Page 20 2025 Animal Stories Lincoln Daily News February 2025 Finding Nemo…or not? You love the mesmerizing, calming, smooth movements of watching a fish tank. You see lots of tanks in doctor offices' reception areas, certain restaurants, and zoos that have all sizes of beautiful underwater creatures. So you think you want a fish tank? You’ll need to ask yourself do you want a saltwater tank, with lots of little Nemo’s, corals, seahorses, starfish, and/ or anemones, or a freshwater tank where you can have many different beautiful live plants with fun snails, and shrimp? What does this all entail, how long, and most importantly, how expensive? Whether you are planning a saltwater tank or a freshwater tank, there are several things that you need to prepare for and plan ahead of time. Here are some questions to ask yourself to help determine if a fish tank is a good choice and which type is best for your lifestyle. Hopefully by now, if you are serious about purchasing a fish tank, you have done loads of research on the many different types of aquariums and the types of fish you are interested in keeping. Before purchasing a tank this decision will have to be made because although many things are similar between the two types of tanks, many are not. Your trusted aquarist will be of help to narrow down the size of the tank you need based on your area at home, the kind of fish you want, and how you want the tank presentation to be. Continued -- Photo by Qui Nguyen
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