Aquarium decorations - Most Important Things for freshwater aquarium setup

Is it fun to watch an aquarium that has only fishes in it? If it's me who's gonna answer the question then my answer would be "obviously not :D". Yes dudes, in my opinion there is no fun in watching aquarium with only fishes and that's when aquarium decorations come. To be frank I don't know what to write in this topic, it's funny that I have researched but also haven't got much information on aquarium decoration but what I know from my experience and everything extracted from all the research is what I share in this blog.

DIY Cave

Striped Raphael Catfish in his Cave

Okay now, here it is. There will be many decorations in your LFS(Local fish store) that you will be overwhelmed by all of them and you will want to take all of them to your home. But that's where you will be short on money and only look at those beautiful pieces of decorations. So actually what are the aquarium decorations, to keep it simple whatever you keep in aquarium apart from filters and water are all aquarium decorations because they will make your aquarium worth looking for. Examples we can give for this are substrates, background, scuba diver, air driven animals and caves , rocks, driftwoods, logs. Plants (either it be live or plastic) and many more.

Main purpose of these decorations is to mimic the mother nature so that fish could feel that it's their home. Substrates help in beneficial bacteria colonies and hides poop of your fishes. Some fishes need caves and rocks to show their natural behavior. Air driven decorations helps in oxygenating water, plants help to give your aquarium more natural look, if it is live plant then it provides oxygen, uses fish wastes as fertilizer and also filters water. Some decorations even help for breeding like flower pots.