| One of the first and most important things | | | | The fish can be overcrowded and it can be |
| that you do when you first start to keep | | | | hard to get enough oxygen for them. Of course |
| fish, is to choose your fish tank. Probably | | | | if you are only having a few small fish then |
| the first thing that you decide is what shape | | | | it should be ok. Not everybody has the room |
| tank to have. You can buy aquariums in a huge | | | | for a huge aquarium, but it is important to |
| variety of shapes and designs these days and | | | | make sure that you do not have more fish than |
| any feature that you want can be found if you | | | | the tank is made for. Even a small tank can |
| look hard enough. There are so many styles | | | | be a very interesting hobby if it is filled |
| that there is sure to be one that fits in | | | | with interesting fish. You do not need large |
| with whatever room you are putting it in. | | | | amounts of fish for it to be fun, indeed half |
| Probably the most popular shapes of tank are | | | | of the fun is in looking after your fish and |
| the hexagonal and rectangular. Both can be | | | | making sure that they are well. |
| very ascetically pleasing and there are many | | | | |
| good quality tanks available. The rectangular | | | | You do need to make sure that you think about |
| tank is usually thought to be the best type | | | | where you are going to put your tank before |
| of tank for the fish. This is purely because | | | | you buy it. There is no point in buying a |
| there is more surface area for the water and | | | | large tank and then thinking about where to |
| as such it has more access to oxygen. But it | | | | put it afterwards. Tanks can also be very |
| is perfectly acceptable for most people to | | | | heavy and the weight of the water can put a |
| have the kind of tank that they want as long | | | | great strain on both floors and carpets, so |
| as they make sure that there is a sufficient | | | | make sure that the floor is strong enough to |
| supply of oxygen to the tank. | | | | take the weight. |
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| But whatever type of tank that you go for it | | | | Buying your first fish tank can be great fun |
| is important that it is big enough for the | | | | and with a bit of thought it can give you a |
| amount of fish that you have. Putting too | | | | really good start to your fish keeping hobby. |
| many fish in a small tank is not a good idea. | | | | |