Freshwater fish care tips

Kuhli loach care recommendations? Pearl Gouramis are beautifully decorated with pearl-like embellishments throughout their bodies. They grow up to 5 inches and have a lifespan of 5 years. They are native to the warm countries of Southeast Asia, where they thrive in a densely vegetated and acidic environment. What makes them unique is that they can breathe through the air as well, so you will see them come up to the surface for air from time to time. Betta fish, also known as Siamese Fighting Fish, are native to the harsh environments of Southeast Asia. They are extremely hardy can be considered as survivors because they can withstand flooding and droughts. Just like the Pearl Gouramis, they have the ability to breathe through their gills as well as the air. Male Bettas will fight with each other, but they can be placed in a community tank with other male fish species. Female bettas, on the other hand, can coexist peacefully.

Do not change all the water at once! As the water environment in the aquarium is formed by the fish and algae themselves, if you immediately change all the water you will endanger your fish. Once every two weeks, you need to clean the aquarium, with all its decorations altogether. However, do not clean the aquarium more often because, during such cleaning, you remove bacteria from it, which in small quantities supports the entire environment’s life. To understand when to clean the aquarium, you can watch your fish; it may not be time yet, but the fish are covered in slime, their scales are dirty, and they swallow air, then it is worth cleaning the aquarium immediately. Fish watching will help you make your cleaning and water change schedule that is suitable for your aquarium.

Once you determine that keeping tropical fish is indeed the right choice for you, there are still other factors to consider. What do you need in order to setup and maintain your tank? What kind of maintenance is required? What and how often do you feed your fish? These are just a few of the mention questions you must answer before you can successfully cultivate a tropical fish tank. There are so many popular tropical fish that it’s hard to narrow it down to a short list, but here is a list of my favorite fish for beginner aquarium tanks: Guppy (Poecilia reticulate). The Guppy is a great first time fish because they’re easy to feed and care for. They provide some nice color and variety with their tail shapes. Guppies are also relatively easy to breed in aquariums which can be a wonderful experience for the aquarium hobbyist. Green Swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri). The swordtail is named for the fact that males of the species have a long swordlike extension to their tails. These fish are very peaceful and get along well with other community species. The Green swordtail can hybridize with other fish, however, so think twice before putting them into a community aquarium unless you don’t mind them mating. See extra information on fish pets advices.

Reef aquarium maintenance is essential to success in the hobby. Routinely doing regular maintenance will prevent nutrients from forming in your tank, as well as replenish minor and trace elements removed by corals. Keeping a regular maintenance schedule will help you maintain success and optimize color and growth in your saltwater tank. Let’s dive in to some of the most important techniques of reef aquarium maintenance. Though recently up for debate, frequent water changes are commonly accepted as one of, if not the, most important techniques of successful reef aquarium maintenance. The reason water changes are important is not just for removing nutrients from the water, in fact that is one of the least important benefits. With good filtration, a well planned cleanup crew, and efficient refugium, nutrients can be kept very low without replacing the water frequently, if at all. If not to remove nutrients from the tank, then why are we doing water changes at all?