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i realy want to get one, i say a tank allready that im gonna buy, i only know the basics of looking after tropical fishes, but which sort are ideal to get for a beginner?

2006-11-23 03:22:55 · 12 answers · asked by mr.truth 2 in Pets Fish

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ask the guy when you buy your tank, im sure he will recoomed you which fish would be ideal for you, you can also do a research at the answers so far given to see if u like them fish as im sure these guys know as they keep tropical fishes, best of luck,,,i hope i answered you lol :-P

2006-11-23 03:51:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

DO NOT GET NEON TETRAS. im sorry to the person who posted this, but neon tetras tend to be very sensative, and not a good choice for a beginner, you may want to get cardinal tetras if thats what your interested in. They look ALOT like neons, just hardier. Any community fish would be a good starter, like for example, the variety of mollies, platies, or guppies, only problem is they breed readily and you will have alot of fry. I LOVE siamese fighting fish, but only one male can be housed, and without any females as well. I have a 10 gallon female betta community going on right now. i have 6 females in there, and they get along fabulously, of course after they fought alittle bit so they could establish dominancy. PLEASE email me Sensesfailxmiserably@Yahoo.com if you need more info, but any of the community fish will be good, i loved BLUE gouramis, and mollies togethor when i first started. i had 2 blue gouramis, and 4 marbled mollies, they made a beautiful community. Any of the HARDY community species will be good, thats why i suggested mollies and platies and stuff, they are used for conditioning a tank because they are so hardy. I have a tank full of beautiful fancy guppy babies, :D, and i love them. A good bottom feeder species would be any of the CORY species, like Paleatus (pepper), Bronze, and Panda, but they need to be in a group of about 4. ive had good luck with them, and didnt need to monitor my tanks that hard, just water changes.

2006-11-23 09:33:46 · answer #2 · answered by sensesfailxmiserably 1 · 1 0

tropical as in salt water or even brackish I would not recommend for anyone just starting out. you'll be broke in a matter of months just from the set up costs alone.

depening on the tank you are getting is what really deceides the fish. but most fish will grow to the size of the tank, meaning the larger the tank the larger the fish will grow inside it.

basic fish like Neons, Anglefish, etc are good place to start. easy to care for and are nice to watch for the colors and their personalities.

watch the temperment of the fish when buying them as semi-agressive or aggressive fish will clear your tank out of other fish. example....you get say 10 Neons and 3 anglefish and then add in 1 snake head, you'll wake up each day to 1 fish missing until the tank is empty but the snake head.

make sure you get air stones, water pump that sucks from the bottom and recirculates the water, keep up on the carbon filter pads. sucker fish are good to keep the tank walls clean. and anything you plan on putting in there, first soak in hot water in your sink and then cold to kill any dirt, bacteria, etc that might be on it prior to putting it in into the tank.

get a chemical testing kit as well and make sure you have a thermostat on exterior of tank and a internal heater. dont' place it next to a AC or heater vent nor next to or inline w/ a window or in the sunlight.

also ensure to treat the tank like day and night. either cover it at night or get a light for the top and do a cycle like the sun. a plug in the wall timer for this helps alot.

good luck.....great item to have an excellent stress reliever just to watch them swim.

2006-11-23 03:30:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

What you get depends on the size of your tank. Swordtails and platies come in lots of pretty colours as do fancy guppies, but all these fish need at least 10 gallons. For a smaller tank (no smaller than five gallons unless you are just keeping one Betta) try black neon tetras (hardier than regular neons) or danios..

2006-11-23 05:07:40 · answer #4 · answered by Lady G 4 · 0 0

neon tetras are good, but Glowlight tetras are better because they dont die as much.Get 4-12 of them. Also guppies because they dont need anything special really. get at least 4 of them. Also snails will help clean teh tank. But get only one because they will breed and over run your tank. African Dwarf frogs are good to and tehy are cute and small. Get one or two just make sure they are both males or females because they will breed. Also make sure at teh petstore that they dont have claws because their cousin teh African Clawed Frog are often sold as ADF but they are more aggressive.


good luck. Im starting a bigger one too, and ive been researching for forever!!!!

2006-11-23 03:50:42 · answer #5 · answered by ziddyziddy 3 · 0 0

Zebra and Leopard Danios make great starter fish. They can handle stress much better than most tropicals. They're cheap, cute, and are very active when in a school.

2006-11-23 03:27:56 · answer #6 · answered by ratzerman 2 · 0 0

Guppies. They are pretty and easy to care for. And as Ive found out easy to breed. I started off with a few and now my tank is over run with guppies, must have almost 200.

So if you want some you are welcome to have some of mine for free.

2006-11-23 03:28:35 · answer #7 · answered by 90210 aka Hummer Lover 6 · 0 0

neon tetras are not for beginners... they're hard to take care of.
go with betta, zebra danio, rainbow fish, pleco, cherry barbs, and a few more

2006-11-23 03:33:41 · answer #8 · answered by professorminh 4 · 0 0

neon tetra, the little blue and red ones. Get about 10-12 of them

2006-11-23 03:26:25 · answer #9 · answered by Bestie 6 · 0 1

you can start off with bettas ie siamese fighters keep the males apart ,platys,guppies,swordtails,mollys,goldfish,koi,plecos,danios,zebras,corydoras,angels,gouramis.tetras are a little sensitive.

2006-11-23 03:34:01 · answer #10 · answered by ezque_rage 2 · 0 0

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