| I am writing this article to tell you | | | | "fight to the dead" or "fight until the end". |
| something about aquariums in general. | | | | Generally, I recommend community tanks |
| However, not about those big aquariums which | | | | instead of second and third case. |
| can be found in Zoo's or museums, but about | | | | |
| home fish tanks. Of course, if you have a | | | | Previous paragraph shows you that it's |
| castle, or really big house, your home | | | | important to know everything about fish you |
| aquarium can be as big as those public ones. | | | | want to own. Focus on temperament primarily. |
| On the other hand not everybody is Bill | | | | If you are beginner, there are some species, |
| Gates, or Queen of the United Kingdom. For | | | | you should start with. These species are not |
| us, ordinary people, smaller versions are | | | | demanding, and they don't require much care. |
| produced. | | | | I am talking about Guppies, Platies, Mollies, |
| | | | Swordtails, Neon tetras, etc. These species |
| But from another point of view, small doesn't | | | | are very peaceful and harmless, sometimes |
| immediately mean it's small too much; It's | | | | shy. Bear in mind that they should be kept in |
| relative. Even in a small flat or house you | | | | shoals, what means you shouldn't keep 1 or 2 |
| can have aquarium with capacity of few | | | | of them in one tank, otherwise they will not |
| hundred litres. Basically, you can have only | | | | feel happy. Plecos and many catfish species |
| 10 litres aquarium as well. Bear in mind that | | | | belong to this "not demanding" group. Unlike |
| introducing any fish into such small tank | | | | fish which do best in shoals, they don't need |
| would be crime. Small sized aquariums are | | | | to be kept with too many specimens of their |
| more suitable for plants only. | | | | family or genus. Plecos require driftwood |
| | | | which becomes their most favourite place as |
| Previous idea leads me to the first point: | | | | time goes by. They suck it all day long. |
| tanks division based upon living beings. You | | | | Another good fish for beginners is betta |
| can have, as I just wrote, a plant of a fish | | | | fish. Especially males are beautiful. They |
| tank. And you can have an aquarium, which | | | | exist in many colour variants and their big |
| contains fish and plants living together in | | | | fins look like jewels in the tank. They don't |
| peace and harmony. Especially the harmony | | | | harass other species, but if you put two |
| aspect is very important. Some fish prefer | | | | males into one aquarium, they will kill each |
| green food, and we can say that healthy | | | | other. Nobody knows why. Once scientist put |
| looking aquarium plants are irresistible for | | | | two males into very big garden pond, but they |
| them, but some fish need plants for hiding | | | | found each other and started to fight |
| purposes as well. If such species don't have | | | | immediately. So how they could survive the |
| enough hiding places, they feel stressed and | | | | evolution? In Thailand where they live in |
| they can even die. On the other hand we know | | | | lakes, there is an alpha male which is the |
| species which don't require plants | | | | boss and nobody is fighting when he's in. |
| necessarily, but they love to lay on their | | | | |
| leafs and they also appreciate smooth touches | | | | If you aren't a beginner any more, you can |
| how leafs slide through their bodies when | | | | try for example Gouramies - bit aggressive, |
| swimming around. | | | | territorial and they eat everything small, |
| | | | what is or isn't moving sometimes. Another |
| Now, when you know that there is a direct | | | | nice species is the Angelfish. But they grow |
| relation between fish and plants, you should | | | | to big sizes, so they need a big tank. This |
| know something about various fish species | | | | category includes also Cichlids which come |
| compatibility. Let's take a quick look into | | | | from America, Africa, and many species |
| the natural food chain; It's not the rule | | | | originating in Asia. |
| every time, but almost every time that larger | | | | |
| fish eat smaller ones. Naturally, there exist | | | | But if you don't mind to spend a lot of time |
| exceptions where some little aggressive fish | | | | and and if you have enough experiences, you |
| can eat the a big one as well. Piranhas, | | | | can choose a demanding fish, like the Discus |
| Puffer species, etc., etc. And this is how it | | | | fish - it needs special water conditions, or |
| goes in home aquariums too. An aquarium with | | | | puffer fish. Fish from this group need |
| many peaceful fish is called community | | | | special water, special feeding, or they breed |
| aquarium. An aquarium where you keep | | | | unusually. Or they even need large aquarium, |
| aggressive fish and small peaceful fish | | | | like Oscar fish, freshwater Sharks, or Koi |
| together can be called a dinner time. And the | | | | carps. Sometimes it is better to keep them in |
| last type is characterised by many aggressive | | | | garden ponds and not in the tank in the room. |
| fish kept in one little tank; This is called | | | | |