Setting Up a Freshwater Fish Aquarium

By Lisa Mautag

Owning freshwater fish can be a fun and exciting endeavor. However, in order to buy freshwater fish, you will need an adequate freshwater fish aquarium. Not just any aquarium will do either. The aquarium should be a good living environment for your freshwater fish.

You need to do some research before you buy a freshwater fish aquarium. For example, you need to know the right size aquarium, what to put in your aquarium, and how to clean your aquarium.

The first step in buying a freshwater fish aquarium is to figure out the right size of the aquarium. Not only do you need to consider how much swimming area your freshwater fish will need, but you also have to consider how much space in your house is available for installing an aquarium. Do not just estimate the amount of space you need. Get a ruler and measure the exact space needed.

Do some research and pick out some items you want to put in your freshwater fish aquarium to make it look fancy. You can put things like a toy castle or some plants. These should help make your aquarium look good.

Research into the type of fish you want to put in your freshwater fish aquarium. You have to be very careful and not put predator and prey fish in the same tank. It would be a great waste of money if your fish ate all the other fish.

You need to know how to clean your freshwater fish aquarium. For example, algae will grow in your aquarium so you will need to clean it. You can put fish in the aquarium that specifically eat algae. You will also need to put in a filter.

Another method for cleaning the freshwater fish aquarium is to put plants in there. Plants are beneficial in that they get rid of nitrates in the water.

There are many things to consider when buying a freshwater fish aquarium. Do your homework before plunking down money for an expensive aquarium.

About the Author:

Lisa Mautag owns a pet supply store and has been in business for over a decade. For further info on freshwater fish aquariums please visit her site.

Falling In Love With Betta Fish

By Mick Turret

For many people, Betta fish will be their first step to possessing a tropical fish because they are gorgeous and above all, incredibly simple to look after. The Siamese Fighting Fish, as that's what Betta Splendens are also called, are perfect for beginners because they are simple to take care of and most especially, they don't need a lot of space. This means that you can buy a small bowl for them in the beginning and perhaps later head out into something larger.

To keep your betta healthy, you will need to maintain the temperature in the fish tank at around 80 degrees Fahrenheit. You will also need to give the betta specific fish food. This comes in either flake or small pellets, which depends on the variety you get. Both the pellet and the flakes are absolutely acceptable for the betta and some solid foods even have extra additives that serve to keep the betta healthy or improve the coloring.

The water however, does need to be replaced more or less once every week. For a one to two gallon aquarium, this should not take long and is not a challenging chore, even though a filter can really extend the time between the required exchanges.

It is commonly believed that it is a bad idea for betta fish to be kept with other fish or aquatic creatures, but this just isn't true. However, some attention should be payed to the type of fish you choose to join your betta in its aquarium. Of course, putting a female betta in the fish tank with the male isn't likely to create an issue. Other secure species include smaller fish that do not have large or colorful tails.

It is important to remember however that putting a male and a female in the same tank will result in a multitude of additional bettas. It is the truth though, that you can't sustain two male bettas in the same tank - even setting them in fish tanks close to one another results in shows of aggression.

More or less any ornament can be included in the fish tank but bear in mind that you might have to supply small stones to keep things like plants in position on the floor of your fish tank. The goal is to provide the fish with an environment to play, swim through and hide in if necessary.

Betta fish are perfect for anyone who is hoping to begin in tropical fish maintaining as they are simple to look after and do not call for a lot of care. Nor do they call for a big amount of room and can manage without a lot of items that other varieties of tropical fish can't do without. When thinking of a betta or creating a habitat, consider having additional kinds of smaller fish that that don't have display signals such as flashy tails.

About the Author:

Would you like to know more about tropical fish? If the answer is 'yes', be sure to read Mick's guide to choosing a betta fish bowl and breeding betta fish.

Good Betta Fish Care Is Super Important

If you have a Betta fish then you should know how important good Betta fish care is. It's a really sad fact that there is a lot of bad information on the internet. Unfortunately there are a lot of people searching in good faith and they find crappy info (can be deadly) without knowing it.

Here are a few basic tip to have in mind for you Betta Fish:

Nr 1. No matter what anybody says. Don´t get a small tank, go for the 5 gallon one. It matters to you fish. He will be healthier and stronger.

Nr 2. Clean water is SUPER important. Replace 1/4 of the tank twice every week. No I'm not joking. If you want a healthy strong Betta then this is what you will do, twice every week!

Nr 3. Use a water heater (25-50w) to keep the water at a steady temperature - about 82 Fahrenheit. (note. don't use a stronger heater than 50w unless you want to cook your fish)

Nr 4. Use a lid. Your tank should be closed (Not with an airthight lid) and the water level should be 2-3 inches below the lid. This is give your Betta a chance to jump, they love that. Just make sure that the lid has airholes in it so you Betta can breath fresh air (NO the airpump is not enough)

Nr 5. Clean. Clean. Clean. Yes, I know you know! :) But still.. can´t say it enough times it's that imortant. And remember this: NEVER EVER use soap or detergent on the tank or any of the plants, rocks or other items in it. IT WILL KILL!

Here are some more tips on Betta Fish Care

Betta Fish Diseases Can Be Leathal

Be prepared - Betta Fish Diseases are quite common and you want to be ready. Since you have one of the beautiful fishes don't you want to be able to prevent a disaster from happeing?

Thre are quite many diseases that can infiltrate your tank and you should learn to recognize the symptoms because if caught early, almost any disease can be fought and won!

There is a great squidoo lense with a good list of the most common ones here: Betta Fish Diseases Can Really Break Your Heart

And then you can of course find very detailed info on diseases in the recommended book, Betta Fish Secrets

Betta Fish Recommended Product

"Betta Fish Secrets" - a book that deliveres as promised!

Their statement is awsome: "These are the Betta Fish 'Secrets' the pet stores don't want you to know"

And they are correct. A lot of information in there is information they really don't want you to have. For example. Most of the Betta fish sold in pet stores has less then a year to live of their just over two year life span. The reason for this is that a normal person doesn´t know what is normal size for a Betta, they simply choose the larger one that is more flashy because it looks cool. The fact is however that this is the fish that the pet store wants you to take as it is older then the smaller one that have not fully developed yet.

Here is some of what you will find in this great book:

• The ideal tank size for you fish - get this wrong and disaster could strik
• Relvealed - Betta fish filtration secrets
• How to get the right water your fisk will thrive in
• Where you should place your Betta Fish in your room
• The basics of water chemistry
• The advantages and disadvantages of adding plants
• How to know when the tank is ready for fish
• Quick tips on how to pick the best Bettas in the shop - do this wrong and you'll have problems from the start
• What size Betta fish you should buy and the best size for beginners
• What tank mates will go well with you Betta fish - And what you must avoid ever putting in the same tank
• Discover how long you Betta fish live
• Questinos you must ask the seller, this alone will help you loads
• The 6 step system for setting up your new aquarium
• How to distinguish between crown tails and delta tails - discover how to tell the difference between all varieties
• An overview of the spawning process
• The right way to look after fry for the first few weeks
• How to grow young Betta's on to the best quality adults around
• The quick fix for fighting Betta's and how to keep your fish from fighting again
• History and Biology of the Betta fish
• The one safety tip that could save your Betta's life
• How to overcome the most common problems you will enounter
• How to set up the perfect Betta breeding tank
• And more

A great product and strongly recommended

Get your copy at BettaFishBreeding.info

Where to sell Betta Fish

Guess you have started breeding Betta fish and now you are thinking: "Where can I sell my Betta fish?" The answer is not very simple. It takes you time and a lot of work to get a reputation as a

Betta breeder. You should start selling locally, put up ads in the local department stores and shops. Check to see if the local pet stores want you beautiful fish. Get online, go to the forums, both on the regular chat and also on the breeders forums. You can also sell you fish on eBAY.

Be patient and build up your reputation. Slowly but surely you will get there.

If you need more help in the matter you should ceck out BettaFishBreeding.info

Betta Breeding For Profit

It's true that there can be a lot of money in Betta breeding. but you have to know what you are doing. Unfortunately a lot of people think it is simply enought to get out there, buy a pair of Bettas and then simply start. But it's not that simple. Yes you might be able to breed some fish but does anybody that know anything about fish want to buy? The answer is no. And since the fish will most likely be second quality you will not get much money for all your hard work and you will be dissapointed.

But all this can be avoided if you do everything properly. First off you need to have the right equipment. This is essential to breed healthy and strong fish. There is a great equipment list on a squidoo page called "Betta Breeding - Breed And Sell Betta Fish For Profit". Check out that list.

You will also find some other valueable hints and tips on breeding on that page.

Secondly, to make sure you will select the perfect breeding pair. You don't buy from the regular pet store, absolutely not! You have to get you pair from a respectable breeder. You also have to know how to select, what types are easy for a beginner and so on. All that information you can find in great book you should buy called Betta Fish Secrets available at BettaFishBreeding.info

Get the tool list and read the book and you will be more than ready for breeding Betta fish.

Good Luck!