| Pet fish owners would expect that their fish in | | | | means the microscopic creatures live inside |
| good health and the environment in sound | | | | instead. |
| condition. When you see a live rock in the fish | | | | A live rock will contribute to the health of the |
| tank, what do you imagine the function of that? | | | | tank by serving as a base for nitrogen which |
| It's not only a decoration to enhance the | | | | forms a waste product in higher organisms. Only |
| appearance of the tank, the essential role of the | | | | bacteria can use nitrogen and convert it to the |
| rock is to serve as one of the main biological | | | | form for the continuous use by fish and plants. |
| filters for a saltwater aquarium, while in the same | | | | Live rock also serves as the platform for corals, |
| time to provide shelter for fish and other | | | | anemones and coralline algae to form a real |
| inhabitants. | | | | underwater home for your pet fish, not to |
| You may wonder how the rock can be live? | | | | mention the various shapes and sizes you can |
| Actually, the rock is termed 'live' because of the | | | | choose to match the layout and color of your |
| many forms of macroscopic and microscopic | | | | tank. |
| marine life that live inside the rock. The rock itself | | | | As such, why not choose a live rock for your pet |
| is not necessarily live, and it can be thought of as | | | | fish, to create a true underwater environment |
| a shell because it is made up of calcium carbonate | | | | with all the living species inside and keep them in |
| skeletons of corals that died a long time ago. | | | | good health in the same time. |
| Therefore, the rock itself is not live technically, it | | | | |