| It is amazing how many people start a hobby the | | | | certainly are not that of a tropical nature. |
| wrong way, become deflated and then speak ill of | | | | Listen folks, the water temperature of a tropical |
| that hobby all because they didn't carry out any | | | | freshwater fish aquarium needs to be in the |
| research in the first place. Anything is almost | | | | region of 24 - 28 degrees centigrade depending |
| impossible if you don't know what you're doing. | | | | on the species of fish you have. And furthermore |
| Starting a tropical freshwater fish aquarium is no | | | | that temperature needs to be constant. You can't |
| exception. | | | | have it fluctuating each and every day, it must be |
| Yes I know we all want to cut corners if we can | | | | constant. Here again, research is essential in order |
| to save time and money but with some things in | | | | to know the temperatures for individual species. |
| life you just can't do that. And you definitely can't | | | | So come on folks, please don't fall into the trap of |
| do that where a tropical freshwater fish aquarium | | | | thinking your house is warm enough and that'll do. |
| is concerned. You ain't gonna believe this but | | | | If the aquarium water ain't 24 to 28 degrees |
| some folk have started their tropical aquarium | | | | centigrade then it ain't warm enough. When you |
| without a water heater on the reasoning that | | | | start a tropical freshwater fish aquarium there is |
| their house is naturally warm anyway! | | | | much to think about and it's all extremely |
| Now I know in parts of the USA it's pretty warm | | | | interesting, fun and rewarding especially when you |
| but here in the UK we tend to get a lot of drizzle | | | | see those happy fish in their happy environment. |
| and rain together with temperatures which | | | | |