CHARACTERISTICS OF SALTWATER AQUARIUM

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Characteristics The people who are obsessed by aquarium because of their beauty they keep trying to be familiar with each type of home aquarium and saltwater aquarium is one of the most beautiful aquariums. A saltwater aquarium is a thorny ecosystem but yet the first priority of many skilled aquarists. Saltwater aquariums are characterized by their diversity of species and beauteousness. Viewers and aquarists inevitably get attracted to saltwater aquariums for a heap of reasons for instance the coral and eye-catching color of fishes, enchanting algae though some people don’t find its presence attractive in no doubt algae can be focused as captivating and displays aquarium as signs of being natural and a restful gurgling water sound can be considered as mental therapy. As Dr. White told the Environmental reporter, BBC news that many researchers from ECEHH, Plymouth University, and the National Marine Aquarium were involved in finding the possible effects of aquariums on human health. Moreover, he added that from the first experiment we get to know that when people see fish tanks they felt relaxed and during the first five minutes most of the psychological changes appear and are then fixed out and the psychological process revealed continuous assets over the entire time, radially people get happier and happier.

Saltwater fishes

A saltwater aquarium is spick and span as it is required to be kept as jazzy and colorful, it includes a variety of beautiful fishes although there are many beautiful marine species that exist in the world yet we cannot accumulate all of them in the saltwater aquarium because whenever fishes eat food and do excretion then waste and uneaten food remain at the aquarium substrate and this waste decreases the water flow and oxygen level to the marine species and also because of the protein at the water surface resulting in poor gas exchange and this becomes life-threatening for fishes. And the other reason is saltwater fishes are very expensive and difficult to maintain so one can keep fish according to the tank size and preferences. There are a lot of bright-colored fishes that one can keep in the saltwater aquarium some of the most expensive and cheapest and popular fishes names are given below; 

Expensive Fishes: Crosshatch triggerfish,  Emperor angelfish, Black long nose tang/surgeonfish, Gold flake angelfish, Guineafowl Pufferfish 

Cheap Fishes: Yellowtail damselfish, Blue/green reef Chromis, Ocellaris clownfish, Firefish, Yellow prawn fish 

Popular Fishes: Green Chromis, Blue Devil Damselfish, Domino Damselfish, Three Stripe Damselfish, Ocellaris Clownfish

Advantages and Disadvantages of Saltwater Aquarium

 Saltwater aquarium being artificial system must have some harmful impact too whether on a fish or on a whole system along with benefits so some advantages and disadvantages are also discussed below. Advantages

• Saltwater aquarium works as a therapeutic display at home/offices

• Saltwater aquarium relieves stress and lower blood pressure

• Saltwater aquarium provide better health to the owner/family/employees

• Saltwater aquarium improves persons physical and mental health

• Saltwater aquarium includes one of the most beautiful and colored fishes that everyone would love to see them

• Saltwater aquarium popularity has increased day by day because of its versatility

• Looking at fishes in an aquarium can calm kids who suffer from hyperactivity disorder 

• Studies show that keeping an aquarium at dentist’s offices reduces patient pain by looking at the aquarium

• Studies show that saltwater aquarium has so much positive impact on Alzheimer's disease and improves their eating habits.

 Disadvantages

• Saltwater aquarium requires more maintenance to keep the tank and equipment looking neat and clean. 

• Saltwater aquariums are very expensive and require many types of equipment 

• Saltwater require top-quality filters if one is keeping FO marine aquarium then the best quality filter should be the priority

• Saltwater aquarium requires the keeper to learn more about it and keep monitoring the water quality  parameters 

• Saltwater aquarium depends upon climate change.

• Saltwater aquarium holds less oxygen so do not use small tank size and put too much fish.

• Saltwater aquarium grows algae too fast so cleaning water should be on proper time before creating danger for fishes.

• Saltwater aquarium should be not in direct contact with sunlight it causes the growth of algae very fast.