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Aquarium & Fish Care - 30 Points To Remember

There are several hobbies one can have that turn in to real passion some day. One among

them is maintaining an aquarium. This hobby though is a serious one as there is no room for

mistakes else you shall land up harming or killing a living creature.

Thee right place to gather ample knowledge about your fish and their house that is the aquarium

is the library next door, or the global network that is the World Wide Web or the internet.

There are several starter kits available online. You shall also come across loads of information

on some beginner fishes to start with this interesting hobby.

But before diving in to this interesting field here are some essential tips to remember:

1. In order to maintain your fish tank well enough, you must understand the nitrogen cycle.

This cycle involves nitrates, ammonia and nitrites. The fishes naturally produce these

chemicals in the water they live in. Its your job to balance these chemicals so that the

water remains healthy for your fishes to survive.

2. The beginners in this hobby find it difficult to balance the ammonia in the water. In that

case you could consider banking on the starter kits available online. These kits contain

additives like ammonia. Basically these kits supply you with a mechanism to artificially

control the degree of ammonia in the fish tank.

3. These kits also guide you through or at times make available the apt beginner fishes.

These types of fishes naturally produce ammonia in an adequate amount.

4. In case you are beginning with a coldwater tank, the best option would be to have a

goldfish.

5. Make sure that your fish tank contains ample amount of plants. They not only beautify

the fish tank but also purify the water in the tank by absorbing the chemicals & providing

oxygen.

6. The water plants break down water and ammonia. Then these plants filter the ammonia

& the bad or contaminated pat of the water that is the portion that contains bacteria.

7. Plants maintain the balance between all the chemicals in the fish tank as the fishes

produce lot of ammonia.

8. When you are ammonizing your fish tank with the starter fish, be very sure of the

quantity of food you are feeding to the fish. Remember that you should feed only small

amounts of the food initially.

9. The food that remains settles down at the bottom and rots down finally. This rotten food

develops severely toxic chemicals that can kill your fish. So try to maintain the least

amount of remaining food. The trick to do it simply is to watch your fish while feeding

them. Only put in the amount of food it consumes in the first 2-3 minutes, that to only

twice a day. In case of food, also make sure to read through the label of the fish that

you always get on the purchase of the fish.

10. Make proper use of the test kits and make sure that you check the ammonia level in the

water at regular intervals that is every week.

11. Usually, a proper ammonization process takes about 5 weeks or longer.

12. Before purchasing the fish tank make sure that you purchase the right stand to place this

tank well.

13. Remember, the fish tank must not be exposed to direct sunlight and heaters, else more

and more algae would develop in the tank thereby killing your fish.

14. Make sure that the gravel you add to the fish tank is absolutely clean. In case you have

purchased boiled gravel, rinse it well before adding it to the tank. Else, you must boil it

first and then rinse it and then add it to the tank.

15. The right way of adding gravel to the fish tank is to initiate from the back of the tank and

then coming to the front.