There are practices that can be followed by all who keep fish as a hobby. It doesn’t sound like a difficult program to follow. It will benefit your fish and the planet for future generations such as your kids and grandkids by keeping the planet as green as possible. If we all do our part, it will be for the benefit of the Earth.

Live plants will aerate and clean the aquarium water. Planting several varieties will assure you of providing the fish with the cleanest possible environment. Believe it or not, fish are subject to stress. Since they can’t take tranquilizers you keep them happy by giving them plants to hide among and nibble upon.

It places a strain on the fish if you change more than twenty per cent of the water at a time.

This will protect them from shock. Changing more at a time can cause an imbalance in the healthy bacteria required in the water. Clean the gravel and try to siphon the water to be changed from the bottom of the tank.

The water you siphon can be used to water your regular plants around the home. With its natural fertilizer created by the waste your fish produce, it is good for land plants too. For fun try watering one part of your lawn with this water regularly. It will stand out in its improved look, thereby proving the benefits to your house plants. Using it on the house plants should be done on a monthly basis. More would be detrimental to them.

If you want to give your pet fish a natural treat go catch a few mosquitoes. They’ll become active right in front of your eyes as they chase them to eat them. The more your approach to setting up your aquarium and maintaining it replicates nature and the environment your fish would experience in the wild, the happier each little wet pet will be…
Let’s go green. Reduce our carbon footprint even when you are building your aquarium!

David