| After you have gone through the process of | | | | difficult for the bacteria to cycle all the ammonia |
| setting up a tropical fish tank, you'll definitely want | | | | and nitrates. |
| to get some reward out of it. It is easy to | | | | Bullying Fish |
| maintain a newly constructed aquarium however | | | | The combination of different fish that you have |
| problems may arise in it. It is often seen that | | | | should be friendly with each other. Some fish are |
| algae starts growing in the new aquariums a short | | | | friendly when they are young but when they |
| while after they've been set up. Because of this | | | | grow up they start bullying other fish. An example |
| the fish start to die and the aquarium does not | | | | is the tiger barbs. |
| look new. There are many reasons for this. Here | | | | Lack of Water Changes |
| we'll discuss the steps you can take to avoid such | | | | You should replace the water regularly. This is |
| issues. | | | | necessary to remove any wastes that might |
| Whenever a problem arises, many of us rush to | | | | accumulate in the tank e.g. nitrates. They re |
| our aquarium supplier and get the remedial things | | | | completely removed by the partial replacement of |
| he has to offer. But keep in mind that putting that | | | | water. |
| stuff into the tropical fish tank is only going to | | | | Adding Chlorine Contaminated Waterif you are |
| multiply the problems. Another big mistake that | | | | using tap water, then you must know that it |
| many of the beginners do is that they empty the | | | | contains chlorine. This can be harmful for the fish. |
| whole of the tank to start all over again. By doing | | | | If you keep the water standing for a few days, |
| this you lose the useful bacteria. | | | | you can eliminate the chlorine. However, the |
| You can correct the thing that has gone wrong | | | | water which contains chloramines is difficult to |
| even without any chemical remedies. | | | | purify. To deal with it, you should add a chemical |
| High Concentrations of Deadly Chemicals | | | | treatment before you add the water to your |
| It often happens that the fish start dying and | | | | tropical fish tank. |
| there is no visible change in the aquarium. When | | | | Overfeeding The Fish |
| this happens, you should know that the chemical | | | | A very common problem is overfeeding. This |
| composition of water needs to be checked. The | | | | results in leftovers and rotting of the food. This |
| most probable cause of this is high levels of | | | | decaying food releases toxins into the water. The |
| nitrates and ammonia. The useful bacteria in the | | | | tip to avoid this is feeding the fish with lesser |
| aquarium help in keeping these levels close to | | | | food. The amount of food which they finish in 3 |
| normal. If your tank overcrowded, then it is | | | | minutes is enough for them. |