What fish are best for a tropical aquarium?

Question

I bought the tank last week and have had the filter and heater running for a week and I am going to get some fish tomorrow. What is a good mix of fish to get that won't die on me and can live together well, as well as looking good?

I also have the tank temperature at 25C, is that about right?

its a Fluval Duo Deep 600

40cm (H) x 60cm (W) x 35cm (D)

75-78C?? I don't want to cook them.

Answer 1

Before you start adding fish to your tank I would suggest you cycle the tank first. This will give you a head start and prevent many, many potential problems. Here's two links that will explain what I mean, your opptions and how to handle it.

http://www.firsttankguide.net/cycle.php
http://www.tropicalfishcentre.co.uk/Fishlesscycle.htm

After that, you should look for peaceful community fish that will not out grow your tank. Without knowing what size tank you have, it's impossible to make really good well informed recommendations for the fish. If you tell your local shop what size tank you have they can usually make some suggestions for starter fish.

25C is just fine for now.

Hope this helps

MM

Answer 2

Hi there,
Yes, 25 degrees is just right. I also have an assortment tropical fish. And I've found that Guppies, Mollies, Glowlight and Swordtails are an interesting mix. They're very colourful(especially the guppies) and if you take care of them properly they'll have long, happy lives. For breeding as well guppies and glowlights are great. They lay about 40 eggs each time which mostly all hatch.
There are others like your Ropefish,Angels and Malawi's but they're vicious fish and tend to eat their young. Ropefish I especially like, they are also very colorful (and look like snake) but I keep them in a seperate tank, because my pretty tailed guppies are nothing but a snack to them. Also, if you go to your petshop, the shop assistants can help you pick out a nice colourful array of fish that will be able to co-exist in the same tank.
Hope this helps

Answer 3

indexed here are my staggering 10 favorites: one million. Pictus Catfish 2. Oscar Cichlids 3. Tiger Barbs 4. Zebra Danios 5. Glofish 6. Neon Tetras 7. Cardinal Tetras 8. Corydoras Catfish 9. Plecostomus 10. Guppies

Answer 4

Normally the tank needs to be around 75-78 Degrees C. (Unless you want goldfish)

I recommend Platys & Tetras. These 2 types of fish can live together in piece.

You can get Molly but they tend to get a bit aggressive, so mix fish like barbs, mollys, and gromies.

Answer 5

temperature depends on the type of fish, but 25 is a good start..... 26 is better - some species will need 27 or 28.

you also need to check the PH. you can get kits from the petshop and PH up and PHDown to change it.
the PH you need will also depend on what types of fish you have.
every single time you change the water, you need to check the PH of the water you are putting into the tank and make sure its the same as whats already there - PH fluctuations will kill fish.
the three main killers of fish are over feeding, disease and PH.

you should check out what fish your local shop has, and then do some research online to see what conditions they like and if they are aggressive etc..
not many petshop owners i have known know much about individual species of fish at all.
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Answer 6

it completely depends the level of your expertise with fish
if your a novice i would start with tetras, maybe some silver sharks, guppies, mollies and a catfish.
They are a good selection of 'novice' fish that are relatively simple to care for
that way if they do by some chance die you wouldn't have wasted a lot of money because they are quite cheap

make sure though that you get the water tested before you put the fish in as tropical fish are very sensitive tot he PH level in the water

sorry meant to say the temp is fine anything between 25 to possibly 27/28

Answer 7

if u go to a good tropical fish dealer, then when u buy the fish, they should have coloured labels the same colour labels can go in the same tank, dont mix colour labels, they should be red-very frocious cant mix eva yellow-are ferocious to blue lbles, and blue label-community fish. u need to decide which type tnk ur gonna have. community tanks are better as u can mix and match on all blue labels! 25-27 is fine for tropicals, i do reccommend a pleccy fish they r terriffic get real big though, they mix with anything, they also are hardy fish.

Answer 8

Hey Er my tank is at 80 f and its fine when i first got my tank I added 2x angle 2x dwarf m and f 1 catfish 2 hatchet fish and 2x sunset platys m and f. (they get along fine) Oh and now iv got a dwarf puffer fish and h/s is very mean so I don't advise getting one with other fish.

Answer 9

I would recommend Zebra Danios, Guppies, Swordtails, and Mollies. Remember, 1 inch of fish per 1 gallon of water. If you have good aeration, you might be able to push it a little.

Answer 10

I LOVE mollies, they come in loads of different colours and are really easy to look after. Platies are nice too. In my husband's aquarium he keeps corys for bottom dwellers and they are great too.

My aquarium is at 25 degrees too and my fish seems to like it...