Dipiefr (11/11/2008)
Yeah I read that last night. So after you let it cycle how many fish can you put in at a time? also here are some of the species we were thinking, let me know what you think of our selection.
Angle Fish
Barb
Blue Gourami
Bleeding Heart Tetra
Cardinal tetra
Catfish
Clown Barb
Glass Catfish
Glow light Tetra
GouramiSwordtail
Neon Tetra
Plecostomus pleco
and your thoughts are snails better??? Welcome to FishChannel! I think if you posted in the General Freshwater section, you'll get much more replies. We need someone's topic moving skills! Congradulations! You are one of the few people who decided to research at the beginning and plan the tank beforehand. This'll save us time and you time. Hope you'll get hooked on this hobby! Angelfish - They will only be suitable for tanks 55+ gallons. So just tell us what size is most likely and we'll be glad to help. These guys have a pecking order -- a distinct heirarchy among the fish -- and the most dominant one will pick on the smaller ones. That said, always buy 1 or 4-5 angelfish. Having 2 will stress the less dominant one to death, it has no other place to relieve of the harassment. Barbs - Some like the Tiger Barbs are very aggressive and nip each others' fins. Some like the Cherry Barb are very peaceful amongst each other when the heirarchy has been established. Just go look around, find the one most appealing and we'll go from there. Blue Gourami - There are many varieties from this one fish: Opaline, Blue, and Gold. They all pretty much grow to be 6" and will need a pretty large tank with no other general surface dwellers and no fast swimmers. Bleeding Heart Tetra - Schooling fish, so always at least buy 6. They're suited for tanks of 30+ or wider tanks. Cardinal Tetra - Wow. Really, let's just evade this one. It's very picky about water parameters and quality. Most are caught in the wild and shipped, so they're only used to their water quality. Tankbred cardinals are not yet practical and will probably have the same tolerance as their wild counterparts. But their neon cousins, (ones with the red band extending only halfway) are extremely tolerant, living in nearly any water condition. Just don't keep these with Angels or the angels will have a nice snack... Catfish - Can you specify? There are shoaling species like Corydoras and are peaceful but very mean and nasty ones like Pictus which will eat any fish half the size of it. Clown Barb - Basically the same as the Tiger Barbs. No long finned fishes, or any slow moving tankmates. Suitable for tanks 35+. Glass Catfish - Sorry, I really don't know a lot about this one. I suggest it's best avoiding it, I've heard bad things about its fragility. Glowlight Tetra - Basically the same as the neons. Same requirements etc... Gourami - Specify. Some can be extremely shy and small while others large and boisterous. Swordtail - Livebearers. Unless you want babies from them, keep only males or females. If you want babies, 1 male to 3 females, to disperse the stress. Some males can be nasty, so try to go the only female way if you're deciding to skip the babies. Neon Tetra - Already talked about it. Pleco - Common Plecostomus grow large, 12"! They're also messy eaters, so a 75+ gallon tank will be the minimum. There are many other dwarf species, gold nugget pleco, clown pleco, snowball pleco, etc. Well, if you've read this far congrats! It's one long post... If you haven't already, bring pen & paper to the lfs (local fish store), write down all the fish you want, their scientific names, and post them here again. Good luck on your new tank!
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