| I wanted to talk a little bit about fish
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| | dedicated hobbyist, but again, not the
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| that might look tempting in the store,
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| | best first stop for the beginner.
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| but should probably be avoided by
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| | A discus is a beautiful fish, but they
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| beginning aquarists. All of these fish
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| | can be very expensive, which means that
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| have their good points too, or the fish
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| | any newbie's errors you make in water
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| stores wouldn't be stocking them at all,
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| | care, maintenance, or overcrowding are
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| but it's best to have a little more
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| | going to be very expensive for you too.
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| experience before adding these, or
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| | I'd recommend the inexpensive angelfish
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| setting up a new tank for them.
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| | instead, which are similar in shape and a
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| If I start with goldfish, you're going to
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| | little hardier.
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| say "What? Goldfish are difficult? Since
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| | Birchirs are fun, but you need to
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| when?" Well, they certainly can be if
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| | remember that they will eat any smaller
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| you try to put them in a tropical tank
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| | fish they can catch up with.
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| with other fish. First of all, goldfish
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| | Unfortunately, a birchir can grow quite
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| like colder water than other tropical
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| | rapidly, and fish that weren't "smaller"
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| freshwater fish, and trying to compromise
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| | when you introduced him may soon find
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| on a temperature will make both sets of
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| | themselves in danger. These guys are
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| fish unhappy. Secondly, goldfish are
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| | also famous for jumping out of the tank.
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| DIRTY – they add too much ammonia
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| | The plecostomus is an amiable and hardy
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| and other wastes to the water for a
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| | bottom feeder, but they also grow
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| delicate biological filtration setup to
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| | quickly, and most will outgrow the
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| handle, and will require you to do a LOT
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| | standard 40- or 55-gallon tank long
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| more tank scrutiny and maintenance if you
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| | before you're ready to start a larger
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| don't want a catastrophe on your hands.
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| | one. Similarly, Bala Sharks and Hatchet
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| In short, get them their own tank and
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| | Fish can grow to up to 10-12 inches long
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| you're good to go.
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| | before you know it. With any fish it's
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| Mollies are sweethearts, and very social,
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| | important to learn the maximum size
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| but they tend to do well in water that's
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| | they'll grow to, and the speed of growth,
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| a little more brackish (that is, salty)
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| | before you lay down your cash.
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| than what other tropical fish like. Like
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| | Like with everything else about
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| the goldfish, they'll be happier in a
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| | aquariums, the key to choosing the right
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| tank that's set up specifically for their
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| | fish is to do all the research you can
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| needs. Setting up a brackish water tank
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| | before adding anything new.
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| is a really interesting process for the
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