Introducing a New Fish to Your Aquarium

1. Introducing a New Fish
toYourAquarium

2. Introducing a
New Fish to
YourAquarium
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3. Introducing a
New Fish to
YourAquarium
 When introducing a new fish into your aquarium setup, you must
ensure it can share the same water chemistry as your current pets.
Salinity, pH levels, alkalinity, and calcium level are just a handful of
important indicators of water chemistry.

4. Introducing a
New Fish to
YourAquarium
 Quarantining a new fish before introducing it to the tank greatly
decreases the possibility of a spontaneous outbreak of disease
wiping out all other fish in the tank.

5. Introducing a
New Fish to
YourAquarium
 Bear in mind that even fish that are popularly considered to be
compatible with each other may fight at times. New fish may face
aggression due to existing territorial demarcations, so shifting
around decorative rocks and plants before adding a new fish may
help break up existing territorial boundaries.