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Freshwater Fish Compatibility Chart
Always wondered which fish can live with others? Are angefish campatible with Mollies?
This chart will help you work out which fish can live with each other, but remember it will depend on your own freshwater aquarium environment your fish live in, how many of the fish are together and many other factors but the compatibility chart will serve as a good guide to start with.
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Other Considerations on Aquarium Location
We have covered many areas including not placing your aquarium near high traffic, not near windows and doors and ofcourse nearwater supply. So this is the last few things you must consider.
Electrical
Check for electrical outlets near the place you want to set you tank. Nothing is more frustrating than setting up a tank only to find out that you have nowhere to plug in your aquarium equipment. Make sure that electrical outlets and trust me you need more than one and are in good working condition and are close to the tank so you don’t have extension cords lying around, which can short out, look messy, are difficult to clean around, and can cause people to trip. And make sure your outlets are up to code. If necessary, get a professional electrician to install a new outlet; or use a multi-outlet strip. Be careful to locate the plugs far enough away so waters not splashed over the electric outlets.
Cleaning
Once in while, you have to do a little cleaning and maintenance on your aquarium. So ensure you have left enough room around your tank to allow cleaning and easily access.
Even aquariums with tight-fitting hoods tend to have drips and dribbles every so often. So one way or another, you have to get behind your aquarium at some point. Make sure when you are setting up your tank that you have plenty of space to take care of any problems that may occur.
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Water Source
One Key element that you must check before setting up is the water source, no point having ahuge aquairumand finding you need carry the bucket after bucket though the whole house and remember you change water on a weekly basis too.
So locate your freshwater aquarium somewhere within near a ready available source and try use a spare tap so not to affect others in the house.
Checking the Source
Make sure that the water you are going to use is free from heavy metals and other hazardous content. Simple testing kits are available to ensure your water is free of the chemicals. If your using tap water its generally gong to have chlorine,but this can be removed by adding dechlorinator from your local fish store. I will fill buckets up in advance and where possible one day in advance and add the dechlorinator and leave to settle before filling my freshwater aquarium.
Using a Python
A Python is actually an aquarium vacuum that can be found at most local fish stores. It’s a long, clear water hose with one end that connects to your sink. (Depending on your fixture, you may have to purchase an adapter.) The other end of the Python has a large plastic tube that suctions up water and gathers debris from around the substrate. The faucet end has a little gadget that you push up or down to direct the water to either go from the faucet to the end of the hose or suck up water from the other end so that water spills into the sink.
Pythons are usually available in many lengths at pet shops. Get one long enough to hook one end up to the sink and suck the water out of the aquarium with the other. To replace the water, reverse the python’s plastic switch, put the other end bucket by your aquarium, and fill it up. After adding dechlorinator pick up the bucket and slowly pour the water into your aquarium. This method is much easier than hauling water back and forth across your home.
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Other factors that effect Water Temperature
Windows
Sounds harmless ..right? But if you place your aquarium near a window you can have several problems. Firstly the temperature of your water could be effected,when your freshwater aquarium has long periods of sun on it the temperature will rise and thus affect the fishes. Consider not puttng it there or add curtains to keep the heat off. If you live in a cold country then its the opposite drafts or chilly air can lower the aquarium temperature,so therefore its easier to avoid windows full stop.
Another factor that you must consider is algae growth. placing a tank near natural sunlight will increase the growth of algae by many fold. Once algae begins to overrun your aquarium, it can be really difficult to get of.
So you can see windows are a no go for aquariums.
Doors
Exterior doors can be very drafty, and placing your aquarium near them will lower the temperature of water. Place your tank well away from any outside doors to avoid drafts.
Interior doors have other issues, not from the cold but from the door hitting the aquarium, most door knobs are at the right level to hit the tank. WIth a hard bang from a door knob and yur fish could be swimming on the floor. So before fixing the location test out the door to ensure it will not hit the tank.
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Room Temperature and its Affects on Freshwater Aquarium
Freshwater aquariums need a stable water temperature and if there is extreme changes in temperature can weaken the fishes immune systems and increase their risk of diseases. Heaters can keep your water temperature high enough assuming the outside or room temperature is high enough as heater can only handle so much work. Be careful for airconditioning too, as it is on in the daytimes and off over nite, this can have an effect of hot and cold spells for the water.
Too high of a water temperature can also cause death baecause as water temperature raises the oxygen in the water is reduced, therefore the fish will come to the surface to take air and in a short time wil die of asphyxiation. For this case you will need a chiller and not a heater, but chillers can be expensive
The most important thing to remember is that your room should not change the temperature of your aquarium more than a few degrees from the normal.
Next we will look at the effects of doors and windows on freshwater aquariums.
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