Pet Fish : How to Set Up a Freshwater Tropical Fish Tank

Setting up a freshwater tropical fish tank means keeping it out of direct sunlight, using 1 pound of gravel per gallon and making sure to have enough of the proper chemicals. Discover how aquarium salt can help to reduce stress in a fish with help from the owner of a pet store in this free video on freshwater tropical fish tanks.

Expert: Mike Mavro
Contact: www.Orvees.com
Bio: Mike Mavro is the owner and operator of Orvee's Pet Center in St. Petersburg, Fla. He has dedicated more than three decades to the care, maintenance, health and well-being of fish and furry animals.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• pet fish
• fish aquariums
• fish care
• aquarium cleaning
• aquarium supplies
• tropical fish
• fish tanks
• freshwater fish

[sspamer]

Such stupid people on here judging by responses. HAHA. So many "Salt worries." There's several kinds of salt: table salt, rock salt, marine salt. "Salt" is used to kill single celled organisms - usually pet stores will add salt to their fresh water aquariums in attempts of keeping fish illnesses at a minimum. Next, salt actually helps fish internally. In humans, salt helps us with muscle contraction; I'd guess similarly with fish. Fish need minerals, including things like salt to live.

[timm157]

great job explaining everything. it made perfect sense to me

[rjdg09]

i'm going to raise swordtails, mollies, and platies

[brandonashplant]

@sadm1234 yeh

[Ilikepenguins333]

@flatroncup Exactly my point.

[flatroncup]

@Ilikepenguins333 depends if your country gets to 25+dgress than u dont nee it a heater

[wotldthe2006]

@TheSaltWaterMaster I still have them my ac has dropped my Temp in my tank in the summer

[Ilikepenguins333]

@TheSaltWaterMaster LOOK at the date it was made. YOU DON'T NEED A HEATER IN THE SUMMER.

[TheSaltWaterMaster]

You didn't setup a TROPICAL fish tank!!! No heater!

[jlrsmiles]

@THEbeastOF210 i am saying if i were to, but i am not currently planning on it

[THEbeastOF210]

@jlrsmiles your fish tank must be pretty dam skinny then!!!!

[playsah]

Rickdalton I'm pretty sure chichlids can only live with other kinds of chichlids