A freshwater aquarium is a receptacle that holds one or more freshwater aquatic organisms for decorative, pet-keeping, or research purposes. Modern aquariums are most often made from transparent glass or acrylic glass. Typical inhabitants include fish, plants, amphibians, and invertebrates, such as snails and crustaceans.

Tropical freshwater aquarium

Freshwater fish may be either coldwater or tropical species. Although freshwater aquariums can be set up as community tanks, coldwater and tropical fish are generally not mixed due to incompatibilities in temperature requirements. Coldwater aquariums house goldfish and other species that do not require a heating apparatus. Warmer temperatures would actually increase their metabolism and shorten their lifespan.^[1] For a tropical fish tank, maintaining a warm environmental temperature ranging between 75 to 80 °F (24 to 27 °C) enables the fish to thrive.^[2]

Aquariums may be decorated with sand or gravel, live or plastic plants, driftwood, rocks, and a variety of commercially made plastic sculptures. The smallest aquariums are fish bowls, but these are not recommended for most fish as they are generally too small and tend to stunt fish growth or kill it.

Before you acquire any fish you should set up the aquarium and make sure that everything works according to plan. Once you have filled the aquarium with gravel, water and plants and installed all the gadgets, you should keep it running for at least 24 hours before you add anything else to the water. You can read more about how to set up the aquarium in the e-book named Tropical Fish that you can download for free by going to the e-book 

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BHOPAL: An angry farmer who was bitten by a snake bit it back and killed the reptile in a retaliatory attack, in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday night. 

Nilabh Dhurvey chased the snake, which bit him on his right thumb, caught it and killed it by biting it to pieces. 

"I survived the bite only because I bit him to death," the 30-year-old Dhurvey, who lives in Macchiborgaon village, some 40km from district headquarters and 215km south of state capital of MP, told doctors at district hospital. 

The incident took place at around 7.30pm on Wednesday when Dhurvey, member of the Korkhu community (categorised in Primitive Tribe Group - PTGs), was returning home after grazing his cattle. 

As soon as the snake bit him, he pounced upon the snake and bit it to pieces - as Dhurvey told to his treating medico Dr Rahul Shrivastav, at the district hospital. "I have seen more than 200 cases of snake bites since my posting in this tribal dominated area, this was the first of its kind," Dr Shrivastav told TOI. 

The doctors administered him only a loading doze of the polyvalent anti-snake venom serum and he was out of danger. He will be discharged by Friday, they said, adding his vengeance was followed by an old belief that biting back a snake ends risk to life. Dhurvey believes that he would have succumbed to poison if he had allowed the snake to escape. 

Forest officials said that Dhurvey is out of danger, and would not be charged with killing the snake unless the species of the reptile is identified. "Initially, it seemed that this snake was not among the endangered species," said a forest ranger. 

While state forest department government provides compensation for the loss of human life by wild animals except snake and monitor lizard (guhera), the revenue department pays Rs 50,000 to the dependents in case of death by snake bites. 

Experts on reptiles claim, Betul district has a large variety of non-poisonous snakes like rat-snake, chequered keelback, and kukri. While poisonous snakes found in the area includes, cobra, krait and Russell's vipers. According to officials figures, 800 people have died in MP by snake bites in the last seven months. 

	Man, goddess and monocled cobra SUHRID SANKAR CHHATOPADHYAY IN Musharu, a quaint little pastoral village about 40 km from Bardhman town, snake charmers are not allowed. Man and snake have lived together in perfect harmony in this village, where the venomous monocled cobra is worshipped as an incarnation of goddess Jhankeswari. PARTH SANYAL  A monocled cobra, sharing space with humankind at Musharu village. The village is infested with cobras. They can be found lying next to a person on his bed or curled up on the kitchen stool. The people are not scared of them. Even when bitten, the victim does not go to a doctor. Instead he or she takes a dip in the local pond, rubs the mud taken from the pond into the wound and fasts for a day. The next morning the victim is fit to work in the fields. "This is the only place in India where such a unique relationship exists," said Herpetologist Dipak Mitra. Mitra has visited this village and confirms that the snakes are indeed cobras, which can kill with their venom. But they do not always release poison when they bite. The local people call the cobras Jhankesis. Legend has it that in 911 A.D. Goddess Jhankeswari appeared in the dream of the village priest, Murali Manohar Chakraborti, and asked him to set up seven villages, where she would be worshipped in the form of a monocled cobra. The villages he is supposed to have set up are Musharu, Palsona, Chhoto Posla, Boro Posla, Nigon, Shikottor and Moidan. The current priest, Nayan Chakraborti, who claims to be a descendant of Murali Manohar, said: "Nobody is allowed to kill snakes in this village. If a snake dies by accident or natural causes, it is put in an earthen vessel and taken to the Ganga to be set adrift." According to the residents, nobody in the village has died of snake-bite. Said a resident, Purna Chandra Sai: "They have never harmed us. Moreover, the Jhankesi never strikes like other snakes; it just nips us. We don't grudge it that. In fact, we consider ourselves blessed when that happens." Even as he spoke, a cobra slithered over his feet, paused as if to inspect them, and went on its way again. Even small children refer to these deadly creatures in familiar tones. "That old Jhankesi lives in the loft where my mother keeps her utensils, and drops them every time I'm trying to sleep or concentrate on my studies," said an eight-year-old girl. According to the villagers, these snakes never go beyond the boundaries of the village, and neither do they allow other snakes to come in. "They keep us safe from other snakes," said 74-year-old Dhirendranath Samanta, who got bitten recently while cleaning his cowshed. Apart from the swelling on the little finger of his right hand, where the snake had struck, there is no other sign of illness. "When the Jhankesi bites me, I consider myself the prasad (offering for the Goddess). Why should I be afraid? This is not the first time I have been bitten," he said. Though humans, dogs and goats survive the Jhankesi's occasional bouts of irritation, ducks and hens are not so lucky. But, fortunately for the people, this is not a regular occurrence. Of the seven villages set up by Murali Manohar, only Musharu and Palsona have the cobras, more of them in Musharu than in Palsona. Every June-July, a festival is held in the village in honour of the Jhankesis and goddess Jhankeswari. The whole village comes alive as humankind and snakes celebrate a baffling and beautiful relationship.

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