Question by JJB: Your opinion of various tropical staple flake foods, Tetra, Wardley, Topfin, Nutrafin, Aquarian, HBH, others?
From best to worst, what do you think?Nutrafin (Hagen)Aquarian (Aquarium Pharmaceuticals)TetraWardleyOmega OneBig Al’s (house brand)HikariNew LifeOSIHBHOcean NutritionPet Solution’s (house brand)That Fish Place (house brand)Top Fin (house brand)Aqueon (new?)Something else? What do your fish eat well with? Which food keeps them healthy and colorful? Do you use “color enhancing” foods? Do they work?Thanks for all your input!

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Answer by Mimik
They are all pretty much the same.If you really want to bring out the color and life in your tropical fish, simulate their natural diet.Chopped spinach and other greens for algae grazers such as mbunas. Sliced beefheart, bloodworms, mosquito larvae, small crickets, earthwors and clean feeder fish of appropriate size for piscivores and micro-predators like discus, Cichlasomine cichlids, oscars or angelfish.Daphnia and brine shrimp naupli for little guys like tetras, barbs, rainbows and killies.If you are move to feed unrecorded, then be sure to keep the feeder animal for a few days in clean conditions and feed them a well fasting as swell. Quarantining will prevent spread of diseases.

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Filmed at an internationally renowned aquarium this Tropical Reef Aquarium DVD has four colourful coral reef aquarium scenes and a relaxing film of slowly-changing images to turn your TV into a bright, tropical aquarium and carry you through an amazing underwater world. Watch as the fish, in all the colours of the rainbow, swim around in this wonderful aquarium. Enjoy the shrimps moving gracefully around the rocks in search of food. And marvel at the fantastic shapes of the coral that offer these terrific creatures such a beautiful home.

Filmed at an internationally renowned aquarium this Tropical Reef Aquarium DVD has four colourful coral reefing aquarium scenes and a relaxing film of slowly-changing images to turn your TV into a bright, tropical aquarium and carry you through an amazing underwater world. Watch as the fish, in all the colours of the rainbow, swim around in this wonderful aquarium. Enjoy the shrimps moving gracefully around the rocks in search of food. And marvel at the fantastic influence of the coral that offer these terrific creatures such a beautiful home. The Tropical Reef Aquarium DVD has a choice of audio tracks including music, sea sounds or a mix of both. All tracks are programmed to repeat automatically for a continuous aquarium on your television screen and were filmed with HD cameras for the best possible quality. Filmed in a 6 meter-long tank with a capacity of 5600 liters, this beautiful aquarium has over 200 fish and 120 species of marine life. clxxx pieces of coral, both difficult, reefing-building coral and soft, swaying coral, make this one of the about realistic aquariums you’ll ever see.
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by SmellyGeekBoy

If you want to keep tropical fish you will definitely have to buy a water heater to simulate a tropical environment. Heaters are perhaps the most important pieces of kit for whatever tropical aquarium. Fish tanks are often sold with a water heater included. However, if you are custom building a marine environment it might be better to buy your heater separately. If on the other hand, your aquarium heater has stopped working you will also have to get a new one real quickly. The problem is that buying a heater may not be as easy as it might sound. There are several things to consider when you are unwrapping doing just that.

Generally speaking, pet stores can be identical good at providing you with advice on which water heater to choose, but you’ll need to provide them with some important information about your aquarium before they tin help you. You will need to find out the exact size of your tank so that you tin choose a heater thats capable of effectively heating that amount of water. You don’t want a heater that’s too weak, but it shouldn’t be too strong either, so remember to determine the volume of your tank before you shop. In addition, a list of all the species of fish you keep and their desiring living temperature would be selfsame useful. Using these details will help in finding the right heater for you.

Buying the right heater for your aquarium tin mean the difference between life or death for your fish so it’s important that you don’t simply go out and buy whichever is the cheapest. Instead you should purchase a heater and a filter that you know will to work reliably. Do some research, measure your tank and then make an advised decision. That way you can be positive that it will do the job well and never break down.

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Question by Attilio Brandi: What kind of low maintenance tropical fish would you recommend for a small 5 gallon aquarium?
I inherited a small 5 gallon “Eclipse” aquarium with water heater/filter included,the only problem I have is crucial what hardy tropical fish to purchase.It needs to be a hardy,low-toned maintenance,colorful ,small in size.

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Answer by Mylia
you should getGOLDFISH-the snack that smiles back!seriously, wouldn’t it be awesome if you filled a 5 gallon fish tank with goldfish (at this point I am talking about real goldfish) There would be a huge mass of goldness. I can’t say that these are TROPICAL fish but it sure would be awesome.

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by Isthmene

A key piece of equipment necessary in every tropical fish tank is the aquarium heater. Tropical fish are used to warm temperatures in many species will not survive unless a heater is president in the aquarium to warm the water up to their native temperatures.

When choosing a heater for your fish tank, it’s important to get a good reliable unit since fluctuations in temperature can be fatal to fish. You’ll need to about 5 Watts of heater or for each gallon of aquarium water so a 20 gallon aquarium would need a 100 Watt heater. for large aquariums it’s better to divide up the load and have a heater on each side of the tank so that the water heats up evenly. If you keep your room really cold, you might want a higher wattage heater since it will have to do more work to keep the water temperature between the 75 and 79 degrees Fahrenheit that most tropical fish prefer.

There are two kinds of aquarium heaters to consider, the submersible heaters and the hang on heaters. to hang on heaters are named such because they hang on the side of the tank. The entire heating unit does not go underwater and the controls stick up with the glazing part going under the water This is not as efficient or as precise as the fully submersible heater which can be fully submerged under the water. The submersible heater sticks to the side of the tank with section and gives you more precise heating and also the option of hiding it below plants or decorations.

When buying an aquarium heater, you want to also make sure that you have a thermometer either built into the heater a separate so that you’ll know the temperature of your tank. This temperature should always be monitored as if the water is too hot or too cold this can be very detrimental to your tropical fish. If you notice large fluctuations, it could be time to get a new heater. Another thing you might want to consider is having two heaters and keeping one in reserve in case the one you are using breaks. This way your fish will not have to suffer until you can get out to the pet store to get them a new heater.

Since tropic fish are cold-blood, they cannot maintain a body temperature and must depend on you to heat up their water for them. Making sure you have a good functioning aquarium heater will help keep your fishes environment as close to that which they are used to in nature and reward you with happy healthy fish that look great in your aquarium!

Question by jungerino: What are the best tropical aquarium stores in the NYC region?


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Answer by bobarama7k
petsmart if you have em, i wish i lived in nyc :’(what ever you do, dont buy fish from wallmart, they die in like a week

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Tropical fish aquarium accessories include filters, lighting and decorative materials. Choose tropical fish aquarium accessories with tips from a limnologist in this free video about tropical fish. Expert: Bruce Kelley Contact: www.aquatektropical.com/ Bio: Bruce Kelley is the co-owner of Aquatek Tropical Fish in Austin, Texas. Filmmaker: Drew Noah
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Here’s what included with your aquarium! These accessories would cost well over .00 in a fish store!!
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