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Caring For Bettas – Fish Care Tips to Help Them Thrive

Article by T L Gallamore

So you’re all ready to house a new Betta fish and embark on a new endeavor… But you want to make sure you’re really ready. Well you’re one smart cookie then, Bettas are a very delicate creature (a very rewarding one too though!) and research is king when it comes to being a good pet owner. Below is a guide on the basics of owning a Betta fish. Of course there is more than this to know, but I’ll get you started!

Betta Costs And Setup

As far as pets go, Bettas are fairly cheap, but you will want to make sure you have a little bit of money to provide everything your new pal needs. The supplies you need to get to properly house and care for a betta are: A 5 to 10 gallon tank (don’t get fooled into thinking he’ll thrive in a vase), drops that remove chlorine from your tap water, Betta fish pellet food, rocks for the bottom of the tank, a heater, a thermometer, a filter, and some basic decorations. Depending on what you pick out, these items should cost between $ 75 and $ 100. This includes the costs of your Bettas fish itself. One great thing about these costs though is that they are all one time so you shouldn’t have to be spending money after your initial purchase (i.e. bottle of food pellets can last years).

Feeding and Temperature: Maintaining Your Bettas

Fish are a hardy bunch in general, and the Betta species tries its best, it really does… But try as they might, Bettas respond poorly to overfeeding and harsh changes in climate. It is important to dole out a Betta fish’s food in small portions, REMEMBER: their stomach is about the size of one of their eyes. For this reason I give my Betta Gilbert just two small pellets in the morning and two in the evening.

As far as temperature goes, anywhere between 76 and 86 degrees Fahrenheit should be comfortable, I like to keep my tank around 82. No matter where you have the temperature, the key is to keep it constant. Take the weather into account as large swings in temperature can be stressful to Bettas. Fish like to be comfortable too.

There’s a lot more to know about the specifics of keeping a thriving Betta alive and most deadly Betta mistakes occur without the owner even knowing what’s going on. I found my path to giving Gilbert the best life possible and my “salvation” so-to-speak in Betta Care Made Easy In just a few minutes I learned a whole lot about little things I was doing that were harming my fish and the small cost of the care guide became quickly worth it.

Everything you need to know at http://BettaCareMadeEasy.info.

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Betta Fish question by Kristen: What types of fish can I put in with a Betta fish?
I have a small aquarium and I want to put a least two more fish in it. But I know Betta’s fight with each other, so what type of fish can I put in without the Betta fighting it or vise vera?
(I want fish that can survive in a tank without an air pump system)
My tank is less than a gallon~
Currently the betta’s tank is just for it.
But I’m looking into a larger tank.

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Answer by rob m
what types of fish can i put with a fish that eats other fish for the meals

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Cold Water Fish

Salt Water Fishing Tips That Can Help Catch The Big One

Article by Matt Prellie

Salt water fishing is something that you hear many tales about from the smallest to the largest of them all trout, redfish, marlin, tuna and much more the kinds of saltwater fish are endless. The inshore experience that many more have the experience of doing and with these few salt water fishing tips you are sure to snag a big one.

The first important step to fishing is to get the proper kind of bait and put it right into the location of where they live and breed the surf is so vastly large that all the areas are not the same as compared to a small pond or lake. If you take the time to look over the area that you plan on fishing in you will be able to determine if the location is good or not.

If you get up too late or miss low tide always take a moment to study the area, look at how the waves break, if there are any holes or dips this will always give you an idea of how the ocean floor is laid out so you can judge where to fish and how far out to cast. Why, you don’t want to go out and cast onto a sandbar that would be too shallow for the fish.

One mistake that has been discovered is that people try to cast too far off and sometimes it works but there are always fish close by too the best way to fish in the surf is by casting several rods within different distances from the beach until you get the drift of where the fish are.

Some fishermen think that by having the best and most expensive tackle on the market that you will do better but that isn’t always necessarily true. The easiest rule of thumb to remember is that a simple fishing rod with number 6 hooks and weights heavy enough to keep the bait on the bottom will always get you a fish, you can always catch a big fish on a small hook but not the other way around.

If you are a beginner then the best way to start out is by using fresh bait this can be anything from shrimp, worms, squid and cut fish is just a few that can be used.

The best time for saltwater fishing is anytime, there are no bad times in saltwater fishing except the lack of time, the cold part of winter and fall generally are slower but there will still be fish to catch, the only surefire way to be successful is to get out there and try without trying you limit yourself to the one that could have gotten away.

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Cold water fish question by Odachi: what other cold water fish can go in my pond?
what other cold water fish can go in my pond? So far i have 4 comets and 2 Shubunkin. I do not want to get anymore goldfish but i want something hardy and something that my goldfish will not eat.
Kois sound nice but they are illegal in Australia believe or not =P.
i need a fish that can take the winter cold.

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Answer by Jenni M
get some kois. we have some long orange ones and a golden dwarf which is really pretty. there really hardy too… we got ours free with our house and have lived here for 5 years and the other owners had them 7 years. we have several gold fish in with these too and they got an really well

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Marine Fish

Aquarium Live Rock – Help Your Marine Fish Feel Right at Home

Article by Karan Naidoo

You’ve probably seen live rock in all the most elegant saltwater aquariums you remember. They sell aquarium live rock in all the better aquarium supplies stores: pieces of undersea coral reef broken off through the natural action of the sea, picked up by divers for use in aquaria.

Coral reefs are made of a very porous substance. The ocean’s underwater environment is filled with tiny creatures, crabs, crustaceans, algae and myriad other life forms that make their home in the little pores, nooks and crannies of these reefs. When a piece breaks off and is fished up by people for use in aquaria, these rocks come with all the life that fills their entire structure; hence the name, live rock.

The saltwater aquarium is a pretty popular option around homes these days; it wasn’t really an option up until a few years ago when aquarium live rock was not commonly available. What is it about live rock that helps though? The thing is, when you put a hunk of live rock into your aquarium, you give the thousands of organisms holed up within, a home in your tank as well; in return, they are happy to earn their keep by entering a symbiotic relationship with their tankmates, the fish.

Fish eat and breathe in the same water space they release their bodily waste in; someone’s got to clean up all the pollution in the water before it gets too thick for the fish. Of course you could always roll up your sleeves every couple of days and filter it all out with plenty of time and equipment. With aquarium live rock though, all you need to do is leave it to the organisms in the rock, the aerobic and anaerobic critters, to turn the bodily waste floating about in the water into harmless nitrogen that bubbles up to the surface and leaves.

The rule of thumb for the quantity of live rock you want for your saltwater aquarium is about a pound of rock for every gallon of water your aquarium holds. But you can’t just lie back and relax just yet; the aquarium live rock that you buy from your aquarium supplies store needed to make quite a trip to your home all the way from the bottom of the sea.

The living organisms in there seem to not find the inside of a mail order store’s mailer box quite as hospitable to life as the bottom of their favorite sea. After the grueling trip making it to your aquarium, the rock will take a while to acclimatize to its new surroundings and grow the full complement of life forms it is capable of. In the meantime, you will need to check the nitrate levels in your water from time to time and use a protein skimmer to take up the slack until your live rock kicks in.

When aquarium live rock does kick in though, there is quite nothing like it: the fish love to play around it, the rocks grow beautiful colorful algae and plants, and the rock really lives, changing from day to day in the life it supports. There are several kinds of aquarium live rock you’ll get to choose from when you set forth to buy some. There are rocks from the Fiji Islands, there is Atlantic rock and there is aquaculture rock.

The ones from the Pacific are real coral reef, but when you buy something of this kind you never know if environmentally friendly harvesting practices were used to get them. Aquaculture rock could be the best choice; they artificially place porous rock at the bottom of the sea a couple of years to get all the life forms to take to them, and then ship it to you. If you have a saltwater marine aquarium, you owe it to your fish to help them feel at home. They’ll be healthier and happier for your trouble.

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US reduces catch limit of 'most important fish in the sea'
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The Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has slashed the allowable catch of a tiny fish named menhaden by 37 percent by 2013. Dubbed the 'most important fish in the sea' by author H. Bruce Franklin, the menhaden plays a critical role in …

Marine fish question by Eveeee: Starting a marine fish tank for the first time?
Hey, i’m thinking of starting a marine fish tank and was wondering how to go about it. I know you need pacific salt levels, PH scale and temperature, ect. Could someone give me some tips and stuff on what to get and how to set it up. I’m going to get a book on it also but was wondering if anyone can give me a rough idea? Thanks..
I have had fish yes, i understand it will be harder to work with but i’m willing to do my best on the tank.

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Answer by Martyn B
marine fish require alot of time and energy, they are not like normal fish,

have you had fish before?

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