Marines for Beginners

Marine fishkeeping is not difficult once the initial setting-up has been done.   This is the nitrite crisis, which must be created and passed through before adding fish.  You also need to know all about Specific Gravity, pH, ammonia and nitrite levels.  So read some books on marine fishkeeping before starting up, so all these technical terms are understood and can be applied.

Once a mature system is up and running, Coral fish live far longer than freshwater tropicals and marinists actually get bored with a never changing scene.

Most Coral fish are easy to keep once the water quality is ideal.   Corals and Inverts are more difficult...in fact the use of live Corals is under review by the EU and will be banned eventually.   Note also that you should not mix hard and soft Corals because they attack each other chemically.

The best starter fish?   Black Mollies!   Cheap and easily replaced and they thrive in the salty water.   Damsels are the usual starter fish, but they can grow aggressive with age.  

When the saltwater is mature and the system stable choose carefully and wisely - marine fish are beautiful but expensive and delicate.

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