which fish suits better an aquarium?

Question

i have bought an aquarium at my home. but i dont hv ny idea of the fishes. so may i know which type of fishes soots an home aquarium. specify the name of the fishes if possible

Answer 1

depending on the size of the aquarium you could decide on what type is better.

if it is a small tank, you could prolly put in guppies, or molllys, or platys, or maybe goldfish too,

if you go for guppies and mollys, look for 1 male with three females, it is very easy in these fish to tell the genders, as u will see a tube hanging down in the males, and they will be all flaring up, and running around, beating up other fish.

or u could get goldfish, keep one or two goldfish in the tank

maybe you can go for cichlids from the tanganyka lake if it was a small tank, but they r expensive, and quite sensitive to the water condition, or if u have atleast a fifty gal tank, u can have lake malawi cichlids, which r by far the most beautiful fish (that is my opinion) in the freshwater hobby, but then u cannot mix breeds, some of the breeds u could crowd them in a 50gal tank, others might not let u have too much in a tank

if u have a bigger tank, tlike a 70 gal or 100gal, then u can have larger fish from the lake malawi, or american cichlids.

choices are plenty, but depepnds on what size of tank do u have, and then visit a lot of pet stores, talk to many people before getting a fish,

if u have atleast a 50gal tank, and u r willing to do daily water changes, try getting discus, they r american cichlids, very beautiful, ud luv them, and there r different kinds of discus

have fun fishing



this hobby requires a lot of time, and effort.

Answer 2

Neon tetra's should be the obvious choice when comparing those two. They should be kept in a school of 6 (minimum), so a 10 gallon aquarium would be better. They're very picky about their water quality, so with keeping them in an aquarium so small you may find that many of them die or/and get diseases. Bala sharks get HUGE, they cannot be kept in a 5 gallon aquarium. The best choice would be to get a betta for your 5 gallon aquarium, though, a 10 gallon aquarium is better for a betta.

Answer 3

This is a great question for beginners! I first would advise you to do a little studying about what to do when first starting a new tank. Check out the links I gave below. It is easy to get a little impatient and try to do everything at once. Unfortunately, that’s not the best approach.

My advice is fist take the time to look at pics of fish and tanks to see what you might like. Pay attention to the ornamentation and size of the tanks so you know what will look nice and be a healthy environment to your new friends.

Then go visit several pet stores and compare prices and variety, not all pet stores are alike and many are just plain bad. A good pet store is a place with good prices and lots of variety, but, most importantly, they are willing to give informative advice to customers. I found it helps to shop around and see what’s out there.

Good luck! :)

Answer 4

Tropical fish are a popular choice. I have Tiger Barbs(very fun to watch, they zip around and fight nose to nose with each other) and Corydora catfish(very cute little guys). Take a trip to the local pet store and see what you like, make sure that whatever fish you choose are compatible, you can ask the pet store or do a google on fish compatibility! Good luck, fish are a great pet!

Answer 5

A janitor would be a must, because it cleans the water of unwanted contamination. A gold fish is good too. and some guppies. Purportedly a snake fish brings good luck.

Answer 6

Here are some of the sites online that have information about fish, aquariums, or other aspects of the aquarium hobby.

http://www.aquarium-poisson.com/
http://www.aquariumlife.net/
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/

Answer 7

Well, how big is your tank? That will make a big difference.

I'm going to assume your tank is relatively small, 10-20 gallons:

First of all, have you cycled your tank? In the wild, and in established tanks, there are nitrifying bacteria that break down toxic ammonia from fish waste and excess food into less toxic nitrates. In a brand new tank, these bacteria don't exist, so any fish in the tank will produce ammonia, which, not being broken down by bacteria, will kill or weaken the fish. So, it is vital to cycle your tank.
There are a few methods. Do you have access to an established tank? These bacteria live in the gravel and in the filter cartridge, so if you can get some from another tank, you can put the bacteria right into your tank (don't let the gravel or filter cartridge dry out). If you do this, in a day or two, your tank will beready for fish.
Another way is to get Bio-Spira. It is the actual live bacteria in a little pouch, and your tank will instantly be ready for fish.http://fishstoretn.com/bio_spira.html

Other methods, which include putting a source of ammonia in the tank and letting the bacteria build up on its own, or putting a fish in and letting the fish produce ammonia (which borders on animal cruelty, because the fish will suffer from the ammonia in the tank), take 2 to 6 weeks before your tank is ready. If you rush that, any fish you buy may die, so try one of the instant methods I mentioned above (bio-spira or gravel from another tank)

When stocking a tank, you have to look at the levels of your tank. You have the bottom, the middle and the top. Let's start at the bottom, shall we? :)
Bottom is usually where your cleanup crew is. That's algae eaters, plecos, cories, etc.
A school of at least 6 corydoras julii or sterbai is great:
http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/People/h-Cory-julii.jpg - you should have at least a 20 gallon tank to get a school of these.
or you can get a school of oto cats: http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/oto_cat.jpg
Get a school of at least 5 of these (tank minimum: 15 gallons). They eat algae.
I would suggest that you DON'T get a plecostomous. Most of them grow to 18-24" and are poop machines. They will dirty your water very quickly. If you MUST get a pleco, get a bristle-nose, they only get 4-5".
If you get any of these fish, be sure to supplement their diet with zucchini slices, spirulina pellets, and shrimp pellets, as they will not get enough food otherwise.

Next, you want your mid-to-upper range. A school of 8 tetras is great for this level (get one school of 6-8 tetras for each 10 gallons).
Some nice fish are (choose one of the following):
neon tetras http://img225.exs.cx/img225/3290/neontetra6mc.jpg
cardinal tetra http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/Fishpics/cardinals.jpg
lemon tetra http://www.aqua-fish.net/imgs/fish/034.jpg
harlequin rasbora http://tropicalresources.net/phpBB2/templates/BMan1Blue/images/profile_pics/fish_profiles_heteromorpha1.jpg
glowlight tetra http://www.solodvds.com/images/fish/Hemigrammus_erythrozonus_s.jpg
zebra danio http://www.winternet.com/~mchristi/fish/zebradanio.jpg
... the list goes on and on and on.

You'll want a centrepiece fish. If you have a 10gal, you may not have room.

I suggest either a pair of kribensis cichlids:
http://www.cichlids.dk/thumb/28887.jpg

Or a pair of bolivian rams:
http://www.azgardens.com/images/ram-boli...

Or a pair of apistogramma:
http://www.c-u-w.net/jpg/ad_konigs/apist...

Or ONE dwarf gourami:
http://www.biol.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/users/naibunpi/Image/Gourami-photo-old.jpg

In a 10 gal you could have like 6 corydoras OR 6 oto cats, 8 tetras and 1 dwarf gourami.
In a 15 gal you chould have 6 corydoras OR 6 oto cats, 6 tetras and a pair of kribensis
In a 20 gal you chould have 6 corydoras OR 6 oto cats, 10 tetras and a pair of kribensis
etc...

Be sure to keep up with weekly water changes of about 20-40% of the water.

And above all, before you buy anything, go to your local fish store, take a look around and write down the various fish you like. Then come home, research them, ask questions about them, before buying them.

Please do NOT, ever ask petstore employees for advice!! Petstores are usless, all they do is SELL fish. If you ask them "can i put this fish with my other fish?" they will say YES even if you can't, just to sell the fish.

Always research it first.

Answer 8

depends on the aquarium size. Go for mollies or guppies for small aquariums (5-10 gallons)

Answer 9

go to pets mart and spend some time looking at the different fish and ask the sales person for help and when you find the ones you like ask them if they are compatable all the fish they have are in tanks so you could keep them in your

Answer 10

talk to somebody at a local fish store. The size of the tank matters, as does the type of water you put in it - salt water or fresh water.