Fish Compatibility

Setting up an aquarium can be fun, but when you add different fish in a confined space, you can create a beautiful balanced and natural looking aquarium, or a constant fighting arena, and get a jaded fish that lurks forever in any hideout. This article will help you avoid a few common mistakes when setting up your aquarium.

Chromis green (Chromis viridis)

Types of aquariums. When setting up your aquarium, keep in mind what type of environment you want to recreate. You can create an aquarium exclusively for relaxation, where all the inhabitants will slowly swim and behave calmly, or you can choose more active and aggressive types of fish. You can limit yourself to one type of fish, or keep a thoughtful fish farming plan in mind. Think about what works best for you.

Shared aquarium. A shared aquarium allows different types of fish to occupy different levels of the aquarium. For example, you want to have a couple of bottom dwellers living on the bottom, swimming or learning fish in the middle of the aquarium, and a couple of fish living near the surface of the water. The type of such aquarium is the most common, as it allows you to contain a variety of inhabitants and many species. Since peace-loving fish are mostly planted in such systems, this is the type that is considered relaxing.

Recommended fish

- corridors, - plekostomuses, - rasbora, - neons, - pink tetra, - sword-bearers, - ruby tetras, - cardinals, - carnegiella, - fire barbs.

White goldfish

Species aquariums tie the aquarist to several fish of the same species. The species aquarium should be set up in such a way that the fish can feel almost at home, that is, they can repeat their natural environment. You may need an aquarium full of stone caves or other fish hiding places, or you may need a densely planted tank, depending on the fish you intend to keep.

A few examples of species aquariums

Cichlid - Cichlids are represented by numerous varieties, from peaceful and leisurely to aggressive and territorial. Most of them prefer a rocky landscape with numerous shelters. Try to have and keep together Oscars, eight-striped cichlazomas and Meek's cichlazomas.

Aquarium with viviparous fish - viviparous fish carry offspring in themselves or spawn. They breed easily and produce large numbers of fry. Try keeping swordsmen, guppies, and black mollies together.

Iris

Discus are an unusual type of cichlid, the content of which will have to be prepared in advance, as well as stock up on the necessary literature regarding breeding and feeding. Many aquarists have a lifelong passion for discus. Try to contain green discus.

Geographic aquariums

Geographic aquariums are called aquariums in which fish are represented by one habitat. You can create your aquarium in the style of African Lakes, Southeast Asia or South America. The point of all this is to show the species and plant diversity in a particular area.

African lakes (Malawi) - pseudotrophies, zebra-trophies and tilapia.

South America - Plecostomuses, Tetras, Pristellae, Tayeria, Marble Abramites, and Carnegiella.

Southeast Asia - pearl gourami, lalius, chocolate gourami, macropods and cockerels.