| If you are planning to put up a fish tank or an | | | | the habit of digging into the sand or into the |
| aquarium at home and you are looking for some | | | | bottom of rocks, thus make sure t o fix these |
| nice fishes to take home as pets, you may want | | | | objects firmly on the tank to avoid harming your |
| to opt for the Cichlid freshwater fish. The Cichlids | | | | Cichlids. |
| are of different color and body shape and are | | | | Adding more objects in your tank can also help |
| generally easy to take care of, thus they can be | | | | you deal with Cichlid aggression as this can help |
| great additions to your fish tank. | | | | them mark their territory with these objects as |
| But of course, you have to learn a few tips and | | | | boundaries. Without rocks and objects on your |
| tricks in order to raise them and take good care | | | | fish tank, the Cichlid would think of the entire tank |
| of them. A healthy fish is one that you would | | | | as his territory, thus may become aggressive to |
| surely love to have as a pet, so make sure that | | | | other species placed on the tank. |
| you know how to take care of your fishes too. | | | | - Fill the aquarium with three-quarters water and |
| Before you scramble to your pet shop and get | | | | make sure to set it to the right pH level and |
| those Cichlids, you have to prepare their home as | | | | temperature. You can also invest on a heater for |
| well. Make sure that you have set up everything | | | | your Cichlid freshwater fish as well. Make sure the |
| before bringing the fishes home. Here are some | | | | temperature is around 76 to 80 degrees |
| of the things that you need to prepare. | | | | Fahrenheit and the pH at 7.5 to 8.5. For a pH |
| - Wash and clean your fish tank thoroughly. Do | | | | beyond that, you can also add limestone, crushed |
| not use soap for cleaning as it can be harmful for | | | | corals and gravel to make the water alkaline. |
| your fishes. | | | | - Make sure also that your fish tank is not placed |
| - Choose a permanent location for your fish tank. | | | | in direct sunlight as this can cause the water |
| Do not put it somewhere else thinking that you | | | | temperature to fluctuate and thus harming the |
| can move it later. Moving your fish tank with | | | | fishes. |
| water in it can be unsafe and may cause leakage | | | | If you are done setting up your aquarium, let it sit |
| as well. | | | | for twenty-four hours so that you can let the |
| - Add properly washed rocks, sand and gravel | | | | Chlorine evaporate and the temperature of the |
| into the tank. Put it slowly and make sure you | | | | water or the tank is stabilized - only then that |
| also add enough objects in the tank. Cichlids love | | | | you will be ready to get your Cichlid freshwater |
| rocks more than plants, thus you may want to | | | | fish on the pet shop and bring them to their new |
| put more rocks than plants on your fish tank. | | | | home. |
| Keep in mind that Cichlid freshwater fish also have | | | | |