What Fish Tank?

I have been told the bigger the fish tank the better and easier it is for a beginner. This is because fish tanks can get polluted with things like ammonia and nitrates. More water in bigger tanks makes poisons and pollution more diluted. If you have a small tank it’s more work keeping the fish and the water quality perfect. If you have a big tank you still have to do lots of work, but little mistakes are less important. And you can have more fish in your fish tank like to live in shoals.

Juwel Rekord 120

The fish tank I am going to get is a Juwel Rekord 120, which we will get from Fishy Friends. This tank is 101cm x 31cm x 46cm and holds 120litres. It comes with pump, filter and a light. This is almost everything I need.

Daddy Says, “How many fish can you put in an aquarium this size? A Juwel Record 120, with its standard set-up will support around 172cm of fish. According to ‘Think Fish’, with an oversized external filter, a 120 litre tank will support 288cm of fish. Although this all depends on the actual size of fish… if you keep only 2cm fish you can have more, if you keep large cat fish, you can keep less.

Think Fish has a superb ‘Community Creator’ which allows you to calculate exactly how many fish you can keep and tells you if they are compatable.”