Subject: Some Fish Need Schools and Some Schools Need Fish

An aquarium at school -- what a wonderful idea, and it can inspire the students to learn skills of observation bringing them closer to nature.

While an aquarium in a school needs to beautifully equipped, it should also require a minimum of care.

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After this aquarium has been set up for a while, you will find a suitable group of students who will enjoy caring for it, under proper supervision of course. They need to be able to have access to the aquarium without obstruction while unauthorized people can be kept away from the tank.

In addition sufficient electric and water supplies need to be easily available to them, along with the basics of care for the aquarium.

The biggest advantage to an aquarium at school is the possibilities of observation to the students.

Fish that breed easily can give the students the opportunity to observe the courtship and care of the young for fish like the dwarf cichlids. Several types of fish work well in a community tank that are live breeders.

Class outings can supply an endless opportunity for observation in smaller tanks. These tanks can be used on a seasonal basis for observation of other animals including frogs (development of tadpoles), sticklebacks (courtship, laying of eggs and care of the brood), and newts (courtship, pairing, laying of eggs). These are all animals that can be watched during the spring; of course these need to be returned to the water where they were first found after they have grown.

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For other seasons, the mouthbrooding cichlid or dwarf gourami are well suited for behavioral studies in school, as they willingly spawn all year long.

Since these species do not normally eat their young they are a wonderful tool of observations for courtship, pairing, and care of the young.

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Thank you,

Bill Anderson
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