Recommended List ~ New Fish

last edited: 14/07/2008

 

Items to consider for a New Goldfish

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A Fish Bowl or Fish Tank

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Chlorine Neutraliser

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Water Conditioner such as Conditioning Salts

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Live Bacteria

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Aquarium Gravel

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Ornaments or Plastic Plants

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Live Plants

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Plant Food

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Fish Food

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A pH Test kit

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A Gravel Cleaner

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A Filter (optional)

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Foam

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Aquarium Background

Items to consider for a New Tropical Fish

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Fish Tank

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Chlorine Neurtraliser

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Water Conditioner such as Conditioning Salts

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Live Bacteria

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A Heater

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A Thermometer

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Aquarium Gravel

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Ornaments or Plastic Plants

8

Live Plants

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Plant Foods

8

Fish Food

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A pH Test Kit

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Hardness Test Kit

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A Gravel Cleaner

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A Filter

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Aquarium Food

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Aquarium Background

Items to consider for a New Axolotl

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A tank with a cover glass 24" or larger

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A Heater

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A power filter (preferably one with a removable sponge)

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Coarse gravel (the larger the better)

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A fine net

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A gravel cleaner

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A few live plants

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Rocks (enough to make some caves)

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Water Conditioning Salts

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Chlorine Neutraliser

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pH test kit

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Water hardness test kit

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Ammonia test kit

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Foof

Items to consider for a New Hermit Crab

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18" tank or larger

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Aquarium Gravel

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Fresh water bowl

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Food bowl

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Salt water bowl

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Salt bath crystals

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Hermit crab food

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Aquarium background

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Spare shells

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Rocks & Ornaments

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Cover glass or Critter lid

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Heat source / light

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Thermometer

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Sea sponge

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Water ager

Items to consider for a Sea Horse

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A tank or bowl (25 litres or more is best)

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A good quality air pump

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Silicon air tubing and valves

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An undergravel filter and airstone

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An hydrometer and thermoteter

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Artificial sea salt

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Chlorine neutraliser

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Shell grit

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Gravel

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Plastic plants

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A check valve

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An aquarium light

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A good quality aquarium globe designed for salt water tanks