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I like to read about marine fish. I also enjoying watching shows like Dicovery Channel's The Blue Planet series. That TV series in particular provided an amazing looking into the world of marine fish. Each book and show seems to have a few interesting tidbits of trivia that I've collected [...]

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Watching an aquarium full of fish and invertebrates is an enjoyable and relaxing pastime. The marine aquarium hobby still continues to attract large numbers of people who wish to enjoy a part of nature in their home.

Three decades ago, obtaining and successfully keeping marine fish and invertebrates was quite difficult, often impossible, for most people. Little information was available on the specific requirements of the fish and invertebrates. The knowledge needed to properly filter the water, avoid water pollution, provide sound diets, and control disease was lacking. With the advent of more sophisticated equipment, synthetic salt mixes, commercial diet mixtures, improved testing equipment, and better handling of fish, almost any-one can start and maintain a healthy functioning marine aquarium.

New advances in the area of fish care, disease prevention, and nutrition have helped unravel many of the problematic areas that affect the success of aquarium keeping. As with all things, a prerequisite to success is a basic understanding of the principles of keeping a saltwater aquarium. It is those basic fundamentals that are often overlooked but that are the keystone to success. However, even with state-of-the-art equipment, success will not be achieved without a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of care and management.

The majority of marine organisms still sold for aquariums are captured in the wild and are therefore removed from their natural habitat, although, in the past several years, a large number of marine fish have successfully been bred. Unfortunately, a large number of these fish are not always found in the industry, so we still rely on capturing fish. It is my viewpoint that keeping coral reef fish and invertebrates in captivity requires the hobbyist to assume responsible custodianship. This responsibility extends to understanding and fulfilling the special requirements for providing coral reef animals with a healthy environment, and it also means that success must truly be measured not by how many different fish one can keep, but rather by their longevity due to proper care.