good types of fish in fresh water tanks?

Question

which types of fish will live good to gether in my 20g tank

Answer 1

First think you need to look at is the adult size of the fish you like. Pick stuff not over about 4-5" long. Also, consider your water conditions. If you have hard, high pH water, pick stuff that likes that.

That said, most of the common community fish you see in pet shops are already used to your water. The shop probably uses the same water source you do.

Look for peaceful fish to make a community tank. Barbs other than tiger barbs, live bearers, tetras, rasboras, cory catfish and some of the smaller loaches are all good bets. Just be sure to find out about thier adult size before you buy!

MM

Answer 2

You want to stick with what is known as "Community Fish", they are not aggressive and wont attack each others fins. The one basic rule is that 1 gallon equals 1" of fish, so you will be looking for a max of about 10 to 15 fish, depending on the species. Make sure you have a catfish or algae eater to keep the bottom clean. Other than that some of my favorite community fish are: Emerald Green Catfish 3", Tetras 1", Danios 2", Guppies 1-2". Most Community fish also need to be in schools so you want at least 3 to 4 individuals per species. I would also recommend going to the local pet shop, they can help out a ton. Also try the links I have provided they are a few of my favorites.

Answer 3

I have a 29 Gallon with two 5 inch comet goldfish, a 4 inch pleco and a crayfish. A 10 Gallon tank with 2 baby comet goldfish and few snails. And a 40 Gallon Saltwater tank with 2 Clown fish, 2 Camel shrimp and a Powder Blue Tang.

Answer 4

So much depends on the kind of water you can provide.If the tap water you have is soft,with a low pH the smaller fish from the Amazon or jungle streams of S.E. Asia will prosper.
If your water is neutral with moderate hardness add a tiny amount of salt and the Live-bearer fishes from Central America and Mexico will flourish.
If you have really hard water(400 ppm carbonate hardness or above) with a pH above 8.0 then the smaller Rift Lake Cichlids from Lake Tanganyika or Malawi are going to do well for you.
The answer to your question is that for easy care your water will chose your fish.----Good luck.----PeeTee

Answer 5

the schooling ones like guppies, swordtails, platies etc

they reproduce fast you should buy many of those if you want a tank of lifebearers only

chichlids! a little hard to care.. if you buy only of those your tank will look very decorative!!!

goldfish are also atractive as well as comets try to buy them in diffrent colors and sized so you would have a beautiful fish pallete!!


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Answer 6

There's lots of options. Community fish would be best, tetras, platties, rainbows, dwarf cichlids, cory cats and danios would all be nice choices.

Answer 7

African Cichlids.

Very nice, colorful selection.


Go here for a list of African Cichlids, pictures not included, so you could google their names... http://www.cichlids.com/wiki/index.php/Species_List_African_cichlids

Answer 8

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