Deciding What You Need

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The first questions you should ask are:

  • What fish do I want?
  • Do I want plants?
  • Do I want to breed my fish?

What fish do I want?

As the answers to these questions directly dictate what equipment to buy, and what tank to start setting up. Most new aquarists (and therefore most people reading this article) will probably want a selection of different species that they have seen in their local fish store, a couple plants, and a few stones and or pieces of driftwood for decoration. This is probably where most of us start, and a very acheivable goal with just a little planning. If this is the kind of tank you want, read our article on community aquariums.

But there are other choices available. Species tanks (particularly cichlids) are a common choice, and there is plenty of information and livestock available to recreate relatively accurate biotope aquariums.

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