Goldfish Station

Personally, while I think the benefits of live plants are great and eventually must be mastered by anyone wanting to be a long-term hobbyist, the beginner should use artificial plants. For the beginner, understanding how an aquarium works and the attention needed to run it successfully need to be learned before becoming a freshwater botanist? There is nothing worse than having to scoop up the brown remains of what used to be plant life in your new aquarium. It is better to learn how your fish react to so many different disturbances and how to deal with the many other issues of aquarium maintenance before learning how to grow plants successfully and how to defend them from your goldfish.

Regardless of whether you choose live or artificial plants, I think the following recommendations and. Even if you choose the artificial plant route, you will need to know which plants you should consider purchasing to simulate a natural habitat for your goldfish .Remember, there is no shame in using artificial plants.