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Aquarium Fish

Aquarium Fish - fishes that are fit for aquariums

Aquarium fishes can be broadly classified into two categories first is 'Fresh water fishes' and second one 'Salt water fishes'. Both require different types of surviving environment and immense care.

Keeping saltwater aquarium fish will typically involve more work, time and equipment compared to the standard freshwater aquarium. There are naturally exceptions to this rule. Some freshwater fish species are very delicate and can be extremely tricky to keep in captivity, especially if you want to breed them. There are also saltwater fish species that are quite sturdy and once you have understood how to correctly maintain your saltwater aquarium and established a routine they will not require a lot of additional pampering to do well.

One of the main advantage of a saltwater aquarium is that you will be able to keep a vide range of extraordinary beautiful fishes that can not be kept in freshwater aquariums. Examples of popular saltwater fish are Damsels, Lionfish, Clownfish, Triggerfish, Blennies, Butterfly fish and marine Angelfish. When you set up your first saltwater aquarium it is advisable to begin with some of the sturdier marine fish species. Damsels are good beginner fishes since they are tougher than many other marine fish species. They are also comparatively inexpensive. Damsels are frequently used as cycling fish by experienced saltwater aquarists when setting up a new aquarium. You should however keep in mind that Damsel fish are quite aggressive and unsuitable tank mates for a wide range of other saltwater species.

Clown Fish are commonly found in the warm waters. The Pacific Ocean, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean are some places where Clown Fish abound. The peculiar name of the fish comes from its cheerful coloring and its active disposition. Many people mistakenly believe that the Clown Fish is really fooling around with all his antics. But, in reality the Clown Fish is an aggressive fish and they are very territorial. They go to great lengths to protect their territory

The Black Dogface Puffer is renowned for its charming personality, and it is a very individualistic fish. If you keep several Black Dogface Puffer fish you will probably soon notice that each fish has its very own personality and individual characteristics. It is however not a good idea to keep several Black Dogface Puffer fish in the same aquarium. You should also avoid keeping your Black Dogface Puffer with other Dogface Puffer variants, such as the Stripped Dogface Puffer. Black Dogface Puffer can sometimes been successfully kept with other Puffers, as long as you avoid the Dogface ones. Even more suitable companions for your Black Dogface Puffer are large Wrasse, large Angelfish, Trigger fish, and some Tang species of suitable size. If your Black Dogface Puffer is young it should only be kept with docile and non-aggressive species, since a young Black Dogface Puffer fish is easily frightened. If you're young Black Dogface Puffer feels insecure or harassed in the aquarium it might refrain from eating and begin to starve.
Boxfish are best kept alone in an aquarium without other fish due to the fact that they if stressed can release a toxin that can kill other fish that comes in contact with the boxfish. Boxfish are very slow moving and easily stressed. There are also reports that they can release the toxin if they die and thereby poison the rest of the fish in the aquarium. I can not say whether dead boxfish always release toxin or if this only sometimes are the case. It is recommendable to make sure to remove dead fish immediately to minimize to toxin released. It is however possible to keep boxfish with other fish in a community aquarium but you will than need to make sure to minimize the stress the boxfish are exposed to. It is in order to achieve this important to avoid keeping them with large or aggressive species. Don't forget that some small species such as some goby species can be very aggressive and therefore isn't suitable tank mates for boxfish.

Dogface puffer fish is a saltwater species that are found in an area stretching from the area south of Japan to east Africa and south Wales. Adult specimens are often very aggressive and not suitable to be kept in a reef aquarium with small species since such species will be eaten. They are to be considered reef safe and usually don't cause any damage to corals. Dogface puffer fish is suitable for aquarist who is at least moderately experienced with salt water aquariums.

Turkey fish, Dragon fish and Scorpion fish are other names that are used for the lionfish. They have long separated spines and generally appear in red, brown or black stripes differentiate the lionfish from other lionfish species and individuals. Lionfish are brightly colored and very attractive. Its movement also gives the impression of caution in every movement, befitting a king. It is not that long ago that people started keeping lionfish in domestic aquarium. But a large number of aquarium enthusiasts have started to keep lionfish in their aquarium since then.

Hogfish are usually very friendly to semi aggressive but can be territorial against other hogfish and it is therefore important to introduce all hogfish that you want to keep in your aquarium at the same time. You should also make sure to introduce any shrimp that you want to keep with your hogfish before or at the same time that you introduce your hogfish. Adult hogfish can often eat shrimps that are introduced to "their" aquarium after they grew up. They do however seldom touch shrimps that they grown up with.

The Marine Betta is a stunningly beautiful fish that unfortunately requires a lot of care to do well in aquariums since they can be very hard to get to eat. They often refuse to eat anything but live food and can be very slow eaters making it hard to feed them in aquariums with other faster eaters. Marine Betta fish are predators with a very interesting hunting technique. They approach there pray swimming sideways and waiting for the prey to try to escape and when the prey try to escape on the side of the fish they have a 50/50 to escape towards the fish mouth. This behaviour is also believed to be a protection strategy since it is believed that the Marine Betta mimics morays with their spots and by swimming sideways.

These were the commonly use fishes for the aquarium purpose, choose your style and get going!