| Before you even begin to get your tank ready, | | | | they are really the rulers of the tank. Of course the |
| please make sure of the following: | | | | Angel fish are the highlight. They are awesome and |
| 1) The weight of the tank is supported well (it will be | | | | very intelligent. When they see you enter the room, |
| much heavier with water in it). I would suggest using | | | | they react by trying to get your attention to feed |
| an online calculator to figure out the weight using the | | | | them! Please be warned that they grow a lot, they |
| aquarium measurements. | | | | become huge! I'm not kidding, it's really unbelievable |
| 2) There is no chance of direct sunlight entering the | | | | how they become frighteningly gigantic. |
| tank at any time of year. | | | | Don't get any cute smaller fish, they will get eaten! I |
| 3) No leaks in the tank (use silicone to repair). | | | | don't care what the experts say, I know what I see |
| Setting up your Tropical Fish Aquarium. | | | | with my own eyes. You won't see them do it, but of |
| You will need: | | | | course if there is no body, it should be horrifyingly |
| Gravel to put on the bottom | | | | clear what actually happened... |
| Decorations and Plants (plastic are easy to clean and | | | | Cleaning your Aquarium: |
| maintain, real plants are better for the fish) | | | | To clean the aquarium, you will need a cleaning siphon |
| Electric Pump (with charcoal and sponge filters) | | | | to pump out some (one third) of the water. |
| Heater (with thermostat, set at 77F) | | | | Use a sponge with a scouring pad on one side to |
| Thermometer - with clearly visible digits to see the | | | | clean the inside glass. |
| real actual temperature | | | | You will need to do a complete and thorough cleaning |
| Light - long life fluorescent | | | | about every 2 months. Take out all of the ornaments |
| Small Net | | | | and use chlorine bleach (no, it won't hurt the fish) to |
| Buy tropical fish food flakes (feed once a day only), | | | | soak everything 30 minutes. Rinse each piece very |
| blood-worms (feed only once in awhile), and water | | | | well under running water. |
| conditioner (for use when you add tap water). | | | | Take the filter apart completely to clean it properly. |
| Everything should be in place with the pump and | | | | The water will become ugly and cloudy however the |
| heater running for a few days before introducing the | | | | fish will tolerate this temporary inconvenience. After a |
| fish. | | | | few hours the water should be quite clear. Don't |
| The recommended compatible fish are: Angel Fish, | | | | forget to use the water conditioner to treat the tap |
| Dwarf Gourami, and Zebra Danio. | | | | water. |
| The Zebra Danio are very active and incredibly hardy. | | | | Enjoy the beauty of the interaction between your |
| The Dwarf Gourami are beautiful yet tough as nails, | | | | fish in your clean tropical fish aquarium! |