Pets> How to choose a Healthy Fish

Image: Gold Fish

Image by: Tanya Munshi

Text by: Tanya Munshi
When you visit a pet store in pursuit of healthy fish as your new pets, don’t let confusion bog you down. Here is a checklist to choose the best fish for your aquarium at home.

Pick fish with -

• Shiny bright eyes
• Upright fins
• Active and playful
• Bright colors
• Full body
• Healthy appetite

Avoid fish with -

• Cloudy eyes
• Bulgy eyes
• Broken fins
• Damaged scales
• Not as active as other fish
• Swollen abdomen
• Spots/ marks on its body
• Dents/ depressions on their body