A fully stocked freshwater or marine aquarium is immediately exciting visually. The magical colors and movement grabs your attention and demands a closer look. In an instance it is tranquillizing, which is why many decorative aquariums are situated in public stressful places like dentists waiting rooms.
The type of fish tank you want to setup is basically split between freshwater and marine fish. There is also
another type of water aquaria called brackish. This is water that has a density between sea water and freshwater. The most useful tips an aquarist can posses is patience.
The size of the aquarium you select depends on many factors, the space you have available, your
budget and the type of fish either freshwater or marine that you plan to keep. The size obviously also fixes the size and fish population you can keep in it.
Fish have evolved over time to suit the environment that they live in, both in their structure and their
behaviour. As a result they are extremely venerable to changes in their surrounding. By examine the body shape, mouth position, fins and tail you can normally workout their natural environment.
The health of any animal is directly related to the health of the environment it lives in. This is
especially true for both freshwater and marine fish. It is the aquarist job to try and prevent disease where possible, this can be achieved by following some simple rules. The best deterrent to prevent poor fish