| Tank maintenance is one of the most important | | | | There is four groups of fish food. The most common |
| parts of having an aquarium. The tank must be | | | | flake food and frozen food, live food, and household |
| vacuumed at least once every two weeks. You need | | | | food. Be careful with the live food because they can |
| to do a 10-20% water change every week. Once a | | | | carry diseases that can infect your fish. |
| year you should completely start over. Drain all | | | | Algae is a pain. Algae growth can completely take |
| water, clean the tank, and rinse the gravel. | | | | over your fish tank in no time. Try to decrease your |
| Aeration in your tank is crucial for having enough | | | | algae growth with some algae eaters, buy some |
| oxygen for your fish. The filter helps but does not | | | | aquarium plants, decrease the light in your aquarium, |
| provide enough oxygen. You should have at least | | | | scrap the glass of your aquarium, and do water |
| one device for a 10-20 gallon tank and two for a | | | | changes more regularly. |
| tank that is larger than 30 gallons. | | | | When buying fish for your tank for the first time be |
| Turn off the lights! Fish need to sleep too. Turn the | | | | sure to buy hardy fish. Sometimes is takes awhile for |
| lights out at night so they can sleep. They need | | | | your tank to adjust and to get your water tested |
| about 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness. | | | | the way it needs to be. |
| Feeding fish doesn't have to be boring. Fish like | | | | There is three different types of filters for |
| different types of food. Find out if your fish are | | | | aquariums. They are a box filter, an under gravel |
| insectivores, carnivores, herbivores, omnivores. Then | | | | filter, and an external power filter. The under gravel |
| you can feed them different things according to their | | | | filter is a good option. It requires less maintenance |
| preference. | | | | and has more aeration for your fish. |