How TO Take Care OF Your Pet Fish

Fishes are one of the most amazing creatures ever created. You could just stare at them the entire day and you can already feel relaxed. This is one of the reasons why fishes have became one of the top pets any individual could have. A pet fish is low maintenance compared to other pets such as cats and dogs. But even if they are low maintenance pets, they still need to be taken good care of. They still depend to their owner for their food and clean shelter.

Taking care of a pet fish is not rocket science. It only requires the owner to feed the fish regularly, cleaning the aquarium regularly and putting on something that will still remind him of his natural habitat. For all those who are new to this entire fishy world, we have listed some tips on how you could make your own fish tank a sanctuary for your well-loved pet fish.

1. Take time to ask the pet shop if you are actually giving your pet fish the proper type of fish food. Fishes tend to eat up whatever food you drop them but that does not mean the kind of food you give them is already healthy for them. You should be careful in what you feed them especially if you are taking care of exotic fishes.

2. Space. Even fishes need space. Do not put your fishes on a crowded environment. This kind of environment can stress them out and some fishes are very territorial so putting them on a crowded fish tank might only cause fighting. Usually, the rule for fish space is one fish per gallon of water.

3. If you have any plans of adding up more fishes, always check if they are compatible with one another. Some fishes might end up eating the other fishes, or some might end up fighting.

 

4. Do not over feed your pet fish. Overfeeding is one of the leading causes of mortality among pet fishes. Giving them more than what they can consume can lead to waste build up from the food they have not eaten and can cause changes in the tank's water chemistry.

5. Always cover your fish tank. Fishes can jump out of the tank if given a chance. You might come home to an empty fish tank if you don't do that.

6. Try to research more about the kind of fish you have. The more you know about them, the better you could take care of them.

7. Decorating your tank has a purpose. This does not only make your tank look good but all those decorations can serve as hiding places for your pet fish. The more hiding places, the happier your pet fish will be.

8. Placing your fish tank by the window is a no-no. There are actually two reasons for this. First, you will expose your fish tank to too much light if you put it by the window. Too much light encourages green algae growth. Second, it makes the tank sensitive to changes in temperature.

We have shared you some tips on how to take good care of your pet fish. Just follow them and do some more research and you're good to go.