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By Lorraine | 27 May 2020 | 0 Comments

What Should I Pay Attention to When Raising Tropical Fish at Home?


Tropical fish refers to fish native to tropical regions. Many tropical fish are colorful and ornamental, so they are very suitable for feeding at home and can add a lot of color to the room. However, to cultivate tropical fish, you must also meet the basic conditions. The two important points are water quality and food. The following are the basics of tropical fish keeping.

 

 

What kind of water to use for tropical fish at home aquarium

Fishkeeping first gets water right. As long as the water quality is good, the temperature is maintained (note: the temperature fluctuation does not change too much. If could, you can buy a tropical fish thermometer.), the fish are generally very good to keep. Don't use tap water to keep fish directly. You have to eliminate the chlorine in the water before adding fish to it. Try to keep the tap water in the sun for 3 days. When you have just bought the fish home, try not to feed it if you want to buy a new finished fish tank within 3 days. Instead, buy some inexpensive small fish and put them in the fish tank first to test if there are any harmful substances in the fish tank.
 
Tap water is the water used in our daily life. The source is convenient and easy to obtain. After certain technical treatment, it is the best breeding water for freshwater ornamental fish. Generally, the method of cold sun exposure is used to evaporate the residual chlorine in the water by means of the circulation of air, and at the same time increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water. Try to keep it in the sun for more than 3 days!
 

 

What food is good for feeding tropical fish

Generally, the food we choose to feed tropical fish is mainly divided into two types: the first is artificial feed, and the second is live foods. There are three types of artificial feed: flake feed, pellet feed, and frozen feed. This artificial feed is easy to feed and easy to store. Common live foods include Daphnia, silkworms, brine shrimp (nodal larvae), and so on. The nutritional value of live foods is far better than that of artificially processed feed. The disadvantage is that it is not easy to store, and live foods are easy to carry parasites and have certain health risks to tropical fish.
 
In the process of feeding tropical fish, you can choose artificial feed plus live foods when feeding fish.
When feeding fish, artificial feed is given priority to, occasionally improve the diet of tropical fish, prepare some live foods for it. Of course, live foods must be prepared in advance, raised at home for a period of time, let live foods get out of the body’s dirty things, and after the good sterilization, you can feed them to tropical fish. So the risk is greatly reduced. So feeding dry feed as main meals, live foods as an additional meal is a better way to feed tropical fish.
 

 

What you should avoid when keeping tropical fish at home

The newly purchased fish can start being fed after getting used to the new environment. Generally, the fish is placed in the water tank for half a day. If it is found that the fish starts to peck the sand on the wall or bottom of the tank, it means that the fish need feeding. Some fish refuse to eat when they change their environment, so they need to feed their favorite feeds, which can be fed artificial feed and daily feed in a balanced way. Pay attention to the amount and avoid the leftover residue, because the residue will spoil and destroy the water quality.
 
In addition, tropical fish are also divided into freshwater and saltwater fish. When breeding, they must be clearly separated and salt control should be done. There is also a high demand for sunlight when keeping tropical fish. If direct sunlight cannot be added, lights can also be used instead. Come to our aquarium categories pages at Senzeal.com for more information now!

 

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