enormous amount of knowledge in keeping both Freshwater and Saltwater fish.
__________________
rdebonis
rdebonis is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Page generated in 0.04036 seconds with 10 queries