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Things to remember before buying fish for your Aquarium

Avoid fish with cloudy eyes, faded or dull, with open sores and spots on their body. Avoid buying fish that are sluggish or appear to be shivering or the ones that are floating belly up.

Take a good look at all the fish in a particular tank. If any appear sick, don't buy any fish from that tank. Choose an active, alert fish.

Make sure the fish you choose will be compatible with each other. Characteristics of certain species also matter. Some fish are social but some others will kill each other.

If you would like to keep some aggressive variety, be sure to keep them by themselves. Try to get fish pretty much the same size. When you purchase new fish it is better to keep them away from the others a few days to monitor them for diseases.

Setting up your aquarium

Keeping fish is fun. But there are a few basic things that you will need to know before beginning your new hobby.

It is always better to get an aquarium ready before buying fish as the fish needs to have a ready environment to live as soon as we bring them home.

Reading all about setting up an aquarium helps a lot in making the right purchase.

The aquarium tanks come in different shapes, sizes and styles. The size of the aquarium you decide should fit most suitably in your room.

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