i have a 29 gallon freshwater community tank! i have 4 guppies, 5 glolite tetras, 1 snail, 2 marble shrimp, 1 african dwarf frog, and im getting 3 otos! what kind of fish should i get? its a soon to be planted aquarium....i like angelfish but ive heard different interpitations of there behavior, any personal experience iwth angelfish and any of my aquarium creatures? Ive also looked at Rams any personal experience with those? any other suggestions that are similar i want maybe 1-2 2'-3.5' fish.
2007-01-20 03:55:27 · 10 answers · asked by ziddyziddy 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
you have a tank full of peaceful, community fish so i wouldn't recomment you *** angels or rams at all. Angels are pretty docile as juveniles but they get semi aggressive as they get older and larger. Stick with fish in the same family as what you have now. Also, you only have a 29 gallon tank and you already have 7 bottom feeders. Don't add anymore. Try and get fish that will cover all ranges of your tank, feeding from the bottom, the middle and the top. Top feeders include danios and mollies, while tetras are mostly middle feeders. It is important to remember that overstocking a tank will kill it quicker then anything, so watch how many more you add. i wouldn't go past 18 or 19 and thats really pushing it. good luck
2007-01-20 04:13:38 · answer #1 · answered by angler2347 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that you have heard different interpretations of angelfish behavior because they can go either way. I don't have anything to back this up but personal experience. My work fish tank has a really nasty, aggressive angelfish (tankmates: 3 neon tetras & 1 unidentified loner). BUT in my home tanks, I have always had very docile angelfish. Perhaps it has something to do with the size they were when they entered the community tank.
2007-01-22 04:53:03 · answer #2 · answered by lacostalykowski 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you want to get angelfish look for small ones. so you can pretty much raise them as a community fish. and if you want to get some that will be future breeders get around 6 of them. theyre not to expensive(usually 1 to 3 bucks) your most likely to get a pair out of there. then you can make money off them by selling the babies back to the pet stores. but i have mine in a planted aquarium with guppies, tetras, an upside down catfish, a striped raphael, an eel, a whole lot of glass shrimp, and i had a bull frog tadpole in there.
so id say go with angels. they are a beautiful fish. fun. they will eat right out of your hand after a while and if you do breed them you can get some cool variations in theyre colors.
2007-01-20 13:42:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well from what i have seen rams are rather aggressive. danios are a great fish they keep the tank active and are a peacfull and schooling fish. i prefer the giant danios as they get bigger but zebra danios are neat little fish as well.
2007-01-20 12:02:32 · answer #4 · answered by wardancers4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Angel fish who be the best. Their calm, freindly, and beutiful. With the enviroment you have angel fish would most likly suit it. 2 angel fish would do great. Also angel fish can live real long.
Ive have angel fish and theyve lived for 2 years
2007-01-20 12:01:00 · answer #5 · answered by Zman 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I loved my dalmatian molly :) Sounds to me like a molly would be great for your tank.
2007-01-22 15:25:24 · answer #6 · answered by LaX Chick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the comment from angler234... is right on the money. Just what I was going to say.
2007-01-20 12:53:46 · answer #7 · answered by Fish Lover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't get a angelfish because that's saltwater. Try some goldfish, neons, eels, watersnakes, and some dwarf pond or tank coy.
2007-01-20 12:11:24 · answer #8 · answered by ---- 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
you should get a gold fish
2007-01-22 16:16:46 · answer #9 · answered by alex h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get some platies
2007-01-20 13:37:43 · answer #10 · answered by Skittles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋