Three Freshwater Aquarium Fish You Need Named A-B
Check out these three fish to put in your aquarium and discover their needs covering: behavior, how they breed, water temperature and the food they need.
Angel Fish
Great in a community tank, it moves around at a slow pace and is lovely to look at with wonderful colors. Adults can be as big as fifteen centimetres long, so think about that when you are working out how many fish your aquaurium can accommodate.
Temperature wise they can endure quite a wide range and they are also happy with a variable range of foods.
This fish looks silvery, is thin and has curvy fins that sweep backwards. Distinct vertical stripes run along the body from the caudal fin to the eye. And you can tell when this fish is afraid as these black stripes suddenly fade away.
Other Angel fish such as the black one, obviously don’t show these stripes as clearly. Another one, an Angel fish has lace patterns on the fins. Longer fins can be found on another Angel fish, the Veil Angel that has a marble effect.
Sexing these fish is not easy. When you do manage to get a pair they remain loyal to each other and look after they young well. When breeding you will need a well planted tank with broad leaves and the light needs to be at a low level. Sticky eggs are produced within two or three days.
Bear in mind that these fish can eat the eggs, especially if they feel afraid. The young can be fed with infusoria and then micro worms and then brine shrimps.
Badis
You cannot say that this fish has one particular color as there are lots and lots of variations. The colors vary from red to a nearly purple color and spots have even been noted. Not only that, the color changes depending on the aquarium conditions and during breeding.
Major characteristics are a dorsal fin that that might have bluish green stripes, scales with a line around them and a stripe crossing the eye.
When breeding make sure that the male is smaller than the female because she can be injured by a bigger male. As a cave dweller ensure you use something like a plant pot for it to breed in. Have a well planted aquarium with a water temp of twenty nine degrees centigrade. Remove the female after egg laying, wait for them to hatch and then remove the male. Use infusoria to feed the young.
Black Widow
The family is Characidae and the scientific name is Gymnocorymbus ternetzi. This is a popular freshwater aquarium fish as it is peaceful, fairly small at 6.5 centimetres and therefore great in a community tank. Nevertheless it is susceptible to bad water conditions and this can be identified by seeing if it swims with the head down. Food wise, range of feeding can be used but it prefers live food.
Color wise its body has vertical dark stripes with red circled eyes and a silvery green body. Sexing is difficult a clue is that the male is not as fat in the body and it has bigger frontal and anal fins and dorsal fins that are sharper. The breeding tank must be thickly planted at on end, water at twenty degrees centigrade and you also need floating plants.
After breeding the eggs are dispersed, some adhering themselves to plant leaves and others falling to the bottom.
Remove the breeding pair after spawning and you will see the fry after about thre days. Feed the young on infusoria, then brine shrimp.
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Freshwater Aquarium Algae – Causes and Solutions
Introduction
Even the most wonderful looking aquarium can be ruined by algae running out of control, gumming up everywhere and making visibility that bad you can’t see your lovely fish. Algae comes in several different varieties, tufted hair & brush algae, green algae, black-red algae, blue-green and green surface algae.
Green Algae- Image via Wikipedia
Causes
Freshwater aquarium algae can be caused by a range of conditions (or more than one of them together);
a. Your aquarium may be situated in a location that has too much direct sunlight falling on it
b. Your aquarium can not sustain the number of fish you have present. You have too many.
c. There are not enough water changes being carried out in your maintenance schedule
d. Your fish may be being given too much food too often.
e. You are not giving your fish the correct type of food that is best suited to them.
As said above the freshwater aquarium algae problem could be due to several of the above elements happening at the same time.
Solutions
To discover what is causing the problem start off by running through the above 5 elements in order beginning with ‘a’. This is easy to check and if your tank seems to be getting too much direct sunlight – move it to a better location. Then move on to ‘b’.
When stocking an aquarium you need to assess the number of fish that the tank can sustain. This is based on the number fish, their ADULT length (not the size when you buy them) and the surface area of the tank (width x length). One calculation you can use is as follows;if the surface area of your tank is for example is 1521 square inches then your tank will support 42 fish three inches long (adult length), based on allowing 12 square inches per fish (slender body type). Or it will support 21 fish 6 inches long; you get the idea.
If your calculations show that you have too many fish, get a bigger tank. Remember though that in your calculation results you are talking about the length the fish will grow to as an adult. So you cannot put 42 young fish three inches long into our example tank as they will grow bigger than that and your tank will not be able to sustain them.
Element ‘c’ covers water changes. Do 25% water changes every day until the water clears, then ease off with the water changes and monitor the situation.
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Items ‘d’ and ‘e’ cover food. Feeding fish can be a problem. The answer is to do your research before just throwingany old fish food into your aquarium.Some fish feed at the top of the tank, some in the middle and some at thebottom. This means your food will have a different physical appearance anddensity. Flakes for top and middle feeders and pellets for bottom feeders. Some fish like live food, some don’t.
And once you have found out what your particular species eat, then vary their diet a bit. For example, meaty pellets one day and algae pellets the next. It is really easy to over feed your fish. You love them and don’t want them to be hungry and grow weak. Just feed them once or twice a day. Importantly, give your fish some food and watch what happens to it. If there is food still floating around (or sat on the bottom) after three or four minutes then you are feeding them too much so cut back.
So there we are. Several causes of freshwater aquarium algae, and several steps, procedures and tests you can put in place to improve and rectify the situation.
This article was written by Paul Curran (Editor at Fresh-Water-Aquariums-Guide.com)
3 Top Fish For Your Fresh Water Aquarium – From U to W
This is one of my articles on fish for fresh water aquariums that is distributed around the internet on articvle drectores, blogs etc …
Three fish for your fresh water aquarium are described here. Scientific names, preferred conditions, colors description, sex differences and breeding advice are given for the Upside down Catfish, the Variatus Platy and the White Cloud Mountain Minnow.
Upside Down Catfish – Synodontis nigriventris (Family: Mochokidae)
Upside-down catfish, Synodontis nigroventris, ...- Image via Wikipedia
As its name describes this fish exhibits different postures than most other fish do. Its main position is upside down as it eats from underneath the leaves. Its upside nature continues on into its color as its back has the lighter colors and the belly the darker colors.
They can be kept in a community tank but the lighting really needs to be dim so select your choice of occupants carefully to meet this particular criteria. A water temperature range of 22 to 26 degrees centigrade is adequate. These fish are scavengers but their food diet must be varied and consist of a high proportion of vegetable matter.
A special feature of this fish is the presence of long barbels that might irritate the other fish now and again. The eye is particularly large, the back is a light gray to cream color with dark brown to black irregular shaped spotting. The belly of the fish is almost black. It can grow to about 10 cms.
The large caudal fin is split with spots and colored tints on it. The dorsal fin has the same tints. Breeding wise there is no recommended techniques to pass on although it has been bred on rare occasions.
Variatus Platy – Xiphophorus variatus (Family: Poeciliidae)
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Due to lots of breeding there are a wide range of colored varieties. This is an extremely popular fish with beginners. It is not difficult to maintain in a fresh water aquarium and will even breed in it. Platys are not fussy eaters, are sturdy and temperatures between 20 and 27 degrees centigrade will be fine.
The male is smaller then the female which is a bit dull color wise being greenish or silvery. A males color will depend on its type. For breeding the pair should be kept apart prior to it and a breeding tank used. Moving an egg carrying female is dangerous, unless in the early stages, as the brood and the mother can be lost.
It can take two months to give birth to over one hundred fry and most should survive as these fish are not particularly cannibalistic. Infusoria can be fed for a short time before you move on to fine dry food and brine shrimp.
White Cloud Mountain Minnow – Tanichthys albonubes (Family: Cyprinidae)
Male white cloud mountain minnow displaying fins- Image via Wikipedia
Another good peaceful community fish for your fresh water aquarium and the beginner. There are no feeding problems and it likes to eat little and frequently. Too much heat will hurt this fish so a water temperature range of between 18 and 20 degrees centigrade is best. The water should also be a bit hard and there needs to be lots of space for it to swim around in.
The main color is often silver (with purple blue tints) along the flanks and green on the back. Adults will reach a size of about 4 cms. In the young fish there is a blue green stripe on it that appears to change color as the angle of view changes. This runs from the caudal peduncle to behind the eye but gradually fades and cannot be seen in older fish.
Both the caudal fin and the dorsal fin have a red area on them. The anal fin is a bit longer than the dorsal fin. It has a small mouth that faces upwards slightly. The female is more full bodied than the male. The male has a longer dorsal fin.
Breeding the white cloud mountain minnow is not difficult. To start with you need to separate the selected pair and condition them as this will help the breeding success rate. The breeding tank should be planted with thick bunches of fine leaved plants and have shallow water; about 15 cms.
After getting together the eggs will be laid among the plants. The eggs are not sticky. Although there is no reputation for eating their eggs or fry it is best practice to remove the parents after spawning. Three days later and fry should appear. Rear as normal.
Paul Curran is webmaster at Fresh-Water-Aquariums-Guide.com and provides a care information system for fresh water aquariums. Get your FREE E-Course on how to set up and maintain a beautiful aquarium, have the healthiest, happiest fish around AND learn about more fish for fresh water aquarium
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12 Tropical Aquarium Plants From the Cuttings and Floating Types Are Recommended
Recommendations are given for a selection of tropical aquarium plants from the cuttings and floating plant types available. 12 are recommended with four described in detail.
A cutting, the Red Rotala (Rotala macandra) has soft delicate leaves that could easily be damaged if they are situated in strong water currents. In order to maintain the red color this plant needs bright light on a regular basis.
A temperature range of 22 to 28 degrees centigrade and pH range of 5 to 6.5 is suitable. Fast growing, the Rotala likes to go up to the surface and then goes on to grow with leaves floating at the surface. The leaves appear to get bigger and redder the nearer they get to the light.
A cutting, the Giant Hygrophila (Nomaphila stricta) is also known as the Indian Water Star. It has broad lance shaped leaves, is great for fish to shelter in and is also useful as sites for spawning. Prefers slightly hard water and a strong light.
It appears that snails like this plant so look out for them. A temperature range of 20 to 28 degrees centigrade and pH range of 5 to 7 is suitable. Another plant that grows fast and will need trimming regularly.
A floater, the Butterfy Fern (Salvinia auriculata) is also known as the Eared Watermoss and is really easy to keep and grow. Bubble nesters can use the plant for their nest and fry can shelter and hide underneath in the roots that dangle down in the water.
Salvinia molesta - Habitus- Salinia molesta via Wikipedia
But remember that, as with all floating plants, do not let them cover too much surface area as this will restrict light getting to plants lower down the tank and they will die off.
It is related to the Salvinia molesta which out in the wild can grow like mad and cause lots of problems in waterways as it doubles its size over a few days. In fact they are prohibited entry into Tasmania and can not be sold or distributed there as they have been declared weeds under a Weed Management Act (1999).
A floater, the Java Moss (Vesicularia dubyana) is very common in freshwater aquariums. Like Riccia, it attaches itself to driftwood, rocks and roots. Java Moss has no onerous requirements or any special attention as it will survive in varying water conditions, even weakly brackish, and under all sorts of light levels.
But it thrives better under low to moderate light conditions and a temperature range of 21 to 24 degrees centigrade but it can survive temperatures of up to 29 to 32 degrees centigrade.
As you do not plant the Java Moss, you will need to fix it temporarily, for example, to a rock with some fishing line. Then, when it has used its own tiny roots to adhere to the rock you can remove the fishing line. You can also produce a moss wall effect by adding the moss to a net which is fixed to the tank wall by suction devices and nylon string.
It is an excellent plant in which spawning can take place and in which the hatched fry can shelter and hide. Egg laying fish that scatter their eggs would benefit most from this plant. From a maintenance point of view you need to keep it clean of algae which will have a detrimental affect on it.
Riccia fluitans, an aquatic thallose liverwort.- Riccia fluitans via Wikipedia
Other recommended cuttings plants are; * Cabomba caroliniana * Bacopa caroliniana * Hygrophila salicifolia * Ludwiga repens
Other recommended floating plants are; * Ceratophyllum spp. * Ceratopteris thalictroides * Pistia stratiatos * Riccia fluitans
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Top 10 Issues Solved in Setting Up a Tropical Freshwater Aquarium
Follow these 10 pieces of advice and you should be able to set up your tropical freshwater aquarium without any major set backs.
1. The Tank?
aquarium- Image via Wikipedia
Whether you have an acrylic or glass tank it must be sterilized before you can start putting anything in it. And you must have a hood/cover/canopy to reduce water loss by evaporation, stop the fish from jumping out and it holds your lighting system
2. What About Heating The Water?
You need to maintain the water temperature by means of a heater and thermostat combination. For tanks greater than 3 feet in length you may need a couple of these to ensure an even temperature throughout. Thermostats can be either internal or external to the tank and must be adjustable by the aquarist. A thermometer will be needed to check the temperature
3. How Much Lighting?
You will need sufficient lighting to encourage plant growth but not too much giving you an algae problem. Use fluorescent tubes or tungsten lighting or a combination of the two. Experiment to achieve the desired result. Lighting the aquarium for ten to twelve hours per day is common
4. What About Filtration and Aeration?
Filtration system in a typical aquarium: (1) i...- Image via Wikipedia
A filtration unit (internal or external) to the tank will remove suspended material from the water. An air pump attached to an air stone can aerate the water and boost the oxygen supply along with the small amount from the plants; although many do not see mechanical aeration as compulsory if the aquarium is properly set up.
5. What Do I Put In The Tank?
The bottom of the tank is covered with washed gravel substrate arranged so the level rises up towards the back and deep enough for aquatic plants to be rooted. Rocks can be placed to disguise corners.Tall plants behind bushier species will give the impression of depth. The front and foreground of the tank will be fairly open for the fishes to swim around in.
6. How do I Fill The Tank?
Install the heating and filtration system. Pour water into a cup on the bottom of the tank and continue till it the tank is two thirds full. Insert your plants, top up, switch on heating, lighting and filtration systems. Now run your aquarium for at least two weeks to establish your plants and the biological system before adding your fishes
7. How Do I Stock The Aquarium?
Before you add your fishes calculate how many fish you can accommodate based on the surface area of the tank. A rough guide for tropical aquarium fish is to allow 12 square inches per one inch of fish. For example, if your tank’s surface area is 408 square inches then you could have 36 one inch fish or 18 two inch fish etc.
And also take into account the fishes particular swimming and behavioral characteristics.Introduce the fish into the tank by keeping them in their plastic bag till the water temperature equalizes that of the aquarium. You could add some of the aquarium water to the bag. Then release the fish into its new environment.
8. Is The Diet And Feed Correct?
Generally speaking fishes do not have specific dietary requirements though its is always best practice to do a bit of research and determine if a particular species your have has any. Dried foods area available in a wide range of forms; flakes,pellets, tablets and powder. Live foods can also be introduced to give a varied diet.
Included in this category are insect larvae, micro-worms, freshwater crustaceans, and brine shrimp young.If vegetarian diets are needed use lettuce, oat flakes and chopped up spinach. It is important to make sure that the fishes only eat what you feed them in a few minutes. Otherwise the excess food will rot and pollute the water.
9. What Maintenance Do I Need To Do?
Daily: Check on temperature and how the fish look. Weekly: Measure water quality (nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, pH), prune aquatic plants, remove debris from floor, clean and/or filter media. Monthly or longer: Partial water changes of 10-20% of the tank volume with the water at the same temperature and make up if possible. Algae on the tank front can be scraped off. The sides can be left for the fish
10. What about Illnesses?
Isolating fish is a great way to reduce the chance of illness occurring. Before you add new fish to your community, quarantine them or him/her in an isolation tank for a couple of weeks so you can see if they were bought with an illness established. Make the tank comfortable with plants and substrate just like the main tank and maintain the same conditions.
There are some illnesses you need to know about. Mouth fungus – cured by antibiotics. White spot – tiny white spots on the fish. Raised water temperature, salt treatment and medications are potential solutions. Fin rot – this infection happens after physical damage and is cured by antibiotics in clean water. Fungus – appears like cotton wool on the skin. Cured by salt baths or methylene blue or malachite green treatments. Use your isolation tank for treating your ill fish from the main tank.
So there you have it, 10 issues you have conquered in setting up your tropical freshwater aquarium.
Paul Curran is webmaster at Fresh-Water-Aquariums-Guide.com and provides a care information system for fresh water aquariums. Get your FREE E-Course on how to set up and maintain a beautiful aquarium, have the healthiest, happiest fish around AND learn more about your tropical freshwater aquarium
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Tropical Fish Information – All About Classification
To give you the heads up on more resources we have for you, here is an article of mine on another site covering tropical fish information and how fish are classified;
Here are the first couple of paragraphs of the article …
In this report on tropical fish information you will hear about the origins of tropical fish keeping, its background and the scientific naming formula that classifies the fish.
Background
There are a growing number of people who keep tropical fish in an aquarium as it becomes more popular and the age of these aquarists varies from youngsters to the more elderly. Tropical fish need more looking after than cold water fish such as the goldfish and it is this additional caring factor that I believe attracts folk to tropical fish.
Because tropical fish are smaller you can have more of them in your tank, they are more colorful in most cases, there are more species around so you have a lot to choose from and you can easily purchase the fishes without them having to be brought in from their original habitat as they are now mostly bred in captivity …
… Read the rest of the article on tropical fish information
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Choosing Freshwater Invertebrates For Your Aquarium That Will Not Cause Death
The author identifies certain freshwater invertebrates species you can use in your aquarium and some you certainly cannot. These include snails and shrimp and if you do not make the correct decision there will be a lot of dead creatures and missing plants!
Shrimps are a popular choice amongst the invertebrates when it comes to adding them to your freshwater aquarium. But you have to be careful as depending on their size and/or nature they may either be eaten by the fish in the tank or they themselves may become the predator and eat your fish!
Suitable for Community Tanks
Bamboo shrimp are great for community aquariums because they do not have claws, they have fans. And they only reach two to three inches in length so are unlikely to be eaten by smaller fish but think about how big your fish will get.
Their fans are used to collect food from the environment so they need a water flow to enable them to feed and therefore your aquarium needs to have a filter in it with plants and rocks nearby so they can access the water exuding from the outlet.
Food wise, if a bamboo shrimp is noticed using its fans on the bottom of the tank then it means there is not enough food for it. One way of ensuring they get the food is to use a syringe to squirt it near their fans. Food for the syringe includes daphnia, algae wafers, flake food and young brine shrimp.
Amongst the snails, Pomacea bridgesii is a good selection for a community tank but you need to make sure that this is the snail you have purchased. If you buy the wrong species your plants may disappear very quickly!
Not suitable for Community Tanks
Long arm shrimps are species of Macrobrachium and some of them can grow to over twelve inches, are territorial and aggressive and will eat most things they can catch so are definitely not suitable for a community tank. As a warning, look out for this species as they can be offered to aquarists for their aquariums.
Snails: There are species of snails that can grow up to 6 inches wide and clearly will not be ideally suitable for a community aquarium. Pomacea canaliculata (Apple snail) fits into this category and should be avoided, unless of course you have a tank big enough. You cannot miss their eggs, they are bright orange in color.
And you may well find that you have hitch-hiker snails. These are small snails that get a ride on the plants that you buy for your aquarium. Be warned though. They can multiply rapidly (threefold in a week?) and give you water quality problems due to their waste, so check your plants before putting them into your tank. Some folk just squish them against the glass and let their fish eat them!
At the end of the day you have to make specific choices regarding the inclusion of freshwater invertebrates into your aquarium.
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What Goes Into a Freshwater Planted Aquarium?
240 litres aquarium with different fishes, pla...- Image via Wikipedia
In a freshwater planted aquarium a range of plant types are used and they come in a variety of forms. And in the same way fishes do, they also have requirements for specific water temperatures and lighting so you must find this out before you start planting them in your aquarium.
Marginal Plants
The majority of aquarium plants come within this category. In nature they are submerged for just a section of the year. Throughout the dry season they will grow out from the water and the majority flower and seed at that time.
Cryptocoryne genus and Echinodorus genus are good examples. There are more than 50 species under the genus Cryptocorynes and the Amazon Sword species, Echinodorus amazonicus), is very popular amongst the genus Echinodorus.
Real Aquatic Plants
Often sold as cuttings these aquatic plants are proper aquatic plants because they are submerged in the water and must stay that way. A good example is Cabomba caroliniana, which is from the genus Cabomba and usually called the Green Cabomba.
Terrestial Plants Are A No No
You can not leave these plants submerged for a long time in your freshwater aquarium because bad water quality will happen due to them rotting. Sometimes these are sold as aquatic plants so look out for them.
Cuttings
Cabomba is a very popular choice for the aquarium but is also one of the more difficult to succeed with. It is good for hiding heaters and pipes but it also means that its delicate fronds can be easily damaged in an area with fast moving water. A more hardy species can be used for this situation; the Hygrophilia.
Rooted Plants
Amazon sword plant image via Wikipedia
As some of these can grow to a large size (for example the Amazon Swordplants) choose carefully so they fit in with the size of your aquarium. Plants that are easier to manage are the E. paniculatus and the E. tenellus which is ideal for the front of your tank as it quickly covers the substrate. Others such as the slow growing Cryptocoryne species will need to be thinned out after they establish themselves and grow in bunches.
Basket Grown Plants
These can be either planted as they are, in the basket, or preferably out of the basket. And check to see how many plants are actually in the basket. Quite often there may be four or five plants potted as one. These need to be separated and planted individually.
Bulbs and Corms
The most well known species are the Aponogeton and Nymphaea. The Aponogeton have long pretty leaves and you can get flowers and if you are lucky they will seed giving you new plants. The Nymphaea produce attractive leaves, varying from pink to red, under the water but you must make sure that lily pads are not formed on the surface. If you do not then the surface will get covered by them and no light will get to your plants.
Floating Plants
Pistia Stratiotes (Water Lettuce)- Image by tuis via Flickr
Not often used in community tanks as again they will cut out light to your other plants. But they are useful in breeding tanks for hiding places and spawning locations. Often used are Riccia, Ceratopteris thalictroides (Indian Fern) and Pistia stratiotes (Water lettuce). But avoid Lemna (Duckweed) like the plague as it will multiply very quickly and cover the surface completely.
Feeding
Rooted plants can be fed with fertilizer pellets so they can grow healthily but be careful not to use too much.
Lighting and Water Temperatures
Cabomba plants for the aquarium need warm water temperatures (from 18 to 32 degrees centigrade) and good light levels (up to 3 watts per gallon). Cryptocorynes don’t need bright lighting and in fact are good with low to moderate lighting conditions and a temperature range of around 20 to 33 degrees centigrade.
Propagation
Cabomba can be propagated by cuttings with good light conditions to facilitate rooting. Cabomba is a plant that is very easily cloned. Cut them in half after they reach 15-20 cm at the node or branch. Just stick it in the gravel and the plant does the rest.
Cabomba Aquatica Image via Wikipedia
Other plants, such as the Cryptocoryne species, give out runners that go into the substrate and form more plants. And others, such as Microsorium pteropus (Java Fern) and Ceratopteris thalictroides (Indian Fern), grow small plantlets from their leaves which drop off or can be taken off to form new plants.
Paul Curran is webmaster at Fresh-Water-Aquariums-Guide.com and provides a care information system for fresh water aquariums. Get your FREE E-Course on how to set up and maintain a beautiful aquarium, have the healthiest, happiest fish around AND learn more about a freshwater planted aquarium
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Tropical Fish Information You Need to Know – All About Classification
Here is an article on Tropical Fish Information for you that has been distributed around the world as part of my article submissions on the subject (I am a Platinum author on Ezinearticles.com) and this article is not on this web site.
Here is the first part of the article …
Tropical Fish Cartoon- Image via Wikipedia
In this report on tropical fish information you will hear about the origins of tropical fish keeping, its background and the scientific naming formula that classifies the fish.
Background
There are a growing number of people who keep tropical fish in an aquarium as it becomes more popular and the age of these aquarists varies from youngsters to the more elderly. Tropical fish need more looking after than
cold water fish such as the goldfish and it is this additional caring factor that I believe attracts folk to tropical fish.
Because tropical fish are smaller you can have more of them in your tank, they are more colorful in most cases, there are more species around so you have a lot to choose from and you can easily purchase the fishes without them having to be brought in from their original habitat as they are now mostly bred in captivity.
Regards
Paul Curran (Editor)
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