aquariums

Question
Chris-
I am very interested in starting a freshwater aquarium.  However, I am not sure exactly how to go about getting started.  What supplies do I need, about how much does it cost to start up an aquarium, and how often do I need to clean it?  I am willing to put in the money and the effort, but I want to make sure that I am doing everything correctly. Also, what types of fish do you recommend I start off with? Thanks!
Lauren


Answer
Hi Lauren;

You might want to get aquainted with the basics and get a good book on keeping fish from your local fish store. Then you can start learning more details. If you would like to start with reliable internet site info here are some that I trust;

http://freshaquarium.about.com/od/aquariumstartup/
http://groups.msn.com/LyreTailsAquarium/thenitrogencycle.msnw
http://fins.actwin.com/mirror/begin.html
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/charts/good_bad.html
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/fish_chart.html
http://www.aquariumpros.com/articles/fishcyclefw.shtml
http://www.acicorp.us/cleaning_aquarium.php
http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/qa/l/blqa2006.htm
http://groups.msn.com/TheAquariumGroup/thenitrogencycle.msnw

Let me know if you have further questions........

At Your Service;
Chris Robbins