Posted on Dec 25, 2009 under ornamental_fish |
Find And Easy Way How To Do It
tropical fish keeping, provides immense enjoyment and is a wonderful hobby which is benefited by not only you but by others also. Tropical fish keeping is easy to care, but it is important to educate yourself before buying it, without proper knowledge this hobby can turn out to be really expensive.
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You will need to know how to set up an aquarium; you also need to know the size of the aquarium for the amount of fish you need to keep. Also the size of the fish is also going to grow as in the case of tropical fish keeping, tropical fish is not purchased in big size.
By reading books and some search on the internet you would come to know how much the temperature of the aquarium is to be kept to keep the fish alive and also how to test the ph levels and water hardness and any toxins.
It would also educate you of the diseases, the most common disease of Tropical fish keeping is white spot, this disease is caused by a parasite called icky or ish, this can be detected as fish in the aquarium would show white spots on the fish scales. White spot is a very common disease in tropical fish keeping, if you notice the fish rubbing itself against a wall or plants this indicates this disease.
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It is important to treat white spots, it can also affect the others fish in the tank. Even if one fish is affected the whole tank has to be treated.
The fish tank has to be cleaned regularly, the plants and stones in the tank are also to be cleaned, and the water has to be changed also, checking the ph levels.
To prevent the fish from white spots, you should always quarantine new fish for 2 days. You should always maintain adequate water and provide fish with balanced diet.
Over feeding the tropical fish should be avoided; this pollutes the water and also harms your fish. Provide them with adequate food for them to survive. Different fish have different taste in foods, so a proper research should be done beforehand. Some are scavengers; they eat the scarps and debris from the tank, while others need a specific kind of food.
If you are a beginner, without proper research and knowledge you would be tempted with buying different kind of tanks and add the colorful fish, it could result in a disaster.
Some tips for tropical fish keeping
Tap water should be properly treated before adding it to the tank. Rapid ph changes can affect fish; the ph of the water should be stable. Choose the fish that fits the aquarium. Fish needs plenty of space to swim freely, the size of the aquarium and the quantity of water and its temperature can affect oxygen content and would also determine the number of fish that you can handle, lower oxygen means the number of fish would be less. Coldwater and marine fishes consume more oxygen as compared to their freshwater fishes.
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Posted on Dec 18, 2009 under ornamental_fish |
Do You Know The Optimum One
The most ideal tropical fish temperature is 74F and 79 F. Some kind of research must be done on the fish, to know there ideal temperature which suits them, warmer or colder. Also the right kind of Tropical fish temperature reduces the chances of the disease called Ich in your tank.If someone salted your fish, liquid treatment has to be given to the tank and ideally the Tropical fish temperature should be 85,till the duration of the treatment. This Tropical fish temperature kills the protozoan and keeps the environment healthy.
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All tropical fish do not require the same tropical fish temperature, some like the temperature to be warm and kept at 88 F, some adjust to 70’s,so it depends on the fish that you have in the tank. If you are not sure about the temperature then keep it at 77 F. The most important thing to keep in mind is that the temperature should be changed slowly, don’t raise or lower the temperature in a fast way, do it slowly as it reaches the right temperature.
Tropical fish require the right kind of temperature and food in there tank to keep the fish healthy. An imbalance in this can damage the life of the fish. As the name suggests tropical fish as warm temperature, most tropical fish blossom at the temperature 70-80 degrees. Temperatures cooler than these can dampen there resistance to fight diseases. Extremely warm temperature than this can rob them from oxygen.
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Unexpected change in temperature should be avoided. This stuns the fish and brings down there resistance to fight diseases. If new water is added to the tank make sure it is of the same temperature.
To survive in a healthy environment, fish not only need the right kind of food but also the right kind of temperature. Freshwater pond fish do not require high temperature, while tropical fish require warm water. Saltwater fish require there water to be hotter. Goldfish require the water to be at 52 TO 65 degrees. Tropical fish such as tetras require 75 to 80 degrees. It is ideal to keep an aquarium heater inside the tank if you have saltwater or tropical fish. Wattage and size have to be kept in mind while ordering a heater.
Set the heater to the temperature you want your tank to maintain. To breed the fish the temperature should be two or three degrees higher than the recommended one. To treat them with a disease called ick-raise the temperature. If you have more than one species of fish, keep the temperature average.
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Posted on Dec 11, 2009 under ornamental_fish |
Tropical Freshwater Fish are the variety of fish that inhabit lakes and rivers in tropical areas around the world. The main feature that distinguishes them from tropical saltwater and marine fish is the absence of salt glands and an inability to exist in seawater. They can only survive in lakes that store rainwater or are fed by sub-ground water, or rivers fed by melting snow. Apart from the most popular edible fish like salmon and trout, fresh water fish include an amazing, vibrant and vast array of beautiful and exotic fish for the aquarium.
Tropical Freshwater Fish are the most suited for an aquarium. The most popular Tropical Freshwater Fish are cichlids, albino cichlids, Cory cat fish, American-flag fish, Mickey mouse platys, sword-tail, veil angel, beta or the Siamese fighting fish, black moor goldfish, blue paradise, rainbow fish, bumblebee cichlids, cherry barb fish, electric blue cichlids, livebearer fish, glowing tetra, etc. Here is a list of the 5 most colorful and vibrant Tropical Freshwater Fish suited for the aquarium.
Neon Tetra is the most popular aquarium fish around the world. It is a native of Peru, and is a peaceful community oriented fish that is most comfortable in schools or groups of 3 to 5 fish. This fish grows to about an inch in length and may live up to 10 years.
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The second most popular Tropical Freshwater Fish is the Angelfish of Central America. These are round full-bodied fish with long flowing elegant fins, giving them a fairy like appearance and hence the name Angelfish. These fish find place in almost every home- aquarium around the world. They grow up to 6 inches in length and may live up to 10 years.
Next is the most popular Tropical Freshwater Fish is the male fish of the Beta variety of Southeast Asia. The male Beta, also called the Siamese fighting fish has a dazzling display of colors on his fins and exists as one single variety of fish in an aquarium. It does not socialize with other types of fish and is very aggressive. They grow up to 3 inches and may live for 5 years.
The Kissing Guarani of Thailand is next on the list of the most popular Tropical Freshwater Fish. It is a peaceful fish, barring territory disputes between males by locking lips, appearing to be kissing each other. The name Kissing Guarani comes from this phenomenon. They may grow 6 to 8 inches in length and may live for 5 years.
The next most popular Tropical Freshwater Fish is the Fantail Guppy of Central America. The male Guppies are suited for aquarium and have vibrant and flashy colors on their tails. They are physically very resilient. They grow up to 3 inches in length and live for about 3 years.
Setting up and maintaining an aquarium of Tropical Freshwater Fish is not difficult, and with the right guidance, it can be a permanent source of visual pleasure and natural entertainment within one’s house.
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Posted on Dec 04, 2009 under ornamental_fish |
Tropical Marine Fish are the fish found in deep seas in the tropical areas on the either side of the Equator. There are thousands of species and sub-species of Tropical Marine Fish ranging from tiny fish measuring in millimeters to giant whale sharks measuring several meters. Each one of them is adapted to life in deep salt waters in its own special way. Tropical Marine Fish face different issues than terrestrial life. In their normal course of life, they deal with issues like salt intake and its regulation, getting oxygen from water, getting enough light and changing pressures and temperatures in the seas.
Most Tropical Marine Fish can drink seawater. They have special ‘salt-glands’ that filter out excessive salt and lose it in the seawater. All this happens through the gills. Several big Tropical Marine Fish like whales do not drink seawater. They fulfill their need for water by obtaining it from other fish, plants or organisms that they eat.
All Tropical Marine Fish obtain their oxygen from the seawater they live in. Water in constantly filtered by the gills, retaining the oxygen dissolved for breathing. Some species of Tropical Marine Fish can also breathe through skin. Whales are an exception to this. They need to surface at regular intervals to breathe in open air. Whales, however, are not fish technically. They are called fish, but actually are marine mammals and share more characteristics with terrestrial life than their marine counterparts.
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Tropical Marine Fish are cold-blooded (ectothermic) and their body temperatures change with the temperatures of their surroundings. This gives them the versatility of surviving in a variety of habitats within the seas and in cold sea currents. Tropical Marine Fish are also adapted to withstand different sea pressures. Water pressure increases at a rate of 15psi with every 33 feet of dissent into the sea. While most Tropical Marine Fish do not change depths frequently or suddenly, they do have the right gear to deal with changing pressures in the sea. Some can dive as deep as two miles several times in a single day. A variety of features like streamlined bodies, lungs that withstand great pressure, ribcages that are collapsible and special swimming abilities help Tropical Marine Fish survive with ease in deep seas.
Tropical Marine Fish too for a variety of reasons need light, like any other organism. They need light for generation of vitamins in their skin, for the healthy bacteria and fungi that live on them, and for the growth of marine plants and several other organisms that provide food. However, Tropical Marine Fish that live in deep waters impenetrable to sun rays, have a different use for light altogether. They live in total dark and many of them have lost pigmentation and sight. Some of such fish have developed light producing cell-mechanisms over millions of years of evolution, which they use to attract mates and prey.
Types and species of Tropical Marine Fish number in thousands. Most of them sport bright colors and exotic appearances. Small Tropical Marine Fish like angelfish, bass, butterfly fish, damsels, frogfish, dart fish, etc.
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Posted on Nov 27, 2009 under ornamental_fish |
tropical fish, as the name suggests need tropical (warm) climate to survive. These could be either fresh water or salt water fishes. Usually people use the term tropical fish for freshwater fish while Tropical saltwater fish are called marine fish.
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The Tropical saltwater fish is usually very colorful and pretty. That’s the reason why it is so much preferred by the aquarists. These fish are shipped from all over the world. Another very popular fish of this category is the coral fish. The coral reef is its habitat. It has very elegant patterns on its body and has stunning colors. This fish was the hero of the movie ‘Finding Nemo’ and is known by the name ‘Nemo’ rather than its original name. This is very commonly purchased by the aquarists for its beauty.
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A tropical saltwater fish is more difficult to breed as compared to a freshwater fish. Most of them are bred in fish-farms. However, mostly they are caught in the wild.
The tropical fish whether salt or fresh water is plagued by a number of diseases. These could be as follows:
Discoloring of the skin
White spotting
Reduction in taking feeds
Bacterial infections leading to bloating of the body.
Chlorine in the water can cause appearance of a white film over the eyes which are called Eye fluke.
Heavy metal poisoning
Nitrate poisoning.
Ammonia poisoning
They can also get infected with gill worms. You can detect this by looking at the worms hanging out of their gills.
So, when you decide to set up a tropical saltwater fish aquarium ensure that the fish is rid of the diseases mentioned above. Besides this there are some more aspects to be studied. As tropical fish need warm temperatures to survive you need to ensure that a certain level is maintained all the time? Sudden fluctuation of temperature is harmful for them. Another factor to remember is that salt water absorbs less oxygen. Hence, a tropical marine aquarium needs to have larger surface area to enable the gases to exchange.
Saltwater aquariums should not have a metal lining. This is because the salt in water will cause erosion of the material. Hence, the lining or canopy should be of plastic or acrylic. The size of the tropical saltwater fish aquarium is also very important. A medium size fish of this category would generally require 38 sq inch of area. Keeping the right size and type of filter in the aquarium is another important aspect. If you are only going to keep fish and nothing else like coral etc. then you could use either hang on type or canister filter.
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Posted on Nov 20, 2009 under ornamental_fish |
When one needs to trace tropical reef species he just needs to see the how bright and colored are these fish. These are very colorful and pleasant to look at. They can always improve the sight of an aquarium. To name the few these are the butterfly fishes, damselfishes, Nemo fish, small and big arowanas, puffer fish, shrimpers, cabbies, massive amounts of coral, angel fish and some of the triggerfish’s.
Do you want to have a reef aquarium? Then start with a aquarium of saltwater and then add a few coral reef and turn the plain saltwater aquarium that is old into a new reef aquarium, add Tropical reef fish. After finishing this, start selecting Tropical reef fish.
Hermit Crabs
These may not be a typical Tropical reef fish, but adding hermit crabs to your aquarium is good. These are very much helpful in keeping the water and also the coral in it clean. In case you will be required to add the crab to you collection just see the suitability and it’s compatibly with both the reef, and any new Tropical reef fish. There is a variety of crabs which can be added to your aquarium as Halloween Hermit Crabs and Dwarf Red Tip Hermit Crabs.
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Lawnmower Blenny
This is another type of l reef fish which is good at keeping reef clean. These can be as long as five inches and are easily found in Indio-pacific. They are better at eating the algae which usually grows in the aquarium and in return keeps you aquarium clean and fit for other fish to survive.
Golden Tonga Blenny
This is a kind of Tropical reef fish which eats away the spirulina algae and marine algae. These fish has golden scales and which are loved by most of the fish admirers all over the planet. This breed of fish is herbivorous and feeds at the bed of the aquarium.
Red Sea Mimic Blenny
It is also one of the Tropical reef fish which can be placed in any type of reef aquarium around 4 inches in length and a herbivore. It is very brilliant in color scheme. It is not red in color as the name suggests. It is electric blue in color and tail with a streak of yellow on it.
Coral reefs are very fragile and endangered species found in world. All over the world due to over fishing, coastal development and inculcation of sewage fertilizer and sediment these are being rapidly being destroyed. They also become the source of cheap food for some low income communities living close to the coastal area. They are also used by some for making medicines etc. Therefore some species are listed as the endangered species. Efforts should be taken to protect these endangered species.
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Posted on Nov 12, 2009 under ornamental_fish |
Fishing has been going on for a very long time. There are millions of people who are involved in the fishing business. Most of the people who are involved in the fishing business are associated with catching salt water fishes. They are available in plenty in the coastal areas and it is a very old profession too. But in the past three to four decades a lot of tropical fish farms have been created and they have involved themselves in business and have been doing very well over the years. Tropical fishes are the fishes that are existent in the fresh water. There are many big companies which are involved in this tropical fishing business. What they do is that the build huge fish farms and harness fishes in these farms periodically and earns huge money by selling in market.
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Each farm would have a large number of big tropical fish tanks and in these tanks that these tropical fishes are grown. The small fishes are brought in and they are left in these tanks and they are fed regularly and they are placed under optimal sunlight and they are exposed to optimal conditions to encourage their growth. The water in these tanks is cleared at least once in a week and they are kept very clean. The fishes are provided appropriate high quality foods and these fishes grow at a very rapid phase due to these optimal conditions. These tropical fishes are then supplied to various hotels and other business establishments. These tropical fishes sells at a very good price in the market. Seller earns a good price because they are of high quality and are available on time. They are available at a specific size and the taste of these fishes is also good. These fishes are free from any diseases as they are bred in captivity (should be normaly). 
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The people who grow these fishes also ensure that the fishes are protected form various diseases. They ensure this by spraying some fish friendly disease resistant medicines in the tanks periodically. The tropical fish supplies i.e. the small fishes are supplied by various other small farms to these big farms and hey too make a lot of money. There are many fish farms which are mainly focusing on exporting the fishes produced in these farms. What these guys do is that they supply these fishes to the various export houses. The export houses are process the received fishes, tin them and provide them to the international market. In this way the fishes get a very good price for the fishes that grow in their farms. There are some farms which also integrate this tinning and exporting business too. In this way they ensure greater robustness and profitability. It is a business that has helped the fish farms to earn a lot of money. It requires only minimum investment and can be done by any person. One of the prerequisite is that one requires having a good knowledge on fish growing techniques and a good amount of space to build these tropical fish tank
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Posted on Nov 10, 2009 under ornamental_fish |
Setting up a tropical fish tank
One of the most wonderful living beings that were created in this world is the fishes. People love to see them because they look very beautiful .when the fishes move about freely in a tank it is sight worth watching. It is because of which people have started to use tropical fish as pets in their homes. There are a number of people who use tropical fish as pets in their home. One of the major prerequisite for growing fishes as pets in the house is that proper accommodation must be given to the fishes and the fishes should be placed in a tank which is very similar to their natural environment. Setting up a tropical fish gains a lot of importance in this case. Often people buy fish tanks without knowing how to set them up beautifully.
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One has to look into various things before buying a tropical fish tank from market. One should choose a appropriate tropical fish tank that is wide enough for your room and the thing that fits properly in your room. The glass must be of good quality. It should be strong and should be very transparent. The glass must be devoid of any cracks and strength of the glass must be strong enough to take in the water pressure that is created by the water accumulated in the tank. The tank should not have any sharp edges as they may cause cuts hands and cause injury while cleaning the tank. It is not mandatory that the tank should be an always rectangle, if you wish you can buy tank with the shape you like. The tank could also be of round shape or square shape. It would be appropriate if you choose to keep only a single variety of small number of fishes.
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The next thing that has to be taken into account is the interior of the tank. The tank must have a lot of substances to beautify its interiors. It can be customized by the person who is using the tank. People can use a variety of things to add to the beauty of the tank. People can use small sets of toys which are very similar to a real castle in the tank. People can also use small swimming toys and some people also place toys of aquatic beings inside the tank and this would add beauty to the tank. One could also place a cute frog toy which produces bubbles every now and then and this would appear like a real frog. The fishes that are present in the tank at first sight towards toy frog consider as real and then with time they would realize that it is not real. The fish that are chosen must be very attractive and of good quality. Hence one should choose proper tropical fish supplies to buy good quality fishes. While setting up the tank ones should ensure good oxygen rotation in the tank by providing motors which pump in air to the fishes present in the tank. One can always set up his own tank and can do it in a very simple and inexpensive way.
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Posted on Nov 06, 2009 under ornamental_fish |
Human beings have always loved to be with animals and as a result of it, the culture of growing pets has been going on. There many types of animals that are being used as a pet by people. The most popular pet among people is the dog because they are very good and faithful to the owner. But in the apartments and houses in a small congested place bring up a dog will have its own difficulties and maintaining a dog is very difficult too. One can always look for alternatives and the best alternative that would suggest is a tropical fish. There are various advantages involved by using fishes as pet.
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The effort required in monitoring fish is very minimal and fishes are available in various colors by seeing fishes, a person feels very happy in the mind. One would love to see them moving in and around in various directions and also moving up and down in the tank. When a person has decided to use fishes as pet then, he has to first buy a new and good accommodation to his pets. One should always buy a good quality fish tank. The fish tank that you buy must be made of good quality glass and the glass should be transparent to view the fishes moving about in the tank. One can also use the colored glass to provide more beautiful look to the tank. The tank could also have beautiful drawings and color work to add to its beauty.
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One can always buy a lot of fishes of tropical type from the various tropical fish suppliers and the tropical fish from the suppliers are of very diverse variety. There are many varieties of tropical fish that a person could choose from. One could always buy the fishes which are very attractive to the eyes. One should also ensure that the fishes selected have a long and durable life. The fishes shouldn’t become very big; they should be small enough to fit the tank. The fish should fit in the tank even after its full growth. One should also ensure that the fishes that we put inside the tank don’t eat each other .this helps to avoid unnecessary death of the various fishes. One should also use various articles to beautify the tank and the inner parts of the tank. One could create an atmosphere which is very similar to the actual habitat of the fish. One could place various artificial leaves and plants and can also add a lot of pebbles inside the jar to provide a lot of attractiveness to the tank. One should also put in motors that pump air into the tank and this would help in raising the oxygen levels inside the tank. One could also place small toys which are very similar to things such as frogs to add attractiveness to the tank. It is a wonderful feeling to have a tropical fish tank in the house and to bring up a lot of fishes as pet.
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Posted on May 26, 2009 under ornamental_fish |
Welcome to tropical fish!
This blog is about the topic tropical fish and how to take care and give some advises for tropical fish supplies. More will come soon!
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