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To Know the Best Pet Fish for Beginners
Doing some pet fish care
is fun and I must say a stress reliever as well. However,
with so many varieties of fishes to choose from, it
is a bit hard to decide which one is best for a beginner
like you.
Listed below are just a few of the
wonderful fishes that can be an excellent pet for
beginners and amateurs alike.
Bettas
If you have already seen those beautiful
and colorful fishes in small bowls at your local fish
stores, then you probably have seen Bettas. They are
the ones who have long flowing fins in different colors
like red, purple, or blue. Bettas are easy to care
for but must be kept alone, which is the very drawback
of Bettas. Males will be fighting to death when kept
together and females are rare. In addition, Bettas
do not do well with other fish species, for other
fishes would only nibble on their long fins.
Goldfish
Goldfishes are also easy to take
care of especially if you provide them with a tank
of the right size for them. Since the goldfish produces
a lot of waste, they will not be able to survive longer
in a goldfish bowl or in small aquariums that are
less than ten gallons. It has been known that wastes
cuts down the availability of oxygen in the water,
it is advisable to take care only one or two goldfishes
at a time in a well filtered aquarium of ten gallon.
Zebra Danios
Zebra Danios are just another great
fish to take care of. They are very easy to take care
of and do well in aquariums of any sizes. Since Zebra
Danios is a tropical fish, you need to have a water
heater placed on their tanks in order to maintain
the 70 degrees Fahrenheit requirement. It is advisable
to take a school of five or more Zebra Danios in your
aquarium for they are fun to watch at this number.
In addition, they easily get along well with any other
variety of peaceful tropical fishes and you will easily
find them in pet store, thus easily available anytime
you desire to buy one.
Platys and Swordtails
Other wonderful tropical fishes to
take care of are the Platys and Swordtails, which
are normally being cared for in lump, for they are
of the same category due their similar appearance
and are identical in requirements.
If you are to visit your nearest
local pet stores, you will definitely see them in
striking shades of orange and red. Since they are
also a tropical fish, they can be easily taken care
of when placed in an aquarium of at least ten gallons
at 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
Platys and swordtails are just like any other tropical
fishes that easily get along well with any other variety
of peaceful tropical fishes. In addition, Platys and
Swordtails do the mating and reproducing in their
home aquarium. They are also called the livebearers,
because their babies start swimming the moment they
are born.
Corydoras
A great and very active type of catfish that are
easy to take care of and a hardy variety of fish is
the Corydoras. Most of the time, they enjoyed swimming
at the bottom of the tank consuming those leftover
foods. Another tropical fish that can be best kept
in aquariums at 72 degrees Fahrenheit. They can also
easily get along well with other tropical fishes and
are best kept in a school of three or more.
