The most unpretentious fishes

Unpretentious fish have become so popular not only because of the lack of time to care for them. Very often children are asked to buy an aquarium,promising that they will take care of its inhabitants. But, as can be expected, the aquarium bothers children very quickly, and care of the fish falls on the shoulders of adults.

So how to choose fish that will not require careful care? Of course, the most unpretentious aquarium fishes - this is all the famous guppies. Male guppies have a beautiful color of tails and fins. Therefore, you can keep a little more males than females. Since guppies are viviparous fish, they can be easily planted. Do not forget to put the pregnant guppy female in a separate aquarium or a simple jar where the fry can safely appear and grow up a little.

If you do not like guppies, can you get striped zebrafish. These striped fishes, which constantly keepflock, are very mobile. They are peaceful and always swim in a flock of water. Think about not buying two or three danios, but at least 5-6 fish. The more numerous the zebrafish, the better they look. Do not forget that zebrafish can sometimes jump out of the aquarium. Therefore, take care that the aquarium from above was covered with glass. Let the zebrafish are considered small and medium sized fish, yet they need a fairly large and bright aquarium. Eating zebrafish both dry and live food. These unpretentious fish are not demanding on the chemical composition of water. But try to keep the water in the aquarium stagnant and always fresh.

Another one schooling fish - neon. These aquarium fish are unpretentious to the chemical composition of water and food. They can withstand a long period of time without feed, so do not worry if in the morning you suddenly forgot to feed them. These unpretentious fishes are also schooling fish. They are very small and peaceful, so try not to keep them together with goldfish or barbs. Neon are very active, they like to swim with each other and play in the flow of water created by the filter. Their shining stripes on the sides always attract the eye.

One more unpretentious small fish is gurami. They are very tolerant of other inhabitantsaquarium, so their more mobile neon neighbors and zebrafish will never annoy them. There are many kinds of gourami. The most common are spotted and marble gourami. They have a blue color with brightly marked blue spots. Solar gourami - yellow-orange color. Very beautiful moon and pearl gurami. A distinctive feature of these unpretentious fish is their long rays of filaments, which serve as organs of touch. These rays, which are near the ventral fins, they always touch the walls of the aquarium, plants and other fish. Using these threads, the gurus even seem to greet each other.

Speckled catfishes - very unpretentious fish. Yes, they do not look very gorgeous, but they can live even in troubled waters. Smotty catfishes perfectly coexist with other species of fish. Most of the time the catfish will spend at the bottom of the aquarium, constantly rummaging through the soil in search of food. The only requirement for keeping a speckled catfish is a special meal. It will have to be provided with special food for benthic fish species.

Graceful and beautiful scalars also apply to unpretentious fish. You may think that the scalars may require a lot of care, but this is not at all the case. They lead a measured way of life, always smoothly move and are of a peace-loving disposition. They can grow to large enough sizes (up to 15 cm), so do not keep them in a small aquarium. If your aquarium contains very fast-moving fish, the scalars can become a bit restless. To food, the scalars are unpretentious. But it is still desirable to never exclude from their diet a live food (various worms). Also, do not forget to follow the constant water temperature in the aquarium. Scalarians love warm water - 24-26 ° C. They can also live at lower temperatures, which they get used to. They can get used to more cold water, but on condition that there will not be constant sharp drops in water temperature. Otherwise, the scalars can catch cold.

We hope that this small list of the most unpretentious fish has helped you decide on the choice of inhabitants for your aquarium.