If you decided to get small fishes, it is necessary to think of what representatives of these beautiful creatures you want to see in the future aquarium previously. All details need to be thought over in advance, there is a lot of aquarium fishes, but not all from them can get on together.
Instruction
1. To a visit of pet-shop you need to have at least general idea of compatibility of aquarium fishes. Remember that there are not only peaceful aquarian inhabitants, but also predators. For example, some types of catfishes cannot be supported together with the guppy at all, the adult individual of som is capable to destroy all livestock of little small fishes, gradually eating them. The same can be told about neon and skalyariya. Such neighbourhood is inadmissible.
2. There are also other parameters in which small fishes should not live together, for example, conditions of keeping. For different types and the requirement to food and the chemical composition of water can be various. It is necessary to select small fishes with similar requirements to contents. So you will be able to provide to the pets the most comfortable conditions of dwelling. Some aquarium fishes are so exacting to biochemical composition of water what to have to be limited to only one version.
3. It is worth paying attention and to that, the small fish is gregarious or not. Some types are capable to feel comfortable only in an environment of relatives. Their quantity can be variously. For example, for neon optimum number of fellows is the flock from twenty individuals.
4. Today there are special tables by means of which it is possible to learn about compatibility of different types of aquarium fishes. Everyone who is going to get an aquarium have to have these materials near at hand. Do not forget to pay attention and to features of reproduction of small fishes. Some types during spawning become extremely aggressive, forcing other inhabitants of an aquarium to hide in a corner.
5. Those who for any reason could not get the special table can be helped by some general rules for which it is possible to pick up amicable neighbors for the aquarium. It is obvious that adult individuals of the small fishes living together should not differ considerably by the sizes, the big small fish can always press small. Observe the small fishes who were pleasant to you, some types need a lot of personal space, they should not be lodged together with passive small fishes.
6. It is impossible to claim unambiguously that predatory fishes will not be able to get on together with more harmless representatives of the underwater world. Such neighbourhood is possible, but only in case peace small fishes of the same size, as well as predatory, or are larger. It is necessary to know that some species of fish are capable to bite fins to the fellows or to eat plants in an aquarium. Usually it occurs at insufficient feeding, however about such unpleasant prospect it is worth foreknowing.