| Buying the right aquarium fish for your
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| | tank. If your water condition is poor
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| tank is key to the success of your
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| | then adding more fish will just make
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| aquarium. When selecting fish, you may
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| | things worse and endanger the health of
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| not simply be able to pick out the fish
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| | all the fish in the tank. Also, you
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| that catch your eye in the pet store as
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| | should be careful not to overload your
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| not all fish can live in the same
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| | tank with too many fish as this will
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| environment. Additionally not all fish
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| | cause stress on all the fish as well as
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| get along with each other so you will
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| | cause your water quality to degrade. The
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| have to be careful to choose the types of
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| | general rule of thumb for freshwater
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| fish that are compatible.
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| | tropical fish tanks is 1 inch of fish per
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| If all this seems like hard work, don't
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| | gallon of water. If you add too many,
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| worry, you will soon become familiar with
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| | you will have to spend more time changing
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| the types of tropical fish that work well
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| | the water and will need really good
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| in your tank and even have some favorites
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| | filtration in order to keep your tank
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| that you like to keep. When choosing
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| | healthy.
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| fish for your aquarium, here's some tips
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| | 4. Water Temperature. Not all tropical
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| to keep in mind:
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| | fish like the same temperature water.
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| 1. Fish appearance. Observe the
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| | While most will do well with temps in the
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| particular fish you are interested in
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| | mid 70's some do better in cooler waters
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| carefully to make sure he is active and
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| | while others like it on the warm side.
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| swimming around properly. Make sure his
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| | 5. Fish size. Before you buy a new fish
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| fins are not chewed and he doesn't have
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| | you might want to find out how big he can
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| any growths or white fuzzy patches.
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| | be expected to eventually grow. Since
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| 2. Tank condition. Dealers tanks can
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| | your tank can support about 1 inch of
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| have parasites and disease that might not
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| | fish per gallon, you wouldn't want to put
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| be apparent in your fish right away so
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| | a fish that might grow to 5 inches in
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| you need to observe the other fish in the
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| | your 5 gallon tank or he might be the
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| tank and take a good look at the tank
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| | only one you can have!
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| conditions. Is the tank clean? If not
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| | 6. The type of fish. Is your new fish
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| that is an indication that the dealer
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| | aggressive or does he play well with
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| probably doesn't care for the tanks well.
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| | others? Is he OK being the only one of
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| Make sure the other fish in the tank are
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| | his kind in the tank or will he do better
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| alert and swimming around actively.
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| | in a school. Make sure you only put
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| Avoid buying a fish from a tank that has
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| | fish that will get along in the tank or
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| dead fish floating in it. Even if your
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| | the more aggressive fish will pick on the
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| fish appears to be healthy, he could
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| | others. Also, some fish are territorial
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| already be infected with something that
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| | and you should only keep one per tank.
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| might not show up until days after you
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| | 7. The food. Find out what type of food
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| get him home. By then it might be too
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| | your new fish likes to eat. Most eat
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| late and you could risk infecting your
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| | flakes, but some like freeze dried worms
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| other fish.
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| | or other types of food. When you bring
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| 3. Water Conditions. The condition of
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| | home your new fish be sure to also take
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| your water is important as well as the
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| | home some of his favorite dinner.
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| number of fish you already have in the
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