| Some people choose fish over dogs and cats | | | | them whereas others will continue to prefer to find |
| because fish are comparatively easy to maintain and | | | | the food themselves. |
| care for. While it is true that tropical fish (or any fish | | | | You must keep your fish tank clean. You should |
| for that matter) may indeed require less maintenance | | | | change the water regularly and monitor the water's |
| than either cats, dogs and birds, but they can not live | | | | acidity. You should be sure to remove out any |
| without any sort of maintenance at all. Tropical fish | | | | uneaten pellets and other dirt that may have |
| are living, breathing organisms so they do require | | | | accumulated in your fish tank. If possible, it is a good |
| food, a clean tank and treating when they become ill. | | | | idea to have filtration system in place to keep the |
| Fish do not need feeding all the time, once a day will | | | | water as clean as possible. |
| suffice, just remember to put enough food in the | | | | While this may sound like a lot of effort, once you |
| tank so that all your fish will get fed and none of | | | | get used to it, caring for your fish is not such a hard |
| them go without. When feeding your fish, you should | | | | task. An aquarium is filled with rainbow colored |
| remember that when you put the food in the tank | | | | tropical fish is something that you can show off to |
| they will not come up to the surface straight away | | | | your friends and family. The aquarium can become a |
| to eat it. This is because when the fish are in the | | | | focus of the room, its centerpiece so to speak. So, |
| ocean, they have to find food for themselves - they | | | | simply by maintaining your tropical fish in the most |
| are not fed by humans. Of course, after a while, | | | | basic way, you will be rewarded with a magnificent |
| some of your fish will get used to you giving feeding | | | | showpiece - well worth the effort! |