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Using the bottom right photo to illustrate, compatibility is one such consideration when we are looking to add a new fish or invertebrate to our tanks, be they fresh or salt. Feisty, mean fish may not be suitable for our community setups. Likewise, certain corals are known to sting other inverts, including other corals, within range. If something looks or is known to be aggressive, then consider keeping it in a single-species setup or by itself.Aesthetics is another big factor when choosing livestock for our tanks. Consider the top right photo. We want dazzling colors, interesting patterns, spectacular finnage for fish and even corals that fluoresce. Just look at the Japanese big eye on the cover. It is a shocking orange, its fins look sharp enough to cut glass and its impressive eye commands attention. Of course, just because an animal doesn’t immediately grab us isn’t reason alone to discount it. Perhaps, its subdued colors may only be a guise for some unique behavior, such as the angling tactics employed by sit-and-wait predators like frogfish.
Freshwater Aquarium Fish Compatibility | GetPetSavvy.com Blog
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.