It's funny how a lot of us get an idea for a hobby into our heads and then without any thought at all rush out and buy all the products we think we need for that hobby.
Starting a freshwater fish aquarium needs you, your logical thought and your planning.
Imagine buying any old house for yourself and throwing into it the first items which come into your mind.
Would you do that? Would you buy a house without looking around inside it first? Would you assume your family would like it without consulting them? Would you decorate it without any planning involved? No, of course you wouldn't.
In fact you would plan it down to the last detail, after all it is your home which you will live in for many years to come.
When you start a freshwater fish aquarium you are building a home for the fish and this is a very similar situation in that you simply cannot just pop out to buy all the necessary equipment, get home, fill the tank with water and throw in all the fish and decorations.
If you did that you would most certainly end up with stinky water and dead fish.
When starting a freshwater fish aquarium you need to research what it is you need to do and how to do it and then you can start to plan it out.
This will save you time, lots of money and lots of heartache.
There are lots of folk who do rush out and buy all the equipment after getting the idea into their heads only to become de-motivated and eventually end up with nothing to show for it.
So come on folks, if you want to start a freshwater aquarium, slow down, do a little research so you know exactly what to do and how to do it.
That way, there's no tears or dead fish.
Only happy smiling people and living breathing fish.