Before you get your new fish, you need to know a few things.
- Fish aren't decoration and are just like cats and dogs
- Their tank requires cleaning every week and they need to be fed
- Believe it or not, some fish items cost lots of money, the tank itself may cost up to $100 or $200. So get reading to spend some money.
You're going into the pet shop to buy the stuff for your pet fish, and then you say to yourself - "What do I need? Do I really need this?"
Well here are all the things that I know you need, and yes, I do keep fish, for a year and a half now.
Cold Water
If you want a "cold-water" tank setup then these are the items that you will need:
- Tank
- Filter; external if tank is over 40G
- Sand/gravel
- Plants/plastic/real (optional)
- Light
- Stones (optional)
- Air stone, air pump
- Fish Food
- Water conditioner
- Vacuum, siphon
- Bucket
- Thermometer
- Algae scrubber, if you have live plants.
- Test kit
- Fish net
Warm Water
For a "warm-water" tank you will need:
- Tank
- Filter; external if tank is over 40G
- Sand/gravel
- Plants/plastic/real (optional)
- Light
- Stones (optional)
- Air stone, air pump.
- Heater
- Fish Food
- Water conditioner
- Vacuum, siphon
- Bucket
- Thermometer
- Algae scrubber, if you have live plants.
- Test kit
- Fish net
Have fun keeping fish, and remember to take care of them and to get reading to spend money on them, but it's really fun.
