Ku mafi yo mu mazi, umucanga w'amabara menshi ukora nk'ikintu cy'ingenzi kandi gitanga ubwiza gishyigikira ubuzima bwo mu mazi mu gihe cyongera ubwiza bw'ikigega. Amafi nka cichlids (atuye mu biyaga by'amabuye kandi by'umucanga muri Afurika) cyangwa tetras (aturuka mu migezi ya Amazoni afite umucanga wo hasi) akura neza mu bidukikije bifite umucanga, kuko bituma ashobora gushakisha mu mucanga kugira ngo arye cyangwa akore ibyari. Umucanga w'amabara menshi ku mafi yo mu mazi utunganywa neza kugira ngo utagira ikibazo - ntuhindura pH y'amazi, ubukana, cyangwa ingano ya ammonia, bigatuma amafi aba ahantu hahamye. Amahitamo asanzwe ku mafi yo mu mazi ni umucanga w'amabara asa n'umwimerere mu mabara y'umukara, ibara ry'umukara, cyangwa umukara woroshye, usa n'aho uri mu nkengero z'imigezi cyangwa mu nkengero z'ikiyaga aho amoko menshi y'amafi akomoka. Ariko, amabara meza cyane nk'ubururu cyangwa icyatsi na yo akoreshwa mu mafi yo mu mazi ...

Umucanga w'amabara menshi unafasha ubuzima bw'ibimera byo mu mazi n'inyamaswa zitagira urutirigongo. Ibimera byo mu mazi nka Amazon swords cyangwa Java ferns bishora imizi mu buryo bworoshye mu butaka bw'umucanga, bigatuma imizi yabyo ikwirakwira kandi ikinjiza intungamubiri. Bitandukanye n'amabuye, ashobora gufunga no kubuza imizi gukura, umucanga utanga ibidukikije bidafite imyenge kandi bifite imyobo bituma ibimera bikura neza. Inyamaswa zitagira urutirigongo nka shrimp cyangwa snails nazo zungukira ku mucanga w'amabara menshi—zinyura mu mucanga kugira ngo zibone algae cyangwa ibisigaye, kandi utuntu tworoshye turinda kwangirika kw'amagufwa yazo yoroshye. Ubushakashatsi bwakozwe n'itsinda ry'ubushakashatsi ku mazi bwagaragaje ko shrimp zibikwa mu butaka bw'umucanga zifite igipimo cyo kubaho kiri hejuru ya 25% ugereranije n'iziri mu butaka bw'umucanga, bitewe n'imiterere yoroheje y'umucanga n'ubushobozi bwo gushyigikira imyitwarire karemano yo gushaka ibiryo.​

Ku materari abamo inyamaswa zikururuka (nk'imbwebwe cyangwa ingwe zitwa geckos) cyangwa inyamaswa zo mu mazi (nk'ibikeri cyangwa amasalamande), umucanga w'amabara menshi utuma habaho ahantu nyaburanga hatuma zikenera ibintu byihariye. Inyamaswa zikururuka ziba mu butayu, nk'imbwa zikururuka, zikenera ahantu nyaburanga hameze nk'aho ziba hameze nk'aho zituye hadatuwe - umucanga w'amabara menshi ufite amabara y'umuhondo, umuhondo, cyangwa umukara wijimye ni byiza, kuko utuma inyamaswa zikururuka zishobora kwihisha (imyitwarire karemano ibafasha kugenzura ubushyuhe bw'umubiri). Ingano y'uduce tw'umucanga (mm 1-3) ni nto bihagije kugira ngo yemererwe kwihisha ariko ni nini bihagije kugira ngo hirindwe kwangirika (ikibazo gikunze kugaragara aho inyamaswa zikururuka zirya ahantu nyaburanga, bigatuma igogora riziba). Umworozi w'inyamaswa zo mu mazi i Miami yakoresheje umucanga w'amabara y'umuhondo mu materari yazo y'imbwa zikururuka: umucanga ntiwasaga gusa n'ahantu nyaburanga ho muri Ositaraliya (ahantu nyaburanga h'imbwa zikururuka) ahubwo wanashishikarije imbwa zikururuka kwihisha, bigatuma inyamaswa zigira ubuzima bwiza kandi zikora cyane.

Uduce tw’inyanja y’Amphibian, dukenera ubushuhe bwinshi, na two twungukira ku mucanga w’amabara menshi—iyo tuvanze na fibre ya kokonati cyangwa sphagnum moss, dukora ahantu harinda ubushuhe hashyigikira amoko nka dart frog cyangwa axolotls. Imiterere y’umucanga idashobora kurekura ibintu byangiza nubwo haba mu bihe by’ubushuhe, kandi ibara ryawo rishobora gutoranywa kugira ngo rihuze n’insanganyamatsiko ya terrarium—umuntu ukunda ibintu byinshi yakoze terrarium ifite insanganyamatsiko ya “floor rainforest” ku duce tw’inyoni y ...

Mu guhitamo umucanga w'amabara menshi wo gukoresha mu mazu y'amazi cyangwa mu mazu y'amazi, umutekano n'ubwiza ni byo by'ingenzi cyane. Umucanga ugomba kuba udafite uburozi, nta byuma biremereye, amarangi, cyangwa imiti ishobora kwangiza amatungo - shakisha ibicuruzwa byujuje ibisabwa nk'amabwiriza ya CPSC agenga umutekano w'ibikinisho (nubwo atari igikinisho, aya mahame ahamya ko uburozi buke) cyangwa ibyemezo byihariye by'amazi bivuye mu miryango nka Global Aquaculture Alliance. Umucanga ugomba kandi kozwa no kozwa neza kugira ngo ukureho umukungugu cyangwa imyanda, ishobora gupfuka amazi yo mu mazi cyangwa ikangiza uruhu rw'inyamaswa ziguruka. Ku mazu y'amazi, ni ngombwa guhitamo umucanga "udakoresha amazi" - wapimwe kugira ngo urebe ko udashonga cyangwa ngo ushyire imyunyu ngugu mu mazi. Ku mazu y'amazi, umucanga ugomba kwirinda ubushyuhe, kuko ahantu henshi ho gushyuha hakoresha amatara y'ubushyuhe ashobora kuzamura ubushyuhe bukagera kuri 30-40°C.

Kubungabunga imicanga y'amabara menshi biroroshye kandi byoroshye. Mu mazu y'amazi, umucanga ugomba gusukurwa buri gihe (ukoresheje ifu y'amabuye ifite uburyo bworoshye bwo kuyikuramo) kugira ngo ukureho imyanda no gukumira kwiyongera kwa amoniya. Umucanga ntukenera gusimburwa kenshi— iyo ukozwe neza, ushobora kumara imyaka 2-3. Mu mazu y'amashyamba, umucanga ugomba gusukurwa buri munsi kugira ngo ukureho imyanda, kandi umucanga wose ugomba gusimburwa buri mezi 6-12 kugira ngo hirindwe kwiyongera kwa bagiteri cyangwa ibihumyo. Ku mazu y'inyamaswa zo mu butayu, umucanga ugomba gusukurwa buri kwezi kugira ngo ukureho imyanda kandi ukomeze kuba mu buryo busanzwe.​

Muri make, umucanga w'amabara menshi wabaye ahantu hashobora gukoreshwa cyane kandi hatekanye ho gutunganya inyamaswa zo mu mazi n'izikomoka ku mashyamba, bikongera imiterere y'aho hantu hakorerwa ubusitani, bikanashyigikira ubuzima n'imyitwarire karemano y'inyamaswa zo mu mazi n'izikomoka ku butaka. Uko abantu benshi bakunda ibintu bidasanzwe bashyira imbere aho hantu hakorerwa ubusitani, umucanga w'amabara menshi utanga uburyo bwo guhanga ahantu heza kandi hakora neza hahura n'ibyo inyamaswa zitandukanye zikeneye.