Mr Fish Aquarium Info

METAL FRAMEWORK   Most of the old-style aquariums are made with sheets of glass that are held in a metal framework. This is usually cut from pieces of angle iron or stainless steel, which are welded together at the corners. Leakages between the glass and metal are prevented by putty, aquarium cement, acrylic, or silicon sealant. Mr. Fish is standing by a Marine Aquarium in Singapore   BATTERY JARS : A lso known as fish bowls: This type of aquarium is used for emergency purposes, but is not recommended as a permanent feature. The glasses are cast in one piece, and a crack, however small, may suddenly expand and cause a flood. This not only results in a loss of fishes but also necessitates the buying of a new tank as it is impossible to repair the old one.    Moreover, when looking through the walls of these types of aquariums, there is distortion, which adversely affects one's view of the fishes. PLASTICS: With the ever-expanding applications of plastics, i...

A GREAT advantage of an aquarium lies in its economy of space. With 60 or 90cm (2 or 3 cubic feet), one can keep 30 to 60 fishes. This means that even the smallest room can accommodate this most fascinating hobby. There are no restrictions on ownership of aquariums, such as apply in some blocks of flats, where dogs and other animals are prohibited on the grounds of noise. Nobody is likely to complain of the aquarist, with his tank of silently swimming fishes. WHAT DOES IT COST? This is a fundamental question asked by everyone who wishes to keep an aquarium. Fortunately, there are many sizes and shapes to choose from, the prices of which vary to suit every purse.   Maintenance is low. If properly kept, all that is necessary is occasional scraping of the front glass and perhaps siphoning away a small amount of sediment and topping up with water.     The skillful aquarist can organize the feeding so that it costs practically nothing, and with experience, it is poss...

Aquarium Care VISIT: www.mrfishmart.com Once an illuminated aquarium is installed, it becomes the focal point of the room. You will probably find that you actually spend a lot of your time just looking at your fish. It is usually fascinating to watch the brilliantly coloured exotic fishes weaving in and out among the rocks and aquatic plants. There is something intriguing in this LIVING PICTURE which gives a glimpse of the mysteries of the underwater world and brings nature right into the home.   As an expression of individuality, the arrangement of a tank normally gives the aquarist ample opportunities for personal artistic expression, hence no two aquariums are likely to be identical. The same situation holds for fishes. While some prefer to keep fish of one species only, others like diversity, and their tanks may harbor fishes from many parts of the world. As an aid to education, possession of an aquarium affords the owner the opportunity to study the habits of fi...

  INTRODUCTION The real aquarist - only a small percentage of the total number practice their hobby in a scientifically more appropriate  way. They try to imitate as closely as possible in their tanks the natural environment of a certain fish species by the composition of the water and by the planting, lighting, and temperature, so that the fish can live there under optimum conditions and ultimately propagate.   The modern interest in aquariums began in Europe in the nineteenth century. It was then that the first public aquariums were established, including the very popular ones in Paris and London. The remarkable increase in the number of aquarists (The general term for those who keep fish) shows the growing popularity of a hobby which transcends national frontiers and provides a common interest among men and women all over the world. In Nigeria, the first aquarium shop seems to have been established in the early sixties by Apostle Dr. Lukosi of Aquarists Internat...