If you have a love of fish, and you want to invest in an aquarium and some of the beautiful, exotic species available, there are many things you need to understand about freshwater aquarium fish compatibility. There are several factors to consider when designing your tank and deciding on the type, or types of species you want to include in your aquarium.
You should first consider the actual size of tank you are looking to fill. Freshwater fish can live easily in a five gallon tank, up to a one hundred gallon tank, depending on how many you have. They can live in a glass or acrylic tank, and can swim around many different ornamental or decorative pieces such as rocks, plants, light bulbs and even some plastic toys.
After you decide how large you want your tank to be, you must decide which species you would like to put in it. As a general rule, it would be beneficial to keep all of your fish similar in size, because this will keep the smaller ones from being picked on, and keep the small ones from feeding on the fins of the larger ones. You should also make sure to select species that can survive in the same water temperature and eat the same kind of food. It is also very important to make sure that there is enough food distributed for everyone, because if they have to compete for their food, the smaller ones will die from starvation and can even die from intense stress.
Keeping these things in mind, you want to carefully set up an aquarium that can provide a tranquil and peaceful atmosphere for you and for them. There are three basic categories of freshwater aquarium fish that should be studied before purchase. These three categories are:
1) Community – These are peaceful, quiet, avoid fighting and mind their own business. They are compatible with many other different species, and can be mixed in with a variety of other fish in your aquarium.
2) Semi aggressive – These are a little more energetic and temperamental, and although they are more peaceful when they are small, they will not shy away from taking bites at others as they increase in size. They are still good to include in a community tank, but they will need to be watched as they grow, and can give a good long chase to the other fish.
3) Aggressive – These are just as you would imagine they would be, and that is aggressive. If they are introduced to anything smaller or weaker, they will dominate and bully the others. They can live amongst other aggressive species that are equal in size, but will typically find and pick on the smallest one around them.
Knowing these three categories makes it a little easier to understand and follow the compatibility charts that are listed. A few of the categories on the chart are:
Anabantids include a community such as Dwarf, Flame, Opaline and Pearl Gourami, Siamese fighting, betta, Spiketailed and Paradisefish. The semi aggressive are Honey and Kissing Gourami, and the aggressive are the Black Paradisefish.
Aquarium Catfish that can live in a community are Banjo, Green, Leopard, Spotted and upside down catfish, as well as Bristlenose, Corydoras and Plecostomus species, and there are no aggressive species.
Charachins have a community capability of Cardinal, Congo, Emperor, Black Neon, Black Phantom, Flame, Glowlight, Head and Tail light, Rummy nosed, Serpae and Neon Tetra, as well as Hatchet, Pencil, Bloodfin, Penguin and Xray fish. The semi aggressive group includes Bleeding Heart and Buenos Aires Tetra, Black Widow and the Silver Dollar, and the aggressive pair is the Red Belly and the Piranha.
Cichlids community include the Blue Acara, Discus, Festivum, Ram and freshwater Angelfish. Semi aggressive are the Firemouth and Severum, and the aggressive are the convict, green Terror, dempsey and red Oscar.
Cyprinids communal group is the Cherry Barb, Bala, Shark, Black shark, Blue Danio, White Cloud, Zebra Danio and Harlequin Rasbora. There is no aggressive group, but the semi aggressive group includes Flying Fox, Red tailed shark and the Green Tiger, Rosy, Tiger and Tinfoil Barb fish.
There are several other categories to research so that you can understand freshwater aquarium fish compatibility, and all of these should be read before introducing certain species to each other. If you are serious about having a beautiful and long lasting aquarium collection that will last for years, you must take the time to understand and appreciate the balance that is required for a healthy and successful living environment.
AUTOPOST by BEDEWY VISIT GAHZLY
