all my fish died in my tank and i want to start my aquarium again .it's about 20 gallons .?

Question

I want some recommendations on which fish to buy and how to start my aquarium?

Answer 1

First it would be important to know why the fish died. If you don't have any idea, then you at least need to clean the tank well before starting over.

Assuming you do that, start so with a 2-3 very hardy fish like mollies or platys. After a few weeks add a few more fish, maybe some tetras like neons or glolights or maybe a couple of cory catfish instead. Give that a few weeks and add your final few fish. I would recommend you stick with peaceful coimmunity type fosh like tetras, livebearers and corys. If you don't know what these are please take the time to google them and read just a little bit about them. You will be glad you did.

MM

Answer 2

What did your fish die of? If they just died of natural causes, then it should be fine to just start fresh like you would with a new aquarium. However, if they died of a disease, you want to make sure that you properly clean the aquarium before putting new fish in.

Other than that, I would say just go ahead and get the tank set up and start cycling it. People will give you good recommendations on fish to put in a 20 gallon, but make sure that you do your own research before you buy any of the fish.

We currently have 10 threadfin rainbowfish and 4 lampeyed killifish in our 20, which is heavily planted, with a breeding colony of red cherry shrimp, some amano shrimp and a few otos. They seem to get along well together, but the threadfins can be rather difficult to find.

Answer 3

If you emptied your tank and yuor starting from scratch. Then you add your gravel, plants, decorations, water( that has been de-chlorinated ), filter, and heater. I put a air stone in my tank also. Wait a couple of days get your water tested. Don't use those quick strips those aren't acurate. If your water is in good condition and your temp. is around 80. Then I would add 3 to 4 tetras. Don't add more than 7 I did added 8 and I had so much ammonia that my fish tank smelled like cat pee. Please don't make this mistake. It smells so mad. See how these fish do and your water does then you can start adding some more fish a little my little. Have fun with your tank.

Answer 4

Well first you'll want to cycle your aquarium. Add all the water, chemicals, rocks, decorations and such and let your filter just run with that for a week. Then take your water to any fish store to get it tested for nitrates, chlorine, and other dangerous chemicals. Once your water has good readings, then start looking at fish. I would recommend livebearer, such as Mollies, Platties, and Guppies just because they are realitively easier to care for and arn't aggressive. I would also consider getting a few bottom feeders, like Corydoras, just to keep the aquarium clean. Make sure you don't add a bunch of fish all at once, start off with 3 or 4 and then wait a few weeks to make sure you're levels are still good and then get more.

Answer 5

The first thing you need to do is clean your take to get rid of what ever killed your first set of fish. Use regular dish soap or bleach. But make sure you rinse it out well and then rinse it again for good measure.
Guppies are an easy first timers fish. But beware the do multiply easy. So if you dont want to have lots of fish free buy the same sex. Male's are the pretty ones.
Also Swardtails are easy one's too.
But if you dont want them or are intrested in more, just ask at the pet shop. Most will beable to fill you in with good starters.

Answer 6

First off I want to say I'm sorry for the loss of your fish. You didn't say what kind they were or how many. My 2 cents worth, I have Neon Tetras. They are small and cute and seem to have personality's all their own. Good luck!

Answer 7

You can't expect all of the knowledge of fish keeping to be placed in a single yahoo post. Go buy a book, or go to the library and borrow one. Or at least go to a good website and start learning:
www.badmanstropicalfish.com
www.thekrib.com
www.fish-forums.net

Answer 8

set it all up before you get the fish,then if you want a community tank the fish store should be able to tell you what fish are compatible,or get all the same kind,such as red tail sharks,pretty,not too many tho thet grow to the size of the tank,don't forget the algae eater

Answer 9

The best fish you can buy for that sized tank are.. Gouramis(grammies) oscers(catfish) and all bigger agressive fish. loaches. ask your loacal fish store.<><