Abhishek Agarwal asked: The tank and other things are ready and the only thing that remains is getting the fishes. But how and what can you choose? Do you start with big or small fishes? Or maybe you feel like drowning yourself! Do not worry, what you need to do is have a talk with the local fish dealer and what they advice you to do will pretty much resemble mine. Are you planning on making this a real good hobby- in which case go for bigger fishes, or are you just acting on a temporary fad in the case of which go for smaller fishes.
The small fishes can range from angel fishes to tetras, most small fishes have bright colours and like eating fish flakes and not fish meat. Smaller fishes can be used exclusively for decorative purposes because they are shiny and very attractive especially with the right lights on. Small fishes are simple, they have no unique personality and are less fun. They are just decorative and are best suited for those wanting a low maintenance on their tanks.
Larger fishes like African fishes and cichlids however are a lot trickier to keep. But since they are hardy fish you will not have problems of death that is common among small fishes. The issue with cichlids is the fact of them being cannibals, if you have smaller fishes in the tank you might as well bid farewell, because they will sson not be there. They only eat meat of fish and feeding them anything else will not help. There are different kinds of cichlids, all of them do not look similar, they range from Oscars that are a favourite of mine, tiger, albino and red. Then the black belts also the jaguar cichlids and well i can go on . These fishes call for high maintenance in the form of good gravel cleaning and filtering as they produce more waste substances. A breeding pair is highly valuable! These types of fishes in general are expensive and more so than when they are larger. These fishes also love the tank and though you can decorate it the way you would like to, do not expect it to stay the same way! I can talk forever regarding cichlids and it is best to stop now.
Hence the reason for wanting an aquarium should help decide the kind of fish you can get your aquarium. Small and decorated tanks are fit or small and decorative fishes. The bigger tanks require bigger fishes too go ahead put in them some big ones and then they would do all the talking for you!
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