Looking for new aquarium? Are you new to this hobby? Don’t know where to start and what to buy? Then this article is for you. Hope this will be useful.
Am Sundar from FilialAquatics, all information shared below are from my personal experience and
things may vary from person to person.
KNOW
YOUR FISH
If you’re
a beginner in this hobby, then I would suggest you to first go through what
types of fish suits you, because knowing fish will help you to decide what size
of aquarium will suit the fish you have selected and also not all fish can be
kept together, it’s because the fish in the aquarium hobby are from different
part of world and different fish have different personality. Do your research
before you buy fish from your local pet store, this save lot of your time and
money.
Always identify your fish with scientific
name, because if you know the meaning of fish and why the fish is named after?
Knowing the scientific name will help you to identify weather a fish is natural
breed fish and cross breed.
For Example: - Benthochromis Tricoti, In the Greek the
word benthos means= depth of the sea and Chromis
=a fish. The name clearly refers that the fish live in deep water. They are
found in the Lake Tanganyika and
lives at depths of up to 100 m. So the fish
should be kept in tank that’s deep and large, Tricoti is the name of the
Species.
Aquatic
fish can be classified as two
a. Community
fish – Fish which dwell together without any aggression
b. Territorial
fish – Fish that live in territory, For an example Cichlid
M.Festivus A beautiful South American Cichlid from River Amazon
SIZE
OF THE AQUARIUM
If you’re Beginner, believe it or not bigger is always
better. Because large aquarium are always easy to maintain and more water means
large area for fish to swim and it maintains the tank environment.
I would recommend to start with 3x1.5x1.5 ft or larger.
You can also keep certain fish in tank size not less than 5 litters for
example: - Betta.
Water
Water,
living home for fish, good thing or bad thing both happens in an aquarium based
on the water quality maintained. Different fish have different water
parameters. Before buying a fish always check what is basic parameter needed
for the fish.
Two
things are more important
For a tropical Aquarium pH is a scale of acidity and TDS ppm (Parts per million) - total dissolved solids, and represents
the total concentration of dissolved substances in water. Ideal pH
for almost all tropical aquarium fish is between 4.5-8 and TDS 30-170. pH and TDS will differ from species to species
For example: - Fish from Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika need
pH of 7-9 and TDS 120-170. Fish from Amazon need pH of 4.5-7 and TDS 30-80,
some case even more.
To be Countinued...
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