what would u rather prefer having? fresh/salt water aquarium.
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>>FW here. Salt looks nice, but the fish don't seem to have the same personalities as freshwater ones.<<
:O no way! SW fish have amazing personalities. Ive seen wrasses that come up to your face/snorkel and camera when I was on the reef. My mates reef has a Blenny that comes up and perches on his hand when he puts it in the tank. Ive seen trigger fish and lion fish that spit water at you when they want a feed. A girl from the LFS says her harlequin tusk fish has a similar personality to that of a dog.
As for maintenance... Get a big fat skimmer, rated for at least twice the volume of your tank, keeps things nice and clean. Once your system is stable, you wont have issues with water quality - I see alot of people that do water changes once a month. I personally think that the idea that all marine fish are weak is blown out of proportion. You just have to be more patient with stocking and more careful with compatability.
As for costs, i'd say the a FOWLR (fish only with live rock) would be comparatively priced to a planted tank with quality parts - eheim filters, co2 bottles, ADA soil, etc.
If you live near the beach and you have access to clean water, just get a water tank and a bilge pump and collect sea water yourself - this cuts costs even further.
I the costs of a reef tank are cosiderably higher than a fish-only.
:O no way! SW fish have amazing personalities. Ive seen wrasses that come up to your face/snorkel and camera when I was on the reef. My mates reef has a Blenny that comes up and perches on his hand when he puts it in the tank. Ive seen trigger fish and lion fish that spit water at you when they want a feed. A girl from the LFS says her harlequin tusk fish has a similar personality to that of a dog.
As for maintenance... Get a big fat skimmer, rated for at least twice the volume of your tank, keeps things nice and clean. Once your system is stable, you wont have issues with water quality - I see alot of people that do water changes once a month. I personally think that the idea that all marine fish are weak is blown out of proportion. You just have to be more patient with stocking and more careful with compatability.
As for costs, i'd say the a FOWLR (fish only with live rock) would be comparatively priced to a planted tank with quality parts - eheim filters, co2 bottles, ADA soil, etc.
If you live near the beach and you have access to clean water, just get a water tank and a bilge pump and collect sea water yourself - this cuts costs even further.
I the costs of a reef tank are cosiderably higher than a fish-only.
I prefer freshwater because:
Most freshwater fish are captive bred
Most saltwater fish are taken from the wild
Freshwater fish have adapted to living in variable water quality, temperature and chemistry (much like an aquarium) while saltwater fish are adapted to a more constant environment.
Freshwater fish can live a full and long life cycle in a well run aquarium. Few marines can achieve natural lifespans in well run aquariums (nor are they happy enough to breed).
For me this is an ethical choice. I want my fish to be happy and the environment to be protected.
Most freshwater fish are captive bred
Most saltwater fish are taken from the wild
Freshwater fish have adapted to living in variable water quality, temperature and chemistry (much like an aquarium) while saltwater fish are adapted to a more constant environment.
Freshwater fish can live a full and long life cycle in a well run aquarium. Few marines can achieve natural lifespans in well run aquariums (nor are they happy enough to breed).
For me this is an ethical choice. I want my fish to be happy and the environment to be protected.
Saltwater species are much more colorful and attracive but lacks the personalities compared to the Freshwater Species as most of us agree with this.Freshwater species have their own instinct behaviour such as territorial,predatorial and many others which may not be seen in most of Saltwater species.And most of the people in here would like to see cichlids with their fry and parents taking care of them.Parental care and their attitude is what makes the species rare and beautiful than those of Colorful fish from saltwater.
Therefore I love Freshwater Fish rather than Saltwater.Some of us may not agree with this.We all have different kind of view and have the right to express our own thoughts.
I hope you guys understood what I wrote.<I am not a native english speaker.>
Therefore I love Freshwater Fish rather than Saltwater.Some of us may not agree with this.We all have different kind of view and have the right to express our own thoughts.
I hope you guys understood what I wrote.<I am not a native english speaker.>
Fresh water all the way!!! There is a few sw fish that I might set up and dedicate a tank for, but not as many as fw.
Agreed. Though if it were a choice b/t a very large FW or a medium sized SW I would go with the FW.
I like them both and keep both.
Saltwater is not harder.imo
Enless mixing salt with di water is hard? lol If you have fish only with live rock..that is just as easy and pretty cheap.lol The fish are not much more some members on here spend hundreds and thousands on freshwater fish on this site.
As long as your not running some big ol metal halides their prices arn't much different as long as you get your stuff used anyway like me. I have one tank from a store. lol
I would do fw if I was new to the aquarium hobby, but I have both running and both are costing me money.. lol fw prob more because I get bored of the fish, sw I pick up a new $5 frag instead of a new fish. In saltwater crabs,live rock,snails, and shrimp really help out I never clean the glass thanks to mexican turbos.
Saltwater is not harder.imo
Enless mixing salt with di water is hard? lol If you have fish only with live rock..that is just as easy and pretty cheap.lol The fish are not much more some members on here spend hundreds and thousands on freshwater fish on this site.
As long as your not running some big ol metal halides their prices arn't much different as long as you get your stuff used anyway like me. I have one tank from a store. lol
I would do fw if I was new to the aquarium hobby, but I have both running and both are costing me money.. lol fw prob more because I get bored of the fish, sw I pick up a new $5 frag instead of a new fish. In saltwater crabs,live rock,snails, and shrimp really help out I never clean the glass thanks to mexican turbos.
