General maintenance of the aquarium

With proper care, no overfeeding and not to overcrowd the aquarium, not much general maintenance is required. What we have to do is to just remove the sediment. Thus siphoning should be done once in a month. We can do this by using a bucket and a siphon tube. The tube is to be completely filled up with water from the tap, sealing both ends with the thumbs, and releasing both ends simultaneously (with the aquarium end of the tube under water). This will make the water from the aquarium flow down into a bucket place on the floor. As it flows, it will carry the dirt with it. Usually about the bottom ten per cent of water is removed in this process. The aim is to remove as much sediment and as little water as possible. When this task is over, the aquarium should be topped up with water of the same temperature.

Sounds easy but care should be taken not to siphon out the fish too!