Now that you have your Community Aquarium all set up, you’ll enjoy many
hours watching the interaction between these different fish. If conditions are
good, some of them may even breed in your aquarium. Just remember, big fish
will eat little fish, even cute little just-hatched baby fish. So if breeding
does take place, you may want to set up a separate tank as a sort of nursery,
or just add more plants and hiding places to your existing aquarium and let the
little ones fend for themselves. Speaking of eating, don’t overfeed your fish,
that is the number one cause of problems in any type of aquarium. Fish will eat
until they make themselves sick, and any uneaten food will just drift to the
bottom where it will decay and pollute the water. Setting up your aquarium
carefully at the outset, along with a little regular housekeeping, will help
you to enjoy your fascinating community of diverse fish for years to come.