| When looking at salt water fish tanks you need to | | | | Some people will suggest that you use natural sea |
| be aware that the size of the marine aquarium | | | | water in your tank but this is not recommended. |
| needs to be a lot bigger than that for freshwater | | | | While the fish would love it, the sea water near |
| fish. Fish that live in rivers or streams are used to | | | | the shore is likely to be contaminated. You are |
| the rise and fall of the water volume. It will | | | | better using the preparations sold either online or |
| increase in the rainy season and decrease in dry | | | | at your local pet store. You must follow the |
| weather. They can acclimatize to these changes. | | | | instructions precisely when preparing the water |
| Fish that live in the sea don't have this ability to | | | | solution or your fish will die. Salt water fish tanks |
| adapt to new water volumes as they never have | | | | require more attention to set up and more |
| to. Regardless of the weather sea levels will | | | | ongoing maintenance than the freshwater |
| remain fairly constant at least as far as the fish is | | | | equivalent. |
| concerned. | | | | How do you go about selecting the fish for the |
| Salt water fish tanks should be made from glass. | | | | tank? The fish themselves should be healthy and |
| There should be no metal attachments as these | | | | the type that lives in the sea. You need to bear in |
| will corrode when in sustained contact with the | | | | mind that you will probably be buying young fish |
| water and can leak into the tank poisoning the | | | | that may grow a lot larger in size. You do not |
| fish. This includes metal hoods which can cause | | | | want to overfill your tank as it is unfair on the |
| condensation that drips back into the water and | | | | inhabitants. |
| proves toxic to the inhabitants. | | | | |