FISH AS PETS - A COLORFUL EXPERIENCE

If you want something new for your house, thinkWe need an aquarium, a thermometer, a heating
about fish and aquariums... big aquariums, becausesystem, a water filter, and plants to oxygenate the
they go with these times' fashion.water, sand and little stones, and a source of light for
The little golden fish wondering alone around his bowlthe plants.
seems to be long forgotten.How do we actually do it?
Instead of the little bowl, there are now hugeBefore placing the fish in the aquarium, the water
aquariums, mounted on the walls or even enclosed inneeds to be left alone 24 hours and its temperature
them, containing lots of colored fish, sand, lights, littlehas to be of a minimum of 22-23 Celsius (it can differ
stones and aquatic vegetation. Optionally you canfor some species). The water is not changed all at
choose a little castle of house to make thethe same time, it needs to be changes in several
décor unique and fantasy-lie.stages, 20% on each stage.
This idea has been adopted from restaurants, clubsHow do we feed fish?
or other public locations, but now it applies to homesTwice a day, we give them the dried food, the life
of animal lovers, fish lovers especially.food or the frozen one, depending on the species.
You have decided to adopt fish because you likeHow do we treat sick fish?
them or because you heard they bring prosperity andThe most common illness encountered amongst fish
well-living to your life. Either way, you have to knowhas as an exterior effect the apparition of some
how to take care of them because they are not justwhite pits on the flippers of the fish. In such
a decorative object; they are living beings that can'tsituations, treatments are administrated in the
take care of themselves.aquarium to prevent the illness from spreading to the
They are going to need your full attention and care,other fish too. For the right treatment, you have to
they will totally depend on you. Here is some generalgo to a fish heath shop.
advice, general because each species act differentlyAnother rule in fish illnesses of any type is to just
and has different needs:raise the temperature of the water in the aquarium
What do we need?and to dissolve some salt in it.