Aquascaping

          Aquascaping a fish tank is the part of fish keeping where you can be creative and make an environment that you and your fish can enjoy!      
         Aquascaping is the actual designing of your tanks interior looks. When you aquascape your tank, it is very important to not only make it enjoyable in your view, but also in your fish's view. Create a living environment that is expectable for your fish to live in comfortably, while at the same time look good for viewers!
    
  When designing your tank, its best to make your fish comfortable. To do so, be sure to add plenty of aquarium plants, caves, and others places for your fish to hide when they need to! Aquarium caves don't always have to be bought! You can use natural tank decorations like rocks and driftwood to create your own caves.
   
       The easiest way in my opinion to aquascape a fish tank is by trying to imitate your fish's natural environment.  If your fish natural live around plants, try to design your tank with plenty of plants! If your fish live naturally in rocky underwater areas, add plenty of rocks to the tank. Imitating a fish's natural environment can not only be pleasing to the fish, but also to viewers as well.

 So overall, when aquascaping and designing your aquariums, be creative. Make sure you satisfy your fish needs and your own! Below are photo's Of my tanks and there aquascapes:

1#: Below are two photos of my African Cichlid Tank. African cichlids come from the Great Vift lakes in Africa. There natural environment has many of rocks; so I filled my tank with lots of rocks, a few plants, and a sandy bottom!



2#: Below are two pictures of my American cichlid tank, hold cichlids from  South and Central America. I designed my tank to match south American planted rivers with driftwood!

 
 

 

 

3#: Below is my mixed tropical tank. The fish in this tank are from different areas of the world, so I used different natural themes including rock caves, driftwood, and plants!

Tropical tank

Many people with fish tanks prefer to get a tropical fish tank. Not only is the landscape of tropical waters wonderful, but the fish are magnificent. With fish that range in colors from reds, blues, greens, purples, whites and many more colors. They also come in a diversity of shapes and sizes with fish that are an inch, to fish that are over three feet long. Having a tropical tank is not just having a plain fish tank but is as a live piece of art on you Having a tropical tank can be very rewarding, although there is much work required to maintain it. Being tropical fish, they require a constant temperature range of 72-82 degrees. It is best to keep a functioning heater in the tank and a thermometer to make sure that the water stays between the temperature ranges.

When keeping a tropical aquarium it is important to do research before choosing fish. The reason why is because even though there are many tropical fish, not all may get along. Tropical fish are classified in three groups: community fish, semi-aggressive fish, and aggressive fish. Community fish are the relatively peaceful group of fish. Semi-aggressive are the fish that are not so friendly, but are not very aggressive. Aggressive fish are the fish that are just plain aggressive. At any pet store the fish should be classified.

When you select tropical fish, it is also good to consider their diet. Fish from different parts of the world may have different sources of food. Doing research can allow you to know what type of fish food is appropriate for your fish. Choosing the correct food will cause your fish to appear healthier and brighter.

Another thing that you should consider when keeping a tropical aquarium is the health of the tropical fish. One of the things that I appreciate about tropical fish is that you can discern their health condition by their color. Many tropical fish are very colorful, and if they are stressed, disturbed, or uncomfortable their color will become dull. If you have a tropical tank full of dull fish, there is something wrong; the fish can be stressed, the water can be unbalanced or something else, you will know. If your tank is healthy your fish will have bright colors.