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Page 3 about
Cool Water Fish and Aquariums
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This page
continues the discussion of cool water aquariums
with information and advice about what kinds of
fish can live in an aquarium without an aquarium
heater. Click
here to go back to the previous page of this
discussion.
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1.
Aquariums Don't Need Gravel.
Often gravel gets full of
uneaten food and causes pollution problems. Don't
get gravel if you are a beginner. If you like gravel,
and you’ve mastered feeding your fish so there are
no uneaten leftovers, then add a thin layer of gravel
no more than ¼ inch thick. If you have gravel, use
your net to stir it gently every day to help the
particles in the gravel get into the filter. By
stirring the gravel each day you'll avoid having
to gravel wash it. You’ll need to change the filter
pad in your filter when it gets dirty.
Fish
Bowls do need gravel.
Be sure your fish bowl
has 1/4 inch of gravel to help filter the water.
Click
here for more about gravel in fish bowls.
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How to
Clean Gravel.
These photos show Nicholas, age 8, holding a Gravel
Washer and using it to clean the gravel in a small pond.
Cleaning the gravel in a small above-ground pond is like
cleaning the gravel in an aquarium. In the bucket you
can see the dark green water that Nicholas siphoned off
the bottom of the pond. |
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Clean the
gravel
in your aquarium twice a week, as you change 20% of the
water. Use a Gravel Washer. There are two sizes. Get the
larger size: it works better than the smaller one.
Follow the directions on the package. Be careful not to
stir the gravel. Move the Gravel Washer's large tube up
and down vertically. Don't move it sideways which will
stir the gravel and cloud your water. |
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Stop gravel washing when you've removed 20% of the water from your aquarium or pond. If your gravel needs more cleaning, wait until the next day to continue. Replacing more than 20% of your aquarium's
water in one day is risky. Discard the old water from your aquarium and replace it with fresh tap water from the faucet.
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2.
How to Feed Cool Water Fish.
Feed your Cool Water Fish twice a day with floating
fish food.
Feed TetraFin
and Freeze Dried Blood Worms. Start by feeding your
fish a very small pinch of food. Carefully watch
them eat. If they eat it all quickly, give them
another small pinch. Keep giving them small pinches
as long as they eat all of it quickly. Feed them
as much as they’ll eat without leaving any uneaten
food.
Food that sinks to
the bottom and is not eaten can cause water pollution,
so be sure all the food is eaten. Use your net to
remove the food that is not eaten after ten minutes.
It’s fun to feed your fish a few freeze dried blood
worms for dessert. Click
here
for more about feeding fish.
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3.
Avoid Contaminating your Aquarium.
Always
be sure that everything that goes into your aquarium
is not contaminated with soap, bleach, pesticides,
or other chemicals.
If you add ornaments
such as rocks, gravel, or plastic plants to your
aquarium, be sure they are safe for use in aquariums.
Some rocks and gravel
contain toxic minerals. Some plastic plants are
not intended for aquariums and may poison your aquarium.
You can easily avoid
contaminating your aquarium, if you always buy items
that are specifically labeled for use in aquariums.
Everything that goes in your aquarium should be
labeled for use in aquariums.
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