5 Kinds of Saltwater Aquariums
Thursday, November 15th, 2007 |Saltwater aquariums should usually have less fish in them than your standard fresh water tank, mainly due to the fact that Saltwater fish typically grow much larger.
When dealing with saltwater auqariums it important to remember that captive bred species are much easier to care for than your average wild caught fish. It is very hard for wild fish to adapt to a tame aquarium enviroment, so much so that they forget how to perform the most basic of functions such as eating.
Saltwater aquariums are usually classified into 5 different types.
The 1st type of aquarium is the fish only aquarium which are the easiest to take care of. This aquarium will either consist of tropical or coldwater fish but neither both for apparent reasons. Most people are fans of the tropical variety due to their more vibrant colors and more well known fish such as a Clownfish or a Tang.
Which brings us to our 2nd typ of saltwater aquarium, the invertibrate only aquarium. The types of aquariums obviously only contain invertibrates such as shrimp, crabs, or starfish.
The 3rd type of tank combines the first two types and brings the fish and the invertebrates togther in one tank. Some invertrbrates and some fish don’t mix together however making it difficult to preserve a tanks chemistry. Just be sure to do your research before hand so you don’t end up with predator and prey in the same aquarium. It may also be difficult to prevent disease.
The next type of saltwater aquarium is the reef aquarium which is in my opinion the most attractive aquarium. Coral reef tanks are by far the most difficult to stabalize and maintain.
And finally the last type is the Sepcialy saltwater aquarium, such as a shark tank, octopus or sea turtle tank.
No matter what you choose make sure you do tons of research before setting up a tank or buying fish.
