What are the best freshwater tropical fish for a beginner?
Written by admin on 24 February, 2009 – 2:08 pm -George asked: I've a seventy litre (c. 15 gallons) tropical fish tank and I was wondering what the best starter fish would be. They need to be cheap and easy to look after. I want a few fish in the tank and to feed them on flakes, not live food. They need to get along and be brightly coloured and lively. I'd like to have some different types of fish in my tank. Read More →
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How many pet tropical fish can live happily in my fish tank?
Written by admin on 11 January, 2009 – 9:44 pm -This is a very good question. On the face of it, why not just pile 'em in there? Well, of course this isn't going to be conducive to their having a happy and fulfilling life. So how do you decide how many pet tropical fish can live healthily together in one fish tank? There are a couple of rules of thumb that you can use to decide. The first is based upon the volume of water in your tank, and the second is based upon the tanks surface area. First things first, you need to limit the amount of pet tropical fish to 100mm by length for every 18 litres of water in your fish tank (roughly 4 inches of fish per 4 gallons - 1" per gallon). Of course you must take into account the fact that for a given length of fish, some species are going to... more
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