Fish-keeper - One who has fish in home aquaria, and tries to maintain optimum conditions for the fish.
Fish-keepers can make tap water safe for their fish by pre-treating it with a liquid water conditioner, obtainable from the aquarium store or pet store.
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The importance of this for fish-keepers is that those fish for which we want 'softer' water really do not want 'soft water' (they don't do laundry), they want water with low TDS which would include low GH as we measure it, but also low Na+ and Cl-.
On a very practical level, hybrids create enormous problems for fellow fish-keepers, problems that may last for a long time and become intractable. Imagine you cross (make a hybrid) between two species of Central American cichlid, e.g.
But, being the stubborn fish-keeper that I am, I decided when entering into the world of saltwater that I would begin with a 5 gallon tank. Why? I'm not exactly sure.
The people that I know who have adult specimens of this fish are all highly experienced fish-keepers with many years of experience with numerous fish behind them.
Foster & Smith gift certificate. They have almost anything any fish-keeper could need, including live fish and live plants from their LiveAquaria.com Website! Yes, it's true, you really can get live plants and fish from Santa.
So, when a shipment of "true" Honeys is received by mistake, they may never sell unless an astute fish-keeper happens by.
Establishing the balance challenges every owner of a new tank, even experienced fish-keepers. When new hobbyists jump the gun and put their fish in before their bacteria levels are high enough, they will unfortunately experience "New Tank Syndrome.
More often fish-keepers and stores are using products such as API Stress Zyme® that encourage the fish to produce a thicker layer of mucus as a countermeasure against scales being lost.
The scales are anchored in the dermis of the skin.
 See also: Fish, Water, Aquarium, Cichlids, Species
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