How to choose aquarium fish?

If you are new to aquarium, then most likelyThe decisive factor for you will be the external attractiveness of fish. But each kind of fish has its own unique character traits and habits and if you do not take into account these features, then the most unfortunate consequences are possible.

So, you came to a pet store. Before you the multicolored magnificence of fish of all kinds. When choosing a suitable type of aquarium fish, pay attention to the following nuances:

• Fish can be too big for your aquarium either now or when it grows up. Ask the seller about the standard sizes of the adult specimen of your chosen fish.


• Fish can be too big not foraquarium, and compared to other species of fish that already live in your aquarium. If it's your first fish, then the next ones should be about the same in size.


• Fish, on the other hand, can be too shallow. Then, other fish that inhabit your aquarium can aggressively react to it.


• Fish can not get on with other fish species. This can happen because some species of fish need a large private space in the aquarium, to which they will not allow other fish. Also, some species of aquarium fish have a calm temper, and some species are very and very quick. Fish with such opposite characters get along very badly.


• Fish can be predatory. If in your aquarium other fish of the same size as the one purchased, nothing terrible will happen. If other fish of the aquarium are much smaller than the new one, they can be eaten.


• Fish may need fundamentally different living conditions compared to the rest of the fish in your aquarium.

When selecting fish, consider the total number of fish,which can fit in your aquarium. There are species of fish that need a large personal area. Such fish in the aquarium can not contain a lot, otherwise they will fight for the territory. But the fish, which in natural conditions keep jambs, you can populate the aquarium more. So fish will feel more protected. But in any case, the aquarium should not be overpopulated. To calculate the maximum allowable number of fish that will fit in your aquarium, you can if the water surface area is divided by the total length of all fish.

Do not buy fish from the aquarium, in which there are sick or dead fish. Because if a few fish have died, the others may also die.

Transport the fish in a polyethylene bag orin a bucket with a lid, depending on the size of the fish. It is better to cover a bucket or a bucket with opaque material, for example, paper, so that the fish are not frightened by the surrounding situation.