| The tropical fish guide will tell you that marine fish | | | | come to the top so will need pellets that will fall to |
| can be difficult. They are often more aggressive | | | | the floor of the tank. You should vary the diet of |
| than freshwater fish particularly with members of | | | | your fish to keep them active and healthy. |
| their own species. It is often advisable not to | | | | Some fish will eat live food. This is best sourced |
| have more than one of each species in a tank | | | | at a pet store rather than collected naturally. You |
| unless you are completely sure that you own a | | | | do not know whether the food you collect from |
| male and female. | | | | the river or stream is clean or not. You could |
| Knowing a little about each species you own will | | | | unwittingly cause your fish problems. Some fish |
| help you to care for your fish better. A tropical | | | | love earthworms and brine shrimp. If you collect |
| fish guide is a great source of information on | | | | earthworms from your garden make sure you |
| what to feed the fish. There are four main | | | | haven't used weed killer or any other chemicals or |
| categories of fish food being flakes, live food, | | | | preservatives on your soil. You can grow some |
| frozen or household foods. Commercially prepared | | | | live food at home if you wish. All you have to do |
| food is often the safest as they are less likely to | | | | is buy the starter kits and take it from there. |
| contain parasites than the household foods would | | | | The tropical fish guide will explain different things |
| be. You can buy them in different sized pellets as | | | | about your fish and how best to keep them |
| some larger fish prefer to eat large flakes. Also | | | | healthy and happy which is the aim of the game. |
| fish that live on the bottom of the tank may not | | | | |