Pet Fish & Aquarium Care Tips : How to Choose Fish for a Freshwater Aquarium
When choosing fish for a freshwater aquarium, be sure to research the type of aquarium and fish that will placed in it. Select a fish for a freshwater aquarium with tips from an aquarium shop owner in this free video on aquariums.
Expert: Chris Simms
Contact: www.aquatic-central.com
Bio: Chris Simms owns Aquatic Central in San Francisco, Calif.
Filmmaker: Bing Hu
Duration : 0:2:7
So…..what about …
So…..what about choosing fish for a freshwater aquarium????
expertvillage never …
expertvillage never really gets to the point
I’m the 16,000 …
I’m the 16,000 viewer! Woot! Nice vid btw
what is the …
what is the internet page of aquarium centra
i got ropefish, …
i got ropefish, needlefish, round goby, shovel nose catfish, and red tail catfish i love all the weird lookin fish
plus if you didnt …
plus if you didnt it look nasty and water get freakin durty quicl{
hey i got a …
hey i got a fighting fish but it does not eat how?
Um.. Cichilds need …
Um.. Cichilds need Filtration like all fish so they won’t get sick!
you forgot to …
you forgot to mention its a Hybrid. Also the more Filtration the better for any size tank and fish.
u look cute.hehehhe
u look cute.hehehhe
Hi Cris, I have …
Hi Cris, I have seen you at your store…
very neat.
Great Tank!! Keep …
Great Tank!! Keep Up The Good Work!!!
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Thanks! That was …
Thanks! That was really great. Good luck in school.
-Cayla
i have to go now, …
i have to go now, but it has been nice chatting with you, i will send word when i find the stats.
tommy.
realy you get …
realy you get laughed at!?! thats horrible.
awesome set ups.
i wish i could maintian that many tanks, though by next year, if all goes well, my school will have a marine aquaculture club, and we will be rivaling you in number, though not size.
My turtles are all …
My turtles are all freshwater species. Two are red-eared sliders, (a baby female and an adult male) and a young female Florida Cooter. The Cooter and the little slider live together in a 120 gallon setup with a pond filter, heater, and potted plants behind the tank. The large male lives in a 200 gallon tank with about 20 adult mustache danios. He has a pond filter and a sump, where I keep the heaters and grow plants like a freshwater refugium. People laugh at me for doing that, but it works!
thats awesome!
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thats awesome!
so by rescued turtles, i assume you mean fresh?
or are you able to keep seaturtles?
Oceanbowl? How …
Oceanbowl? How exciting! Don’t get me wrong- my smallest tank at the moment is 72 gallons, the largest is 400. None of my animals are over a foot long except for my Atlantic Green Moray, who is 2 feet, and lives in the 400 gallon deep reef system. All of my animals were given to me by clients who could no longer provide for them and knew I had large, healthy systems to keep them in. We have no room at the store for orphaned fish. I don’t buy fish for fun! I also own several rescued turtles.
ah men, half of …
ah men, half of what i learned last year is now obsolete.
i spend all my spare time trying to keep up my previous learning curve, which is difficult when a new study comes out ( from a repuatble and as close to non biased as you will ever get source) changes everything you’ve built apon.
if you like, e-mail me your e-mail so i can send you the link when i find it.
and maybe if i find a cool article hear and their i’ll send it your way?
small tanks.
now …
small tanks.
now many argue that size is relative, i am considered by most, probably, as an extremist.
i think that a tang shouldn’t be kept in tanks under 1,000 gallons, just because of their size and active nature, that doesn;t mean exceptions dont exhist.
if a fish can swim the entire volume of the tank while feeding……… its a little small.
i saw a 2 foot remora in a 3 foot 45 gallon tank in florida, the owner said he had it for 6 months.
their is the other extreme
thank you, i keep …
thank you, i keep my fingers crossed that i can get a scholarship from oceanbowl competition, we go to fort pierce, in hboi, i think for the competition next year, hosted by the marine oceanagrophic academy.
i see what you mean, though, i will still stick to my guns here.
if a fish is in a tank with max filtration and still water changes are needed the tank is too small for fish.
i dont know if it may be a bit naive of me, but i have always felt that it is cruel to keep fish in
its not my study, i …
its not my study, i read it on reef central, i cant remember who brought it up, though many of the best educated on the sight seemed to agree with it.
i want to say paul b
greenbean
and maybe tmz, cant be sure though.
i’m just saying to look into it, if you like, i can pose the question on reef central again, and see if i can get the study for you?
the real problems were noted at 1-2 + hour acclimations, but the study was only the lower ranges.
That’s a very good …
I had a bunch of smaller, lower-maintainence tanks as a kid, and I miss them. Life was simpler then…. so were my fish! 
That’s a very good school. I hope you get in! They’ve got a pretty strong marine bio department, and you have access to some wonderful research opportunities. That’s cool that you’ve used all original filters- I, unfortunately, will probably never have that luxury. The vast majority of my animals are large and predatory, so they’re just really dirty!
Interesting! I have …
Interesting! I have never heard of that study. I volunteer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in addition to my store job in the Bay Area, and they take more than 30 minutes to acclimate new fish that aren’t from the Bay. (most of our fish are from the bay, and the aquarium water is pumped in from outside constantly at the same temp, so no need to acclimate.) Most of these people are post-grads or have Ph.D’s in ichthiology, so I’m just taking their advice. Still, your study is very compelling!