I-Los ezingenamgogodla lokho kungafakwa ku-aquarium lapho bengahlala khona nezinhlanzi, yilezi iminenke, ama-camerones nama-crustaceans, Phakathi kokunye, yebo, izinhlanzi ezihambisanayo futhi aziwona umthombo wokudla kubo, ikakhulukazi lezo zinhlanzi ezinkulu ezinokudla okunomsoco noma okudla.
Invertebrates eziningi ze-aquarium zidinga inani elithile likasawoti oncibilikisiwe ukuzisiza ukudala nokugcinwa kwamagobolondo abo ukuze zingaqhekeki futhi zigcine zibangele ukufa, yingakho zidinga amanzi ane-alikhali obulukhuni obuphakathi ngoba yiwona afanelekile ukuqinisekisa ukulungiswa okufanele.
Yize eziningi zivela ezindaweni ezishisayo, amazinga okushisa aphakeme kakhulu asheshisa izinga lokugayeka kokudla emzimbeni futhi ngenxa yalokho anciphisa isikhathi eside sokuphila kwawo. Amazinga okushisa aphakathi kuka-23 no-27º C angalungela cishe zonke. Ngamazinga okushisa angaphansi kwe-18º C agcina izimpawu zawo ezibalulekile kepha ngaphansi kwalelo zinga azongena esigabeni sokuthothisa.
Izinhlobo eziningi ziyabucayi ubukhona bezinhlanganisela ze-nitrogenous kufaka phakathi ukugxila okuphansi kwe-nitrite. Zibuye futhi zivame ukuzwela emithini futhi ikakhulukazi lezo ezifaka ithusi phakathi kwezinto zalo, ngakho-ke kufanele siqaphele uma kufanele siphathe amanzi.
Kuzo izinhlobo ezinamahloni nokuhlangana kwezimilo zokuhwalala. Umsebenzi wayo omkhulu wenziwa emini. Phakathi nesikhathi esisele zigcinwa zifihlekile ezindlini zazo noma ngemuva kokuvikelwa kwamaqabunga ezitshalo. Ukufaka ukukhanya kwenyanga ngezikhathi zobumnyama kuzosisiza ukuthi sazise izici zokuzula kwakho uzungeze i-aquarium.
I-Los iminenke, okunye okuhlukile, banehaba eba inhlupho yangempela uma ingalawulwa kahle. Lokhu kufanele kubhekelwe ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuphepha ngokweqile ngoba le ngozi ayithinti i-aquarium kuphela, kodwa yonke imvelo yasolwandle, okuthatha inkinga enkulu.