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Question by Billy-Joe: How will i clean my tropical fish tank?
I plan on getting a community tropical fish tank with my biggest fish being an angelfish (adult), when cleaning the tank what happen to the fish, do thy need a small tank or bags or something?

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Answer by John D
You never take all the water out when you clean it. You need to maintain the bacteria level and you don’t what to shock the fish. Every few weeks you should do about a 20-25% water change. Take out about a quarter of the water and clean all of the ornaments in the tank and change your filters and all that stuff. You also want to scrub the inside of the glass with a special scrubber you get at the pet store so it doesn’t scratch. Make sure you put chemicals in the tap water before you put it back in the aquarium to take out the ammonia, chlorine, and all that stuff.

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Question by Brandy T: Tropical fish that do well in a 10 gallon aquarium?
I am new to the hobby. I have a 46 gallon goldfish tank. Now I’d like to start a tropical tank. What fish would fare well in a 10 gallon tank?

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Answer by ►Fish Man◄
most anabantoids
most common livebearig fish
corydoras
otos
etc

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Question by Attilio Brandi: What kind of low maintenance tropical fish would you recommend for a small 5 gallon aquarium?
I inherited a small 5 gallon “Eclipse” aquarium with water heater/filter included,the only problem I have is deciding what hardy tropical fish to purchase.It needs to be a hardy,low maintenance,colorful ,small in size.

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Answer by Mylia
you should get

GOLDFISH
-the snack that smiles back!

seriously, wouldn’t it be awesome if you filled a 5 gallon fish tank with goldfish (at this point I am talking about real goldfish) There would be a huge mass of goldness. I can’t say that these are TROPICAL fish but it sure would be awesome.

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Question by Zak: How often can i put aquarium salt in my tropical fish tank?
How often can i put aquarium salt in my tropical fish tank?
Last few days my fish have had whitespot, anchor worm and very red gills, today i put some aquarium salt in my tank ( 14 gallon tank, about 10 fish ) and my fish seem alot healthier already. how often should i it it in?

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Answer by life is great in southampton uk
you have 2 many fish for that size tank
your water parameters must be checked for ammonia and nitrite i bet they are sky high that is why your fish are sick
you don’t need to add salt treat the cause of the illness

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Question by claireybearyfairy: Other then fish, what could I have in my tropical fish tank?
I’ve had tropical fish all my life (litrally) but have never actually experimented having anything but silly little fish. When I last went to the fish shop to buy a new pump they had a stingray for sale in the marine section and I just wished I could have something more interesting and exiting then fish for once. I know I wont be able to get a marine tank because they take a lot of work so is there anything interesting that I could have in a tropical fish tank?

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Answer by yourguardiandevils
You could also put some water frogs in there. They will eat off of the bottom and are interesting to watch.

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Question by dogmad: Would a frog eat baby fish in tropical fish tank?
We have a frog in a tropical fish tank. Baby fish have recently been born and we have put them in a kind of breeding tank within the big tank. The frog seems to be hanging around there often. Will it eat baby fish if it was hungry?

No rude answers please. Thanks.
We have just found out that the frog can jump into the breeding hathery and the number of babies has edfinately decreased! We can’t put a top on it as the babies need oxygen etc! We feed the frog bloodworms. Please help!

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Answer by shellyz2
oh absolutely

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Question by lovekillsslowly: What to do on a tropical fish poster board?
So, I need to make a poster board for reading class. My subject is tropical fish. Just a regular poster. I have no idea what to put on it. Any help for designs, information, or anything else?

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Answer by Trust Me I’m a Doctor ♥
Come on, you need to use your braincells here that is what schoolwork is all about. Basically you need some fish on your poster against a background of water and/or rocks and plants.

Google images will help with photographs you can print out or copy/draw and name the fish underneath for the class to read. Maybe the country where the fish originate too? You have to put some effort in yourself. Surely you have seen a tropical aquarium somewhere so you know what they look like?

Popular tropical fish that people keep would be Guppies, Neon Tetras, Angel Fish, Cherry Barbs, Plecos, Corydoras, Louches to name just a few.

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Question by Kim: Where to find seahorses and tropical fish listings?
What’s a good site that lists seahorses and/or tropical fish breeds that tell the animal’s name and has good pictures?
I’m doing a project for art class in school and the sketch counts as a big part of our grade.
Thanks in advance to all helpful answers!
(we’re doing a colored drawing of the animal before we make it with slabs of clay)

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Answer by thatfishchick
www.saltwaterfish.com

or

www.liveaquaria.com

If you can’t find what you are looking for there, check in your local fish store keeps back issues of Tropical Fish Hobbyist (either Central Pet or Royal has the habit of putting a copy or two of older issues in tanks). There was an article last year all about sea horses. Awesome stuff with phenomenal pics.

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Question by Steven: How do I maintain a good temperature for tropical fish when the power goes out?
I live in New Jersey, and hurricane Irene is going to be here very soon. The power will likely go out for a long time. I have a tropical fish tank, and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for maintaining a proper temperature without a heater (since my heater will have no power). Thank you!

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Answer by Androo
Put ice in it

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Question by Alex: Will it hurt my gold fish to feed them Tropical fish food?
mmmk, someone bought a big ‘can’ of Tropical fish food, and didn’t realize it until they had come home. Soooooo, will it hurt my gold fish to feed them the Tropical fish food?

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Answer by SumMeR
probably not

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