i have kept goldfish since i was very young but after an bout of illness about a year and a half ago, they all died. now, i am looking to create a freshwater aquarium. i tried with glassfish but they were the painted ones and they all died. how should i set up an aquarium and is there a comprehensive fish compatibility chart?
2007-02-04 07:45:56 · 7 answers · asked by palm_of_buddha 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
I would really suggest you go out and buy a decent beginning aquarium book. it will cover how to set up a tank, how to begin adding fish and some help with making proper fish selections. As the above post implies, not every website out there has accurate information and as a beginner it would be very hard for you to know which is right and which is wrong. Not to say all websites are bad, some are certainly excellent and give wonderful information and advice. Those can be a great source for you once you have enough basic information to tell the good one's from the bad one's. A book is much more likely to be accurate and reliable.
One note on books. Please don't go buy a book put out by the manufacturers of aquarium products. They usually nothing but promotional pieces for the products in question and not really accurate unbiased information. A hobbyist based book would be your best bet.
2007-02-04 09:23:30 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fill with water and get a test kit for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. Look for an article on fishless cycling and cycle the tank properly before adding fish.
There are no comprehensive charts that work. There are many online which are not specific enough to work. They go by the family, not species. For instance if you were looking for compatibility for angelfish, a chart might say tetras. But only half of the tetra species are compatible, its not specific enough.
For a good idea of compatibility ask on a forum such as aquariumadvice.com
2007-02-04 08:01:18 · answer #2 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you follow the setup for each individual fish. Here is a website that tells you everything about any type of freshwater fish.
2007-02-08 05:10:36 · answer #3 · answered by Jonathan B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to www.aquariumfish.com. Usually the pet store people should know, but I got tired of snot nose kids trying to make the big sell of a fish I didn't want or could sustain in my system. Biggest thing when starting out, allow the water to cycle and don't overstock in the beginning! Best of luck to you.
2007-02-04 07:53:42 · answer #4 · answered by biker_beeotch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a 10 gallon tank is a stable starter aquarium. they're small and might in basic terms extra healthful some fish, yet they're large practice. Guppies do large in a 10 gallon. they'll breed like loopy nonetheless. i might propose getting all adult males. in case you may prefer to do a tank with all guppies then i would not placed extra suitable than 8 in the tank. Guppies are tropical fish so a heater would be might desire to maintain the tank at seventy 5-78F. eco-friendly pufferfish are not cautioned for novices. Peacock spiny eels choose a minimum of 20 gallons. Black skirt tetras can stay in a 10 gallon, yet do extra appropriate in 20 gallons simply by fact they're lively fish. like the guppies in addition they require warmers. they're education fish and do superb in communities of 6 or extra. Black moor goldfish are coldwater fish and don't desire a heater. to maintain fancy goldfish you choose 20 gallons for the 1st fish and then 10 for the different. they choose double filtration to maintain their tank sparkling. they're messy fish. Comet goldfish get very large and choose a minimum of fifty 5 gallons for a pair. they're lively fish and choose a lot of room to thrive. they're extra appropriate off saved as pond fish. Mollies are corresponding to the guppies. they're livebearers so lower back i prefer to propose comparable sexed communities. For a 10 gallon tank i would not shop extra suitable than 3 mollies. they may be extra appropriate off in a minimum of a fifteen-20 gallon tank. in addition they require a heater. i don't be attentive to too a lot approximately rainbowfish, yet i might say you may desire to probably shop a pair in a 10 gallon. make certain you cycle the tank in the previous including fish. type in the nitrogen cycle on google to income a thank you to cycle a tank.
2016-10-01 10:24:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Below are some good websites with the info you're looking for.
setup & maintenence:
http://www.peteducation.com/index.cfm?cls=16
http://www.fishlore.com/
http://www.freshwater-aquarium-fish.com/
http://www.firsttankguide.net/
fish compatibility:
http://www.elmersaquarium.com/000tropfishcareguides.htm
Good luck with the new tank!
2007-02-04 09:18:39 · answer #6 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a book about aquarium keeping
2007-02-04 19:16:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋