The Tropical Fish Aquarium Ecosystem
When you talk about having an aquarium, a tropical fish aquarium is the kinds of aquarium people automatically think you have, even though you may have a freshwater aquarium, reef aquarium or some other kind of aquarium.
Choice Of Aquarium
When deciding among different aquariums that you want, consider how much time you have to devote to caring for your fish and your aquarium. Generally speaking, with every tropical fish aquarium, you must manage the filtration, temperature and chemical makeup of the environment in the aquarium. Generally speaking, a saltwater aquarium is more complicated to operate than a freshwater aquarium, because of the complexity in testing and adjusting the levels of salinity in the water.
Saltwater Tropical Fish Aquarium
If you are willing to take the time, expense and effort to operate a saltwater tropical fish aquarium, you will be handsomely rewarded with a color diversity of sea life. Combine a reef, or living rock aquarium with tropical fish and a number of species are suited for reef life.
Some of the most popular, beautiful and fascinating tropical fish species are the colorful, exotic clown fish, damselfish and angelfish, normal size or dwarf. Coral, crustaceans and sea anemones will complete your tropical fish aquarium ecosystem.
If these species thrive in your tropical fish aquarium, then you may have a natural knack for raising tropical fish. At that point, you may wish to add more complicated, harder to care for species to your ecosystem, like jellyfish, squid and octopus.
Don't Forget The Snails
Whatever kind of fish you decide to put in your tropical fish aquarium be sure to include a snail or two. Snails are gastropods with tiny tentacled heads. Not only do they entertain, they keep the aquarium clean, as they cruise the gravel on the bottom of the tank, eating dead and decaying plant and animal matter.
One or two snails are usually enough for any size aquarium, because snails reproduce prolifically. They are hermaphroditic, and as such are capable of self-reproduction. Don't be alarmed if there is one snail in the tank one day, and there are two snails in the tank a few days later. Some snails can fertilize their own eggs while others self-reproduce using other methods. If you suspect your snail is laying eggs, you may be able to spot them, in a gelatinous mass around the base of a rocky or shadowy, protected area of the tropical fish aquarium.
