Pet Tropical Fish Information
Pet tropical fish are hardy and can adjust to any kind of environment, Pet tropical fish show signs of stress and disease if there is lack of oxygen which results is an excess of fishes wastage.
Mostly pet tropical fish problems can be controlled by proper environment if there is maintenance and systematic way of handling them with hygiene. To keep the equatorial fishes healthy is to suit them with their environment; enough space is also good for them. Proper equipment and suitable aquarium tank are also suitable for keeping them. Good mates as there mates is also very important to keep them healthy.
In two ways can you match the fishes with their tank? Choose the group of fish and then choose their tank or choose the tank and then the right kind of pet tropical fishes. If you go for a fish bowl, the size does matter, the bigger the bowl the better it is. If you buy a large 1.5 gallon fish bowl, then go for Male Betta fishes or Female Betta fishes, a few ghost shrimp and few live plants for the fish bowl.
Match the fishes with the appropriate fish bowl, aquarium with or without heater or a pond, the initial days of keeping the pet tropical fishes are extremely risky and stressful.
Changing 20% of the water of the tank is extremely beneficial for the pet tropical fishes. Bottled fresh water is good for fish bowls and tap water for Aquariums and ponds.
Cleaning should be done in minimum once a month of the aquarium tank or fish pond.
Feed the tropical fishes with food twice a day, the food which is given should be eaten by the fishes or else the waste of food can pollute the water.
Everyday looking at the fish is beneficial to see if they have a disease or they are under stress. If any signs of stress or disease, treat them immediately. If the water is foamy, smelly, cloudy change the water immediately.
Pet tropical fish are found in equatorial environments, near to the equator, tropical fishes indicate fishes that require fresh water. Saltwater tropical fish are also known as tropical marine fish, they are truly tropical fishes.
To choose the right kind of tropical fish is to see their color. Many people purchase poor, unhealthy fishes. To see if the fish is sick, just see they are eating or not. Ask the seller to feed the fish before you have your final buy.
We should be patient in keeping the tropical fishes, we must learn about the various diseases about the tropical fishes can have.