Aquascaping For Fish Aquarium

Aquascaping is an art of gardening in the water, which is designing the scenery (landscape) in the aquarium fish. In general, fish aquarium aquascaping use as a supplement, but there are times when aquascaping contain only plants, rocks, and dead wood. Currently aquascaping as a much-loved hobby of choice for fans of aquarium fish, as it is quite exciting and could do with funds that are not too expensive. Aquatic plants used in aquascaping can be found alone in a river or pond, but can also be bought with a price range. Similarly to the planting medium, can use what is around, or can be purchased at stores that provide aquarium fish supplies.

In the manufacture of aquascaping, it takes creativity and art to regulate the composition and layout of aquatic plants, rocks, and wood, to be a beautiful sight. Aquascaping designs have several styles, some of which are:
• natural aquascape styles (like landscapes)
• Dutch style aquascape (colorful)
• style aquascape taiwan (filled with tiny dolls and houses)
• style biotope (likening the conditions of the original habitat of animals and plants originated)

Many factors must be considered in the manufacture of fish aquarium aquascaping. These factors must be balanced factors in the tank to ensure the success of aquascaping. Such factors include filtration, carbon dioxide (CO2) according to the needs of photosynthesis in the water, the substrate is used, fertilizer and lighting.

The materials used in the manufacture of fish aquarium aquascaping, among others, filter, and lights, while the growing media can be used for silica sand, the basic fertilizer, liquid fertilizer, activated carbon, fine sand, and wood or dead tree roots. Silica sand should be washed thoroughly with water before use so as not to make the water turbid. Enough to be brushed and washed stone, wood must be boiled in a pot for 1-2 hours for the tannin was reduced and did not make your aquascaping brown. Basal fertilizer can be found in stores that provide aquarium fish aquascaping materials. Liquid fertilizer is used for plants that are not planted, but taped it.

The initial step in making aquascaping, is making aquascaping designs that fit the theme you want. This is to help make aquascaping will you make to give satisfactory results. Next is to prepare the media by constructing from the ground up silica sand, the basic fertilizer, activated carbon, and fine sand. Prepare a wood, tree roots and rocks that you have prepared, and arranged them according to the design that you have a picture. The next step of planting aquatic plants in the media, or tacked to the wood and stone, according to the design you want. Usually for the first water plant needs to be tied so as not to loose. The last step enter the water into the tank slowly so as not to damage the aquascaping designs that you have created.

Within a few days in aquascaping plants will have begun to grow. Do the cutting and the establishment of plants according to the desired design. Do not forget to install the filter and the light on the aquarium.
Next live to care, to maintain the beauty of your aquascaping. Knowledge of the characteristics of the plant, shall be held by the aquascaper. Often aquascaper beginners fail because they do not know the character of the plants they buy. Characteristics of these plants may include the needs of light, temperature, and planting methods.

Fish aquarium that fits in the aquascaping in general are the type of aquarium fish and small peacemaker. Aquarium fish that swim in groups such as the neon tetra, cardinal, red nose, rasbora will look very attractive when combined with the plant. Large fish and peacemakers can be placed on the large aquascape as well as Discus, Manvish or Congo tetra. In addition, to decorate some fish that serves as a cleaning algae such as Siamese algae eater fish, otocinclus, red cherry shrimp and snails

How to care aquascaping is not too difficult, just the replacement of water, fertilizing, and feeding the fish. Change the water once a week as much as 60% of the volume of water available. Perform a liquid fertilizer according to the rules contained in the packaging of liquid fertilizer that you buy. Feeding aquarium fish should not be too much, because the food is not discharged will contaminate your aquascaping and aquarium fish and plants makes no sense. If the room temperature is too hot, then you can use a small fan to lower water temperatures below 86o F.

DISCUS THE KING OF AQUARIUM FISH

This type of aquarium fish come from the black water of the Amazon river. Discovered by explorers in 1930. Due to the charm of its beauty, then tested Discus began to be developed as kuarium fish. And the results you can see so far that the fish had to be excellent aquarium Discus fish aquarium enthusiasts, even given the nickname king of aquarium fish.
The types of Discus differentiated by color, such as the Albino Rabbit Eyed Discus, Alenquer Discus, Albino Blue Diamond Discus, Blue Imperial Discus, Blue Knight Discus, Scorpion Blue Snake Skin Discus, Blue Turquoise Discus, Brilliant Blue Diamond Discus, Brilliant Turquoise Discus, Checker Board Discus, Golden Crystal Discus, Golden Marlboro Discus, Discus Leopard, Leopard Snake Skin Discus, Millenium Gold Discus, Ogon Discus, Pigeon Blood Discus, Red Spider Pigeon Discus, Pigeon Snake Discus, Red Eagle Discus, and others.

In choosing Discus, note the following:

1.    Skin color is bright, flashy colors, not webbed or excessive mucus.

2.    Scales on a fish that is clean and not peeling, no white spots and slimy too much.

3.    Eye color is clear, not webbed or white spots.

4.    Discus fish body shape is ideal, not visible from the thickness of thin forehead / discus forehead, and sized right and left balanced.

5.    Regular rhythmic breathing that way, where both gills open and close together, with no opening larger or with only one gill-breathing.

6.     A healthy Discus generally do not fear people who look at it, will soon be approaching quickly, expecting to be fed. Besides a healthy disc is generally not alone, but mingling with his friends.

7.    Generally, a healthy disc, calm swimming style, not halting, and do not like to scrape the body to equipment or objects around it.

8.    Do not be easily fooled by color. Fiery red color on the eye and striking colors, camouflage was out when the fish are still small, especially on a small disc and adolescents (between 2-3 inches), it could be due to the hormone.

9.    Try to buy fish at least 2-inch size, because at this size characteristics of healthy and good fish can be seen compared to the smaller size.

In keeping the Discus aquarium fish, note the following:

1.    Discus usually live in groups, but if it's time to eat is often a big Discus will retain the booty (of food) way to drive away other fish that approach. So it should maintain the same size as a large disc. When the feeding had to be deployed.

2.    Discus food is not arbitrary, silk worms are pretty good and can make a fast growing, but can not bring up the color. The recommended food Tetrabits (special pellet Discus, bright orange color and drowned into the water) and burgers (the term Discus breeder of dairy products derived from beef liver which is processed into slabs / burgers)

3.    Warm at a temperature suitable Discus (30^oC), Discus stress is marked with black spots and black vertical stripes. The new fish need time to adjust to the new environment and socialize with their neighbors, usually zebra lines / vertical is shown clearly due to stress. The stronger the mental fish, the faster the process of adaptation.

4.    Here are the water conditions are suitable for Discus:
Hardness: 10-15A ° dGH
Ph: 6.0 - 6.5
Temp: Thrive at 82-88Â ° F (27.7 ° C-31A), min 79-86A ° F (26 ° C-30a)
(Discus more susceptible to disease at low temperatures.)

Water conditions for breeding / reptoduksi:
Temp: 82-88Â ° F (27.7 ° C-31A)
Hardness: 3-10A ° dGH
Ph: 5.5-6A ° dGH

TIPS TO KEEP AQUARIUM FISH

In the first article in my blog this aquarium fish, will discuss ways to keep the aquarium fish in generaly. In subsequent articles, I will write a special fish aquarium maintenance for each type of fish.

To keep the aquarium fish is not difficult and not necessary heavy anergy, as long as you use the right ways. Here is described a method of keeping aquarium fish :

Preparation

Learn about your local water conditions that will be tailored to your your aquarium fish. This is because the properties of water in each area are always different levels it contains. For this you do not have to follow the lessons of specialty chemicals, enough to buy a kit bag of water tank to test the levels of ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH. The test kit will be well used when keeping fish as a means of monitoring the condition of the aquarium fish water.

Preparation of Fish Tank

You should buy an large fish tank, so that the water in the fish aquarium is more stable and you will be more flexibility in decorating the aquarium. Do not place the aquarium near a window. Sunlight entering the aquarium will cause an explosion of green algae and will lead to increased water temperature in the aquarium. Keep the tank out of the reach of children, in order to not shaked by hand by children. Children have a tendency to shaked by hand to fish aquarium and inserting various objects into it. This action will certainly make the fish easy to stress.
Began to set the aquarium with sand put into the aquarium, and then compacted with a given set or enough water to splash a bit dense. Use clean sand (not mud), koraltex, wood and roots rock. Planting of water plants that you have prepared according to your creations. Life in the fish aquarium is a replica of the environment in the wild. Of course this requires a good arrangement of art and aesthetics in accordance with, so the combination of the beauty of the aquarium with fish capable of displaying a harmonious shades of coolness your aquarium fish. Make sure your fish aquarium has a hiding place for fish to be preserved as rocks, plants, trees and so on in their habitat.
Before putting the water into the tank, make sure the water you are using does not contain clorin and excessive amounts of chlorine. If the water contains chlorine and has a lot of chlorine, it is necessary to deklorinasi before inclusion in your aquarium. PH of water should also be adjusted to a pH suitable for aquarium fish. PH 6.5 to 7.5 is usually suitable for almost all aquarium fish. Allow your aquarium for at least 24 in advance, before putting the fish in order to precipitate the chlorine content, and do not cause your aquarium fish die.

Aquarium Equipment
The success of keeping aquarium fish is determined by the provision of a comfortable place for your aquarium fish. Use of appropriate equipment will be able to support a comfortable environment aquarium fish. Equipment that used in aquarium fish as follows.

Aerator
Aerator or air pump function is to supply air into the aquarium water, and simultaneously vaporize or encourage the burning remnants out of the aquarium. Aerator said to be good, if a small electrical current is moving, but relatively large air blown.

Heater & Thermometer
Heater is needed, especially at the aquarium water temperature dropped drastically. While the water temperature control equipment or thermometer was also installed in the aquarium. In cold areas, heater and thermometer is needed.

Filter
Filter function to filter the water in the aquarium. This work includes a filter to suck up water aquarium, filter, and back again into the tank in a clean condition. Perform regular maintenance on your aquarium fish filter. A clogged filter will reduce the efficiency of the filter. In the biological filter, clogged filter would be difficult to remove ammonia and can cause fish stress and eventually death biologically cleaned with cotton floss mebilas with excess water being sucked from the tank into the bucket. Undergravel filter can be cleaned with regular vacuuming. Buy fish aquarium filter which has a cartridge, so you can replace one when it is dirty. Do not rinse the filter with tap water, but use water in an aquarium that you replace the water filter at your aquarium fish. And kloramin chlorine in tap water will kill bacteria nitrite and nitrate removal in the filter.

TL lamps
The presence of fluorescent lamp, in addition to emit light, could also enhance the appearance of the aquarium. But, lest the light beam TL actually generate heat in excess of needs. Ideally for an area of ​​80x40 cm aquarium requires a powerful 20-watt fluorescent lamp.

Buying Aquarium Fish

Choose fish that have to live in water that has similar chemical properties (pH and GH) with water in your place. PH conditions of the water environment was very influential for the survival of fish. If you have a low pH water (acid), choose fish that can live well at low pH (such as Discus, Arowana). This is very important if you are out of water in the 6.5-7.5 pH range. Natural pH change can be hard work and often takes the fun out of keeping aquariums. Coupled with the experiment many times for adjustments and often worsens the conditions for your fish. The best way in the learning phase is to maintain appropriate water with the water around you. Well, that is not less important, keep your water pH remained stable. Due to changes in pH will make the fish become stressed and eventually die quickly. The number and size of fish that you buy should be well planned. Better rule is one inch of fish per 2-3 gallons of water. Before putting your fish in the aquarium, the fish should be quarantined in another place before putting it into your aquarium. Because it could be water from the fish store is a disease that can lead to all your aquarium fish died.
Find as much information as possible about aquarium fish you will buy. How big fish when adult and if you have an aquarium large enough to accommodate the size of the fish body as an adult. Learn about fish diseases, resistance to water pH, fish food, resistance to stress, and what equipment is compatible with the fish.

Food for Aquarium Fish

Aquarium fish have two kinds of food, natural food and artificial food. Natural foods, such as water fleas (Moina) hair worm (Fubifek, Chironomus) and extensive mosquito (choke). Natural foods should be cleaned / washed first with clean water before give to your aquarium fish and give it to just once a day. Artificial food such as wafers, tofu, chicken, or buffalo blood or marus. Artificial food should be given when there is no natural food. Try not to regulate feeding until there is nothing left to cause spoilage or poisoning the fish.

Fish Aquarium Care

When you keeping the aquarium fish, you should really provide a fish aquarium that does not cause stress for the fish. Provide an environment that minimizes fish stress is one of success. As fish become stressed, their immune system is weak and they are susceptible to disease. Moreover, most drugs do not always work and often do more damage than good. Often the best treatment for sick fish is to reduce stress with frequent water changes, do not give too much food, check whether the filter works well, giving enough space, maintaining the appropriate fish and get along.

Understanding the Nitrogen Cycle

Nitrogen cycle is a process of converting nitrogen compounds containing elements of a variety of other chemical forms. This transformation can occur biologically and non-biological. Some important processes in the nitrogen cycle, such as nitrogen fixation, mineralization, nitrification, denitrification. Fish produce toxic wastes that ammonia must be broken down by bacteria through biological filtration. Most fish that died in the owners are clueless about the nitrogen cycle. This important process should you understand if you want to succeed in keeping aquarium fish. Most fish that died in the owners are clueless about the nitrogen cycle.