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