Choosing a fish tank design can be difficult, there are so many options available in shops and online that it's no shock that you are going to be bombarded with ideas for your pet fishes environment. An important fact to consider is that the smaller the fish tank, the faster the levels (pH, ammonia) change in the water. A forgetful aquarium holder would be better off with a large tank because larger bodies of water are more forgiving.

Fish tank designs come in two materials, glass and acrylic. Which one to use is up to you, plastics are usually cheaper than glass. Glass also breaks easily but is more resistant to scratches whilst plastics are softer and are very scratch-able.

Size is obviously an issue for most people, if you don't have the space, a simple fish bowl could do the trick, but i certainly don't recommend it. Surely it's just crawl to house fish in such a small confinement. Realistically, you should be sticking to the 1 inch of fish to 1 gallon of water anyway. It's a common mistake for people to over fill fish tanks and the results surely go bottoms up.

You will find just about any fish tank design your looking for online, most of the large manufacturers are available online or at least found at some of the bigger online stores. Although shopping online for fish tank aquariums is recommended, i should say, when you are looking for fish species it's a good idea to go to your local pet store, fish tank aquariums don't really differ too much in the way you keep your fish. Fish species varies so it's vital to get some advice on the specific fish. You might not know that your ordering too species that don't get along online, while at any reputable fish pet store, they will pick up on it and offer some advice on other species.Of course, if you know your stuff, then you can purchase fish from anywhere you like, but then it still doesn't hurt to check out how healthy they are before hand.

If your really stuck coming up with your own fish tank designs, you could try looking up wall mounted fish tanks or circle fish tank aquariums - they seem to be pretty popular at the moment and are quite unique compared to the usual table top rectangle fish tanks.