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