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Help Aquariums and Zoos of Japan.

18
Mar 2011

Most of the Aquariums & Zoos in Japan are OK. Sendai Marinpia Matsushima aquarium was flooded but no human casualty. Fukushima aquarium was flooded too up to the 2nd floor & all fishes died, but marine mammals are still OK. The power is out at Asamushi aquarium, Akita Omoriyama zoo, Hitachi Kamine Zoo & Morioka Zoo. The Herald de Paris et Cie., in cooperation with the World Alliance of Zoos and Aquariums, have initiated a donation programme, to ensure proper food, and shelter for creatures  of the zoo and aquarium of Northern Japan. For more details visit http://www.heralddeparis.com/

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Tell me how many….

26
Feb 2011

Tell me how many?
Isn’t the question came to mind last time while purchasing fish in shop.
Yes,it might come to your mind if it never came then you and fishes are in danger ;-) .

There are couple of theorems which help one to identify how many fishes his aquarium can house.
But before that you should understand what is your requirement….
1. Keeping the fish for selling,don’t want growth in the fish
or
2. you want keep the fish for yourself,not for sell,you want your fish to live long in “your aquarium” and grow normally.

My this post is for people who are following reason 2.
People following reason 1 don’t have to bother much,they can keep 100 + large fishes in small aquarium in a small tank hoping people like me(follower of reason 2) come soon and free the fish for suffocation.

If your planning to buy a aquarium or build an aquarium then you are lucky because you can plan accordingly after reading this article,you can still have option to choose bigger and more bigger aquarium to fulfill your requirement but people who already have aquarium,they have to be careful and take steps rightfully.

First check what’s the volumn of your tank.

Simple calculation can give you the answer.

Length,Width,Height all are in inch.

Capacity in Gallon = (Length x Width x Height) / 231

Liter = Capacity in Gallon *3.7854

Now Height is real height,when you fill water you don’t fill till the extreme top,keep that in mind :-)

While considering Length and Width,consider the glass thickness for actual value,I mean all the calculation should take place with the help of aquarium interior’s value,consider substrate/clay,gravel/sand etc whatever you are putting into the bottom of the tank,it will change the height of the water level but now the water quantity.

Now you have water quantity in your aquarium now follow thumb rule of  calculating max no of allowed fish in aquarium.

Yes,it’s very old well known rule “One Inch Per Gallon Rule”,for one inch size of fish there should be one gallon water available.

But here you will have to use common sense,don’t follow the rule directly by closing your eyes,definitely one inch length Gourami won’t generate same amount of waste as a one inch length Gold fish does.You will have to consider the volume instead for better approximation.

Now think about growth,now the fish which is 1 inch cube body size,may not be 1 inch cube after few years,after all that’s what you want,seeing your fish growing big and becoming more beautiful,so do a research about the size of adult fish & leave extra space considering the future.

Ok,that’s all for today,see you soon,keep reading blog,and if you wanna share your experience or funda to other register here and start posting.

Note: By the way whatever I said in the above,was the maximum space,if from my calculation you find each of your fish need 4 gallon when then grow big then give him 5 gallon instead,after who doesn’t want to have more space,bigger bedroom or dining room or kitchen or toilet,hahahaha,Best of luck,let me know if you need more info.

 

 

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Lets start fishkeeping

14
Feb 2011

Hi friends let starts fish keeping :-)

I will provide you some info to help you to start this hobby.

Maintain your Filter

Choosing a right filter is very important things, but for beginners you can start with a simple internal biological filer,price is lesser than other and excellent filter they are ,the filteration takes place biologically by forming colony of good denitrifying  bacteria inside it.

Clean the filter in 3-4 weeks, depending on the no of fishes you have,don’t put the sponge directly in running water, just slowing rinse with hand so that accumulated big particles can be removed.

Maintain water quality:

You should understand water quality is most important thing to maintain aquarium. There are many factors can be used to identify the quality of the water.

  1. Ph value
  2. Nitrite content
  3. Good bacteria ,i.e de nitrifying bacteria

There are many PH indicators available in the market ,it might be a handheld device or simple PH testing kits ,similarly Nitrite content can be checked by testing kits.

There should be required amount of Denitrifying bacteria which controls the nitrogen level automatically ,to have a proper quantity of bacteria ,you should do a nitrogen cycle of a new aquarium before keeping fish into it.There is other way too,from aquarium should Bacteria liquid can be purchased  ,just applying few drops is enough,follow the instructions from the pack.

You can weekly change 10% of water or more depending on the type of fish and type of filter you have.

Changing lots of water at a time is very risky, because it will reduce the amount of good bacteria immediately which is very bad for aquarium and the temperature also may go down drastically which is also risky for fish.

Maintaining the Plants:
Plants is very useful to control water quality,O2,CO2 balance, giving a hiding place and obviously it increases the beauty of the aquarium :-)
Although it looks good maintaining it is little difficult, anyway in this way getting beauty is always difficult :-)
You need to have proper lighting and adequate amount of CO2 too!
Avoid keeping rotten leaves, they make water more poisonous.
Happy fish keeping, the post is very small guideline but drop a msg to this post if you need any specific suggestion.


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