What are some fish for community tanks?

Answer 1

Here are some:
Group 1
- neon tetras
- glowlight tetras
- harlequin rasboras
- white clouds
- fancy guppies
- corydoras catfish
- sunset coral dwarf platy ( only these platies because they are the smallest and go perfect with the other small fish )
- glass fish
- dwarf honey gouramis
- ghost shrimp
These fish are compatible and a few of them will do well in a 15-gallon aquarium with warm water. These fish are not compatible with most other species of fish. Must be in a school of at least 3 or more.

Group 2
- Danios
- Swordtails
- Mollies
- Platies
- Bigger Tetras such as Black Skirt Tetras, Painted Tetras, Serpae Tetras, Red Eye Tetras, Black Neon Tetras, and Silver Tip Tetras.

A few of these fish will do well in a 15-gallon aquarium with warm water. Each fish species in this group lives best in a group with several members of that species.

Group 3
- Barbs
- Gouramis
- Sharks
- Eels
- Loaches
- Tiger Barbs
- Tinfoil Barbs
- Blue, Gold, and Opaline Gouramis
- Bala Sharks
- Red Tail Sharks
- Rainbow Sharks
- White Tip Sharks

These fish are mildly aggressive and are compatible with each other. They will grow fast and need at least a 29-gallon aquarium with warm water. Eventually they will need a much bigger aquarium. Make sure if you get gouramis and barbs that there is only one male gourami per aquarium and the gouramis are bigger than the barbs or you will have fin nipping and attacking/ killing problems.

Group 4
-New World Cichlids
-Firemouth
- Convict
- Pink Convict
- Texas Cichlid
- Jack Dempsey and other New World Cichlids

They are very aggressive fish. But many aquarists enjoy watching them dig, defend their territories, and care for baby fish.

- Large Plecostomus Catfish
- Synodontis Catfish
- White Tip Sharks

These fish are usually compatible with New World Cichlids. Within a year or so a group of these fish will need an aquarium with at least 50-gallons of warm water. Eventually these fish will need an even bigger aquarium. Before you get these fish, be sure that you are committed to giving them the size aquarium that they will need.

Group 5
- Red Oscars
- Black Oscars
- Tiger Oscars
- Pink Oscars

They will grow fast to very large sizes. Oscars are compatible with:

- Bigger Pacus
- White Tip Sharks
- Medium and Large Plecostomus.

These fish will grow fast and soon need a 50-gallon aquarium with warm water. Eventually these fish will need an even bigger aquarium. Same as above, Before you get these fish, be sure that you are committed to giving them the size aquarium that they will need.

Group 6
- Mbuna Cichlids: Auratus, Kenyi, Red Zebra, Pindani, Johanni, etc.

Mbunas are from Lake Malawi in East Africa where they live among the piles of large rocks along the shore.
Mbunas are very aggressive and need to be kept in a group with at least 12 other Mbunas. If kept in a smaller group, the strongest fish will make life miserable for the weaker fish.

A group of 12 adult Mbunas will need a warm water aquarium with at least 50 gallons. Synodontis Catfish are compatible with Mbuna Cichlids.

Eventually a group of Mbunas will need an aquarium with at least 80 gallons of water.

Group 7
- Malawi Peacocks
- Electric Blue Haps
- Yellow Peacocks
- Jacobfreibergi
- other fish that live away from the piles of rocks in Lake Malawi, where the more aggressive Mbuna Cichlids live.

Keep a group of at least 12 of fish so the strongest fish not make the weakest fish miserable.

These fish will grow fast and need a warm water aquarium with at least 50 gallons. Eventually they will need an aquarium with at least 80 gallons of water.

Synodontis Catfish are usually compatible with Peacocks and Haps., but the Mbuna Cichlids, listed above, are not.

Group 8
- Freshwater Angels
- Dwarf Gouramis
- Neon Blue Gouramis
- Neon Blue Rainbows
They make a nice compatible group of fish. These fish require a warm water aquarium. Eventually they'll need an aquarium with at least 29 gallons of water, and an aquarium at least 18 inches tall is recommended for Angels.

A Plecostomus Catfish is also compatible with these fish.

Group 9
- Tadpoles
- Fiddler Crabs
- Mystery Snails
- Crayfish
- Ghost Shrimp

These critters are compatible with many smaller less aggressive fish, except the Crayfish, which are larger, more aggressive, and may bother small fish, but Crayfish are usually compatible with aggressive fish.

Puffer Fish love to eat Crabs, Shrimps, and Crayfish, so they are not compatible with these Critters.

Group 10
- Fantails
- Black Moors
- Red and Calico Telescopes
- Red Orandas
- Red and White Orandas
- Calico Orandas
- Red Cap Orandas

You could keep a few of these goldfish an aquarium, but given good care and feeding, they'll grow fast and soon need a large aquarium with at least 10 gallons per goldfish.

The Koi and Pond Comets listed in the next group below are too aggressive for the Fancy Goldfish fish in this group.

Group 11
- Fancy Koi
- Red Pond Comets
- White Pond Comets
- Red and White Pond Comets
- Shubunkins

They are pond fish. The Groups of fish listed above are just some suggestions from the many good combinations of fish that you could keep.

The groups I wouldn't really recommend for you include groups 4, 5, 6 , and 11.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

well my opinion on the most community tank fish is the neon tetra becuz they are nver apart if you hve more thn five.also try goldfish,cardnal fish,plecos,mollies,guppies,albino,just look if they are a bright color and hang out with alot of other fish then they are a community fish.

Answer 4

most pet stores have different different sections for comm. to agressive fish if not sure ask the clerk

Answer 5

I was going to answer but, who can compete with lilyoung?
wow!

Answer 6

goldfish, regular tropical, brackish tropical, or salt water?

btw http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/brackish

Answer 7

http://www.elmersaquarium.com/h701elmers_freshwater_handbook.htm
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