| Fish care changes depending on the type of fish you | | | | yellow-tailed or blue damsels. They are less |
| own. One of the first things to consider is if you | | | | aggressive and will be easier to maintain. Domino and |
| have a salt water fish or fresh water fish. This | | | | three-striped damsels are the trouble makers. |
| distinct difference is important in supporting the life | | | | 2. Mollies: Mollies are freshwater fish but can live in |
| of your fish. With thousands of different species, fish | | | | saltwater. Mollies adapt to the saltwater, but prefer |
| are going to need different ways to live. | | | | its natural state. These fish are popular because they |
| One of the most important things to do is balance | | | | can live in different pH. They are very resilient |
| the water. The water's alkali is measured on a pH | | | | creatures and can live through many different water |
| scale and is referred to as the water's hardness | | | | conditions. This is what makes them very desirable. |
| many times. There are kits available to measure the | | | | Adapting fish to saltwater can be a long process. You |
| alkalinity. Different fish require a different degree of | | | | start by keeping the fish in a bag of water and |
| hardness, so it's important to have all the right tests | | | | slowly drench it with saltwater in an eight-hour period. |
| to ensure proper surroundings. The water's pH | | | | 3. Clown fish: These fish became extremely popular |
| balance can change depending on magnesium or | | | | after the Disney movie Finding Nemo. Every child |
| calcium in the water. There are also pH buffers | | | | wants to get their Nemo for their tank. The good |
| available to help maintain the balance. If you find out | | | | thing for parents is that clown fish are easy to take |
| the pH balance is wrong, you want to address the | | | | care of, but these fish can only stay in its own type |
| problem immediately. | | | | of environment. Unlike mollies, they cannot adapt to |
| Fish care is different with many of the most popular | | | | something different. These fish are very protective |
| fish as well. However, they all have the same thing in | | | | and tend to typically keep well with fish of its own |
| common and that is low maintenance. Here are some | | | | kind. |
| of the more popular fish and what it takes to care | | | | 4. Shrimp: There are different kinds of shrimp people |
| for them. | | | | can own, but the most popular shrimp are the clean |
| 1. Damsels: These saltwater fish are very aggressive. | | | | shrimps. They have a white and red stripe down the |
| If you have too many of them, you could be looking | | | | middle of their back. They are more popular because |
| at an empty fish tank because they don't tend to | | | | they are easy to maintain. However, these fish |
| get along with many other fish even of its own kind. | | | | shouldn't be put with too many other kinds of fish. |
| Damsels are saltwater fish, so you are going to need | | | | You should put a maximum of four fish in a tank with |
| a marine or reef tank to sustain them. The good | | | | these shrimp. |
| thing about damsels is they are very tough fish. They | | | | There are so many other fish and different things to |
| can survive in some of the harshest conditions, but | | | | learn about them. Read about how to maintain |
| don't test this out. Take care of your damsels. It's | | | | specific fish and ask the pet shop employees for tips |
| recommended that you only put up to two in the | | | | on how to maintain your home aquarium. Fish are |
| same tank. | | | | great pets to have, so take care of them and they |
| Some of the damsels to consider owning are the | | | | will last you a long time. |