| If you are thinking about getting an aquarium, you | | | | community fish is the Neon Tetra. Guppies and |
| will have to do some initial preparation and figure | | | | Platys also fall into this category. |
| out what you want to get in the way of | | | | Semi-aggressive aquarium fish types include ones |
| aquarium fish types. There are hundreds of | | | | such as the Red Tailed Shark or the Rainbow |
| different kinds of fish with which to stock your | | | | Shark. These fish do well in a tank with other |
| aquarium. You might want some because of their | | | | semi-aggressive fish, as long as you only have |
| colors or shapes or because they are particularly | | | | one of their species in the tank. They are not |
| friendly to other fish. A well set up aquarium can | | | | good in tanks with fish smaller than themselves as |
| be very beautiful and give you hours and hours of | | | | they will most likely eat them. |
| enjoyment. | | | | Non-community fish are fish that more violent |
| The great thing about aquarium fish types are | | | | than even the semi-aggressive fish. They can only |
| that they don't require as much time to care for | | | | be in a tank together with others of their own |
| as many other pets. You don't have to walk | | | | species. These fish tend to be quite large and |
| them several times a day like dogs or even feed | | | | they usually have to have live food in their meal |
| them live insects like some lizards. All you really | | | | plan. These fish require a very large tank. |
| need to do is feed them and clean the tank | | | | Examples of non-community fish are Green |
| every now and then. | | | | Terrors and Tiger Oscars. |
| When you are getting your aquarium, fish types | | | | If you are just starting out, you should get some |
| to consider include community fish, | | | | hearty aquarium fish--types that are not going to |
| semi-aggressive fish, and fish that are definitely | | | | eat one another and who are not going to die |
| not community fish. A community fish is one that | | | | during the first six weeks when a new aquarium |
| does well sharing the tank with other fish. Usually | | | | is making its living environment. The best thing to |
| they are schooling fish, or fish that like to live in | | | | do is get some nice, little fish who are not delicate |
| groups. They do their best when combined with | | | | at first and then after the tank has had a few |
| other fish of their own kind, but community fish | | | | weeks to be established, to go back to the pet |
| can also get along with other species of fish. One | | | | store and get exactly the kinds of fish you have |
| of the most colorful and popular of the | | | | chosen to inhabit your tank. |