what is the best fish tank to buy?

Question

my son would like to have an aquaruim for christmas and i would like to know what is the best fish tank to buy for him. i'm looking to spend about £100 or less. which website is the best to order off. thank you

Answer 1

Chose the largest that you can afford wether you are going for cold water or tropical.
Have a look at my site for care sheets on seting up a new aquarium

Answer 2

There is a reasonable choice at under £100.
Don't get a tank smaller than 60 litres.
I went to two aquatic centres today & one had a Juwel record 80 for £89 and a nice aqua one 60 litre tank for about £65.

These were complete systems.

Don't get an orb or an extra tall tank. These are not as good for fishkeeping as more traditional tanks.

Secondhand you can get real bargains.
It would pay you to visit a large aquatics store (not a pet superstore) and look at the tanks available rather than ordering online - tanks are heavy. By all means have some web based prices with you - don't ask for a discount but ask for extras.
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/directory_search.php should direct you to places to visit.
http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk should give you a lot of help. Ask on the forum- you'll be surprised at some of the deals people know of.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Very few decent size tanks cost less that £100, my 96 litre tank cost £160, smaller tanks are best for coldwater fish or a community of small tropical fish (Neon Tetras, Cory Cats, etc.) Don't forget that there is also the cost of setting up the aquarium, most come with lights, heaters, filters, stands, etc. but sometimes you have to buy this separately. Ornaments and gravel also cost and there is also the fish price. Mine has cost me in total about £260 and its nowhere near fully stocked, its also best not to order online, but to buy from a local aquatics shop, as then you can inspect what you are getting. Remember, you cannot give your son a 'ready-made' aquarium as the filter needs at least two weeks to mature before you can put in starter fish (preferabley Cory Cats, or Siamese Fighters). So you can give him the tank for Christmas, but he won't be able to put fish in it until Mid-January.

Hope this was helpful.

Answer 4

Fish tanks are fragile things, and you can probably get a decent deal near to you.
I got about a 10 gallon tank new with pump etc for about £60 I think.
The best advice I can give is to start with just a couple of fish, follow the instructions on setting it up, then get just a couple of fish at a time and let them settle in. You should do your research online as to what fish will live together and how many you can have in the size tank you get.
If you rush into these things, at least some of your fish will die. At anything up to £100's each for the flashy ones (or even a couple of quid for the 'normal' ones, this gets very expensive.

I wasted at least £100 on fish that died before I learned my lesson.
I digress,
Look at the Bi-Orb range, most of these are small, but they're designed to be a balanced set-up. You may prefer to get one where you can change the pumps / filters as spares may not be available for specific models in the future.

Answer 5

i could carry on with the two guppies or tetras and with guppies i could carry on with in basic terms adult males as they'll reproduce like loopy which will bring about an overstocked tank. 5-6 guppies could be superb in a ten gallon tank. Smaller tetras like ember tetras could be ok yet many different tetras (neon tetras, cardinal tetras) elect 20+ gallons. the two require a heater set to seventy 5-82F. in case you do not elect to purchase a heater white cloud minnows will do superb with out one. For a ten gallon tank 5-6 white cloud is completely stocked. Air pumps are optionally available yet you do elect a filter out. you will additionally could desire to do examine on the nitrogen cycle. This takes 4-8 weeks and could ideally be finished formerly getting fish. For this you need to use the two fish foodstuff or organic bottled ammonia (no cleansing soap). grab a attempt kit too so which you recognize how the cycle is going. as quickly as finished biking ammonia could desire to be 0ppm, nitrite 0ppm and nitrate above 20 yet not over 40ppm. you could bypass with stay vegetation in spite of the undeniable fact which you will need specific lighting fixtures. pretend vegetation could be ok and don't require lighting fixtures.

Answer 6

If your looking for brand names go with an "All-glass" other than that just buy the biggest tank you can afford/have room for. Make sure you read up about cycleing a new tank and other inportant info about setting up a new tank.

Read this article, it explains the nitrogen cycle quite well. There are 4 parts to it.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?dept_id=0&siteid=6&acatid=415&aid=652

Answer 7

Depends how big the fish are. And you may also like to consider buying another one for when you have to clean the first one out.

Also get some gravel, toys & some weed to add effect.

Answer 8

Depending on the age of your son you might want to start with something small like a betta tank and if he does good with this then move him up to somethig bigger.

Answer 9

im not sure where your from...but in east london theres a place on romford road that does all aquirm stuff...failing that you can try a garden centre and look at the stuff they got...then to stick to your budget go onto e-bay.co.uk and look for the same model that you saw at the garden centre..good luck

Answer 10

It all depends on on what fish to intend to keep.Fresh or tropical..size matters madam!!