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By eHow Pets Editor
Care for Tropical Fish
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Water quality, especially proper oxygenation, is the most important aspect of the aquarium when caring for tropical fish. However, there are many factors that can influence their health.
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Comments
ljdiaz said
on 8/28/2007 Overnight my aquarium got very cloudy. I used a water clarifying product recommended by PetSmart, but it did not work. What do I do now?
johngeorgejulie said
on 2/5/2007 Check this!! I am a complete novice to this whole fish thing, yet I love having fish and I love the tranquility of watching them swim around. I have a real simple set up in a glass tank. I have a simple corner filter in tank, and I have put a few props in the tank. Plastic and silk plants and a sunken car. I have no heater, but I guess the temperature in my house is fairly consistent. I replace the water in my tank, every time I see too many particles floating about, or I notice a change in colour. Sometimes this means I change the water every two weeks, sometimes it means after a couple days. But, I always suck out about half the volume of the tank, then refill it with clean water straight from the tap. Then I suck out half the water again, and refill it again.. I do this untill the water is as clean as I like it. I always add stress coat immediately after doing this, and then I give the fish a bit of food. Sometimes I even take all the fish out and put them in a bucket, and clean the tank, gravel, decorations really good. Then I replace all the water completely. When I buy fish, I put them straight into the tank with other fish without waiting for them to get accustomed to their climate. When I bought the tank, I put the fish in it immediately. Granted i changed the water a couple of hours later because it seemed to get really cloudy, but, the fish didn't die. I never use any chemicals except for water when cleaning the tank or decorations. I have mixed cold water fish with tropical fish and so far I havn't had any problems at all!! I currently have Gold fish, Koi, Neon Tetra's, bristle nose sucking fish and guppy's all living in one tank happily. Every now and then I will catch a fly when I can, I'll pull of one wing and put it into the tank. The fish love it!! My fish never seem to die and I take them out, put them in and break all the rules ever written. Perhaps they feel my love for them. By the way, I'm not suggesting any one do what I am doing, but I sometimes think that it all depends on how healthy the fish that you put in the tank are. I never buy a sick or weak looking fish, and I am very picky when selecting the fish I buy. Just in case you are wondering, I have had these fish in my tank for about one year so far.
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 Forget about feeding 2-3 times a day, try every 2 days - you will see the fish are fine and then understand how much you are overfeeding. When you read the other articles you will see how hard it is to underfeed them.
If you go away for a weekend (2-3 days), the fish will be fine if you feed them just before you go and give no other food.
Anonymous said
on 12/27/2007 Do research. Make sure your fish are compatible with their tankmates. Otherwise they might kill each other.
Anonymous said
on 6/30/2006 Make sure your fish are compatible with their tankmates. Otherwise, they might kill each other.