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When starting an aquarium, be patient! It takes time for nitrifying bacteria to multiply. If you introduce fish early, the environment will be poisonous to them, and they will probably die. That would be cruel.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Fish don't adapt to new environments easily; they're like all animals which lack the ability to reason: they panic.   kellyjones00 (593)

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The main key to keeping fish in an aquarium, is: their home's condition must be correct and stable. They cannot run away when it's a mess.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Water: replace about 1/5 of the aquarium water every fortnight, with prepared water.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Let them settle overnight in the dark, as they'll be rather upset about the new environment. Wait to feed them the next day.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Number of fish: Cold freshwater aquaria can support far less fish than tropical. Generally, 1 inch of fish per 1 gallon tank size (1 cm per 3 litres) is a good rule. But this should be adjusted to suit the fish's metabolism and general behaviour.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Quarantine: If adding new fish to an established colony of fish, quarantine the new ones in a small, clean, spare tank to watch for disease.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Let fish acclimatise slowly by putting it, still inside the plastic bag and water from the shop, in the tank. Add some aquarium water every quarter-hour. Throw out the bag water.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Changing tank water: This is very important indeed. If you tend to forget, then do a smaller water change weekly, e.g. with a favourite weekly tv show.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Use a pH kit and a kit to test the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels in the aquarium before adding fish. Different fish species have different needs.   kellyjones00 (593)

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A panicked fish moves a lot, and its gills work faster. Abrupt change upsets fish. Be patient!   kellyjones00 (593)

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Filtration: remove nitrates from water, by sucking water through a filtering unit. Don't forget to clean the filtration medium (e.g. sponge).   kellyjones00 (593)

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It's better not to release ornamental fish into native fishes' habitats, or keep wild fish in aquariums.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Water: freshwater fish won't cope with the chlorine in treated town-water.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Main > Household > Pets > Fish > Feeding
Feed the fish what they can eat in a few minutes, no more. Do this no more than twice a day. They are healthier thinner than fat.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Snails eat organic matter including dead fish, fish excrement, and algae. Also, they breed quickly, have all kinds of interesting shapes and colours, and can be very tiny.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Main > Household > Pets > Fish > Plants
Anchor rooted plants to a stone, and cover roots with fine clean gravel.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Gravel: lay a few centimetres of gravel on the aquarium floor, to provide more surface and grip for algae to grow on, which fish can graze on.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Vacations: better to feed fish a little regularly than a big amount rarely. So on vacations of up to a week, use a 'holiday' food-block that breaks down slowly. For longer holidays, use a mechanical feeder (including a patient, informed friend).   kellyjones00 (593)

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Ground-feeders: You needn't feed daily the ground-feeders, like Corydoras (catfish). A stable aquarium environment with 'biological filters' (bacteria), plants, algae, and driftwood, will have sufficient food to keep them busy.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Use a microscope to examine the rinsed sediment of your aquarium. Compare it to a sample of rinsed mud from a healthy river. You may be surprised.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Save money by getting one type of food for both ground-feeding and top-feeding fish. The former will happily eat fallen flakes from the surface, but top-feeding fish are less ready to forage into crevices for pellets   kellyjones00 (593)

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Quarantine: If adding new fish to an established colony of fish, quarantine the new ones in a small, clean, spare tank to watch for disease.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Breeding: Some fish eat their eggs. Use a breeding tank, then remove the adults.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Main > Household > Pets > Fish > Plants
Choose living plants to provide food and oxygen for the fish.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Feeding: have a regular daily time to feed the fish.   kellyjones00 (593)

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