Aquarium Ornament
Aquarium ornaments aren't there to add any benefits to the fish,
they are just for you to add some decoration in the tank. You
can have all sorts of ornaments, big or small, traditional or
caricature, simple or even complicated. There are thousands of
different ornaments that you can buy in stores or you can even
make your own. However ornaments are not for all fish, some fish
don't like them, I know for a fact Oscars don't take well to any
type of ornament or even plant. Some fish do need them though,
basically to hide or live in and keep away from bigger fish.
Traditional ornaments are ornaments like castles and ships, they
provide security for smaller fish from the bigger ones, they
also provide a place to stay and play, yes fish do play! Fish
ornaments are available in pet and fish stores. They tend to
range from very low to very high prices. You can of course get
more detailed ornaments that aren't shaped to be anything except
for like branches with weeds on them. Some fish need their
ornaments to resemble their natural home, for example lots of
plants and branches in the tank.
If you have amphibians in your tank they often like a waterfall
ornament with a bathing pool at the bottom of it so that they
can bath in it. Amphibians need a lot of greenery in their tank
as this resembles their home and therefore you should try to
make sure that you fill you tank full of it! Aquarium ornaments
are easy to come across and they don't take much effort to put
in the tank.
You should always try to keep the ornaments like the animals
natural habitat unless it is a fish that couldn't care less,
like goldfish for example. Goldfish are very easy to keep and
you can decorate their tank with all sorts of funny ornaments.
With smaller fish you can try to decorate their tanks with funky
ornaments but I always feel that the traditional ones are
better!