What kind ofcommuntiy fish is better together & how many in a 30gal. tank?

Answer 1

Depends on what you like.
Typically, you would go with one school of small fish like tetas, about 12 of one of the following types:
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.

Then you could get a centrepiece fish:
You'll want a centrepiece fish, 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-Bolivian.gif

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

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

Or even an angelfish or a pearl gourami or two.

Then you could get a few otto cats:
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/oto_cat.jpg
Or corydoras:
http://www.thekrib.comPlants/People/h-Cory-julii.jpg

That sort of tank should get you lots of colour, movement, and personnality.

OR you can go with a livebearer community, like some guppies, some mollies, some platies, some endlers... about 10-15 fish total. Very colour.

Or, lastly, a community of female bettas. Maybe 6 of them. Like the males, they come in a variety of beautiful colours.

OR you could go with a

Answer 2

It depends on what you like! There are lots of options. The best thing is to go to the pet store, write a list of fish that you like, and then research them to see if they will be alright together. Some suggestions to get you started--

2 different schools (8-12 each) of small tetras like neons, cardinals, black neons, glowlights, plus 6 small cory catfish (like panda cories) for the bottom...this would give you a south american biotope.

1 school (8-12) of harlequin or scissortail rasboras, 1 school (8-12) of cherry barbs, and a dwarf gourami...this would give you an asian biotope.

Livebearer tank--mix and match platies, guppies, and swordtails. Get either all males or a ratio of 2 or 3 females per male. These fish will have babies, and lots of them--if you don't get all males, have a plan for what you will do with the fry--some fish stores will buy them from you for credit. I wouldn't put more than 12-15 fish in all with this setup.

There are tons of other options, just make sure to research before you buy! Also, please be sure your tank is cycled properly before you fully stock it!! You can do this with a few hardy fish, or use a product called bio-spira. Your tank will be fully cycled when your readings are as follows--ammonia-0, nitrite-0, nitrate-below 20.

Answer 3

all of the community fish get along with each other. Just stay away from putting the ones into the tank that are known for not being good community fish. You may do better with pairs if you do not pick the ones that are live bearers as they are always expecting and it takes more care unless you don't care that the little ones are eaten. I enjoyed my tank of egg layers as they seemed more healthy and seldom do they have eggs because they do not have the correct conditions to raise a family. If you get mollies they easily have ick and other scale problems. Having a tank that is healthy often takes some work. good luck

Answer 4

the general rule is a gallon per inch of fish so you have 30 inches of fish to work with.

Good community fish are smaller tetras, rasboras, danios, cory catfish, smaller gouramis (croaking, sparkling, dwarf), rainbows, guppies, mollys, platys, swords, i am sure i am leaving someone out!

here is a list of some of the more common fish in the business for you to start your research --

http://www.aquahobby.com/e_gallery.php

Answer 5

Call the pet store and speak to someone who knows.