ANS 400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Nitrogen Cycle, Ph
6 Apr 2020
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
3 or 4 species of fish that eat dead skin. Why do we want fish as pets: reduce stress, less demanding than a dog or other pet, beautiful and unique, expendable . 3 rules to fish management: don"t over feed fish, can cause dirty filters, etc, don"t over crowd your tank, make so much ammonia that they kill themselves, 1 inch of fish per gallon. If one fish will fit another fish into its mouth, it will: note size and aggression of fish. Goldfish: one of the easiest fish to keep, resistant to ammonia build-up (not entirely, come in different shapes and colors, domesticated around 1,000 ad. Tropicals: need a heater in the tank, mid to upper 70s, a little bit of salt is helpful to prevent parasites. More difficult fish: catfish, they"re predators, do not tolerate high ammonia or nitrites, cichlids, many are aggressive.
