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How To Choose Fish For A Tropical Fish Tank

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How To Choose Fish For A Tropical Fish Tank

This film will show you how to select fish for a tropical aquarium. It will help you decide which types to choose and how many to keep in your tank. This film will show you how to select fish for a tropical aquarium. It will help you decide which types to choose and how many to keep in your tank.

Step 1: You will need

Step 2: Deciding how many

The type and number of fish you can keep will depend on the size of your tank. An easy formula for calculating how many fish you can keep is to multiply the length of the tank by the width to get the surface area, and then divide this number by 30. For example, a tank length of 90cm multiplied by a width of 30cm equals 2700 square cm of surface area. Divide this by 30 and you get 90. This means the tank can hold tropical fish with a total length of about 90cm.

Step 3: Different types available

There are a vast number of tropical fish species available for keeping in aquariums. Some of the most popular species include:
Tetras
Guppies
Platys
Gouramis
Siamese Fighting Fish and of course the iconic Angelfish.

Some of the larger and more specialised varieties include Pufferfish, Arowanas and Piranhas, which have a fearsome reputation. Watch VideoJug's film called 'How to care for Piranhas'.

When placing aquarium fish of different species in the same tank together, known as a community tank, it is important to choose species that are known to be compatible and will not eat each other.

Well chosen fish will live together in harmony and will create a stunning aquarium display.

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  1. Anonymous

    very helpful tips for beginners like myself

  2. Anonymous

    I am a budding aquarist and thought some of these clips were very useful and easily understood. The only down side is that although I feel i am making an effort to research and learn about caring for fish and tank, is that there are always people that forget they were once beginners too. No-one can know everything and have experience at once, it is a learning curve . so to all the people that give advice and encouragement I thank you. To the rest...please try to remember you were once a beginner too (and take your head out your ****).

  3. Anonymous

    cool

  4. Anonymous

    great for beginners

  5. spredders

    Despite all the comments there is no getting away from the fact that experience is paramount. Still learning after 40 years of tropical fishkeeping. Seek out a local hobbyist club and/or specialist shop (ignore any shop with any sign of dead, dying or diseased fish). No use just throwing in gravel, water and heater into a tank and expecting results. Research your subject before you start, for your fishes sake.

  6. Anonymous

    If you want to know about tropical fish, stop watching useless videos and go somewhere like http://tropicalfish.site5.com/tfc/forumdisplay.php?f=9 Whch I am a member of. They are very knowledgeable people with lots of tanks e.t.c I love em all. Get real advice not crap.

  7. Anonymous

    great

  8. blackcoffeenosugar

    I think this site is very good, so is this video. But some people simply can't stop complaining - what a sad life!

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