Tropical Fish Aquarium

Tropical fish are beautiful and are brilliant for keeping at
home provided that they have the right habitat. When thinking of
keeping tropical fish always remember to have a suitable home
for them, a large enough tank, clean fresh water, a tank that
resembles their natural habitat and plenty of food. When fish
are happy then they are likely to live longer so making sure
that you fish has all those things mentioned then you are
already on your way to being a great fish keeper.

There are several types of fish that you can have in your
tropical fish aquarium. You can keep smaller fish such as
Neon’s, Tetras, Angel fish, Guppies and Gourami’s or you can
keep larger fish for example cichlids or Malawi’s. When it comes
to cichlids and Malawi’s there are different types of fish that
fall into these categories. Cichlids are well known to be like
cannibals, there are fish such as Oscars, black belts, jaguars,
parrots and Jack Dempsey’s to name a few. The list goes on.
Malawi cichlids have fish like Black Doral’s, blue nose,
chidunga and luhuchi to name a few.

Tropical fish aquariums are made up with freshwater. The water
needs to be completely purified, no salt or chlorine in the
water. The best thing to do is set up your tank about four weeks
before purchasing any fish and let the bacteria cycle, this will
give your fish the best start in your tank. You get what is
known as new tank syndrome, if you put your fish in the tank too
soon. The bacteria has not had enough time to build up and the
fish suffer. The bacteria is extremely important as this is what
gets rid of the fish waste and if there is not enough bacteria
the waste gathers and becomes toxic to the fish. This is also
why a lot of learning needs to be done. Never use fresh water
always take out boiled tank water to clean your filter so that
you don’t destroy the good bacteria! When cleaning the gravel in
your tropical aquarium always remember to have some water
prepared a few weeks beforehand. Fill up a bucket of water and
leave some chlorine solution in it. This will also help to
protect your fish.

A tropical fish aquarium is an absolutely stunning piece of
furniture for any home but it does require constant attention,
so you have to make sure that you know what is involved before
getting into fish keeping. If you are ready for the challenge
and you can keep your tank clean and your fish happy, then there
is no reason why you can’t be a great fish keeper, good luck!