Round Aquarium - Features of Fish Care and Maintenance

Among amateur-aquarists, a round aquarium is popular. It is easy to install, does not take up much space and effectively fits into any interior. But since living creatures live in the aquarium, you need to think about their proper maintenance and care. The round aquarium is somewhat specific and requires the right approach.

Volume in liters

On the shelves of pet stores is a wide range of aquariums, including round, different liters: from 5 to 40-50 or more liters. The aquarium is round 5 liters - this is essentially a large glass jar, which will not be a convenient home, but a prison for fish. It is almost impossible to equip even the minimum necessary equipment - a filter and a compressor. Five-liter capacity can be used except for catching fry.

A round aquarium of 20 liters or more is already an appropriate option for keeping fish. In this amount, you can install enough equipment, settle a few fish and make their existence comfortable and maximally safe for health.

Environmentally friendly habitat

The water in any aquarium must be clean, not contaminated with bacteria and harmful microorganisms, moderate stiffness, without chlorine and excess heavy metals, saturated with oxygen.

To water was soft and without harmful chlorine, it is defended in an open dish (for example, in an enamel bucket or a large saucepan) for 1 day, after boiling, cool to room temperature and poured into the aquarium. In the future, you can add to the aquarium just distilled water.

It is necessary to plant useful algae in the aquarium. With harmful excess of heavy metals algae are struggling well. Especially they accumulate zinc. Vallisneria well cleans water of rust.

What and how to equip

To make the water clean, a compact bottom filter with gravel is placed in a round aquarium. The principle of operation of such a filter: the pump drives through it a layer of water, the dirt is retained by gravel, a filtering material. Logical regularity - the larger the volume of the aquarium, the more powerful the pump must be, the more expensive the filter. A filter with a minimum power pump is suitable for a volume of 10 liters. If you are greedy and do not install a filter, you will have to change the water daily, which is a strong stress for fish and will eventually destroy them.

In a round aquarium, the surface area is relatively small, which leads to oxygen deficiency. Saturate the water with vital air special compressor. You need to buy with the label "for round aquariums." The principle of choice is the same as for filters - the larger the volume of the aquarium, the more powerful and more expensive the compressor. For a capacity of 20-40 liters, a compressor with a minimum capacity is suitable.

Lighting is necessary not only for fish, but also for green algae. Thanks to the light in their leaves, the process of photosynthesis takes place , which enriches the water with oxygen. The luminaire should be placed on top not close to the glass, so that it does not burst. It is best to use conventional incandescent lamps, because Their spectrum is as close as possible to the solar one. At the same time, the optimum brightness is set at a rate of 1-2 watts per 1 liter of water. It is advisable to buy round aquariums with illumination in the kit.

All is not so difficult, and competently equip a round aquarium under the power of even a novice lover.

Decoration of an aquarium

To the aquarium reminded the underwater world, all installed equipment should be disguised:

• Lay on the bottom of the ground height of 4-5 cm, which will cover the filter. For soil in a round aquarium it is better to use gravel or small dark pebbles;
• In the soil plant 2-3 live plants;
• Gut from the aerator (compressor) to lower into a bamboo hollow tube from which bubbles of air will beautifully float;
• Unfortunately, the limited area of the bottom will not allow to decorate the round aquarium with wreckage of the ship or the ruins of the castle. But here it is quite fit some house or shell. This is aesthetically pleasing, and the fish in the shelter feel protected.

Which fish are suitable for keeping in a round aquarium

The round shape limits the movement of fish, in addition, the specific refraction of light creates a lens effect. All this negatively affects the health of the fish. Nervous, weak individuals can not survive in such harsh conditions. Therefore, for a round aquarium to please the eye, you need to carefully approach the issue of choosing a guest.

It is necessary to colonize a round aquarium with small non-regular fish in limited quantities. Overpopulation will immediately affect the health of residents. The cockerels, luliuses, catfishes (they are also useful, because they clean the walls of the aquarium), guppies, goldfish, small gouramis, ancistrus, swordfish, pecilia, molenezii, neon, freshwater shrimp and decorative snails are well established in a round aquarium.

Feed fish in a round aquarium better dry food in small portions, so that the fish eat it immediately without a trace. Otherwise, excess feed will be caked at the bottom and pollute the water.