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How To Care For Your Fishes Without Spending A Fortune
Partha Mitra


Whether you have a big sized aquarium with lots of fishes or just
a glass bowl on your table with a couple of Gold fishes, they
give you great pleasure and tranquility to see them.

Fishes are most soothing pets, but they can be real delicate too.
However you can take a good care for your fishes by remembering
some small tips.

Whether you are out for a couple of days, your fishes will be
there waiting for you when you come back. Here are some tips to
keep your fishes healthy.


1) Tips for Cleaning your aquarium or tank

Your fish survives in the water of your tank or your aquarium.
Not only they eat in it but also the water gradually accumulates
the bio-waste from our fishes and gravel.

So it makes a god sense to clean the aquarium and change the
water once a week. Do not change the entire water immediately.
Fishes are sensitive to water temperature and a sudden change may
affect them. Collect your fishes in a tub or a plastic bag with
some water of your tank or aquarium. Seal the plastic bag and put
it safely. Then clean the aquarium and change the water. Put the
plastic bag (with the fishes and water) inside the aquarium
-without opening it. Let the temperature of the water inside the
plastic bag change gradually to that of the new water in the
aquarium. Your fishes will adapt to the new temperature. Then
open the plastic bag and release the fishes inside the aquarium.

After all a clean aquarium is always more pleasant to look at.


2) Tips for Cleaning your aquarium’s air pump

Dirt and gravel often coagulates the air pump making it function
less efficiently. Often bio-waste accumulates in the air filter.
Consider changing the air filter at least once a month or as
mentioned in the air-pump manual


3) Tips for Feeding your fishes.

One big word: Do Not Overfeed your fishes. Most aquarium fishes
die of overfeeding rather then underfeeding. Also leftover foods
(usually your fishes will continue eating till they are in real
trouble!) contaminate the water, and promote bacteria harmful to
the fishes. Feed the fish small amounts, which they can consume
in three to five minutes and feed them daily. And if you are
going out for a couple of days in the weekend, do not try to feed
them an extra quantity on Friday. Your fishes will do well on an
empty stomach for a couple of days. Also it is always better not
to ask your helpful neighbor not to feed your fish when you are
away for the weekend. The chances are that your over-zealous
neighbor will overfeed them (with a good intention, of course!).

There is sufficient food in a balanced aquarium to keep fish
healthy even though not fed for a day or more.

Partha Mitra
See my e-book on Tropical fishes at http://dotpacket.net/tropical






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