| Fish can brighten up your home as they lazily float | | | | find styles that stick to the side of the tank, or hang |
| around in their tank without a care in the world. You | | | | or float in the water. One of the best ways to |
| may even feel stress melt away you watch them do | | | | control temperature is to invest in a heater. If you |
| their thing. What do you look for when you look for | | | | have a fish tank instead of a fish bowl, you'll need a |
| pet supplies? For best results get everything set up | | | | water filter. Keeping the fish water clear is going to |
| at least a day before bringing any fish home. Fish are | | | | extend your fish's life. In smaller systems the water |
| very particular about their environments, and this will | | | | pump and filter will come together. The water pump |
| give the tank time to stabilize and get to a good | | | | circulates the water though the filter adding air |
| temperature for your fish. | | | | bubbles which keeps the water aerated and prevents |
| When choosing a fish tank you need to think about | | | | water stagnation. |
| what type of fish you'll have in it. Get a manageable | | | | You can buy water at the store or just use tap |
| size so you can change the water frequently, and | | | | water. If you use tap water you'll need to either buy |
| even occasionally fully clean it. You also want a tank | | | | a chemical that eliminates the chlorine, or let a few |
| that is big enough for the fish. Fish need room to | | | | gallons of water sit out for several days. This lets the |
| move around, and some require more than others, | | | | chlorine evaporate. If you're working with delicate fish |
| so get one that allows plenty of breathing room. A | | | | then avoid tap water or get the chemicals. Don't |
| basic fish bowl is good for goldfish or a beta, since | | | | forget to make sure your water is ready before you |
| they don't take up much room or need a water | | | | bring your fish home and acclimatize the fish before |
| pump. | | | | letting them free in their new tank. |
| Gravel isn't always necessary, but some fish are | | | | Different fish need different kinds of food. Feeding |
| bottom feeders and eat food off the sand at the | | | | your fish the wrong food could be fatal. Read up on |
| bottom of their natural habitat, so they would need | | | | what your particular fish like to eat and then read the |
| gravel. The gravel also keeps the bottom from | | | | containers so you know you're getting the right kind. |
| looking too gross and helps hide some of the fish | | | | At some point you will need a fish net. Sometimes |
| food and fish "waste" between cleanings. The people | | | | you have to remove your fish to clean the tank, and |
| where you get your pet supplies should be able to | | | | sadly sometimes you need to remove a fish that has |
| tell you what you'll need. | | | | passed away. You could get a fish net after you've |
| Fish need a specific temperature range to thrive, and | | | | had the fish for a while, but since you're already |
| it's important that you maintain it within that range | | | | getting pet supplies you might as well get the net |
| for them. It makes sense to invest in a thermometer | | | | too. |
| so you can keep conditions ideal for them. You can | | | | |