planning on getting an aquarium?

Question

I am thinking I am going to buy a 20 gallon tank with some nice dcorations and a good filter. What do I need to know and please don't ramble on about test kits. I just need to know about some nice tropical fish, a bottom feeder, and an angel fish

Answer 1

I would buy a 29 gallon tank if you have a walmart near you they have them. It's the cheapest i have found and they pretty good tanks. Right now The walmart around me actually has the 55 gallon on sale for $124.00. If your thinking fresh water fish. I like Phantom tetras, neon tetras, These are school fish which they say should be kept in 5 or more. I only have 2 of the Phantom and there doing just fine. I do have 8 of the neon's. Also Platies are a very hardy fish and pretty. Bottom feeders I like the corydors they also say you should keep these in 5 or more But I only have 2 and there also doing great. I would also like to suggest African Dwarf frogs. I have 8 of them. They are so much fun to watch and there very active. They get a long with a lot of different kinds of fish. These frogs stay underwater all the time. They swim to top for air than they go right back to the bottom. There my favor thing in my tank. I put a couple links below that may help you out. All i know about angel fish they get pretty big and they are very pretty. I believe there a bit more aggressive than like the tetra's Good Luck. And have fun. Just remember do not over crowd your tank

Answer 2

I would recommend the 29 gallon tank. It is similar in footprint size as the 20 gallon long though has more height and water for the Angels. There are some nice corys that go well with Anglefish. Buy at least 3 of these and they'll play together. These are schooling fish that live on the bottom are active and fun. After the tank has been set up for at least a month you could add a dwarf bristlenose plecosomous (not a regular plecostomous) or a few otocinclis. When the Angel fish is still small and the tank has been up and running for at least a month you could add a few small tetras such as cardinals. 5-7 of them make a nice little group. Enjoy your tank.

Answer 3

First and formost, buy the aquarium & filter and decorations first, and let it set up to cycle with water for at least a week. Then add a few fish at a time (3 or 4 small fish a week). Cardinal or neon tetras are inexpensive, and they look neat under standard aquarium lighting. Male guppies are great with the variety of colors you can get them in, but may not do too great with an angel fish since they tend to nip longer finned fish. Zebra (glowfish) danios have been engineered to have a glow to them (both a red/pink, and an orange type exists) but they can be a littele expensive ($6+), but are fun to watch since they are very active. If you are not getting any live plants, a good bottom feeder would be a gold or black mystery snail. They don't self produce like the pond snails do, so if you buy one, you would only have one, and one would handle the job in a 20g. As for an angelfish, they are not exactly for beginner aquariums, but you can take a chance if after a month your fish (no more than 12 of any or all listed above) have no problems (like white puffy spots or patches) then you shouldn't have too many problems with one angelfish.

Answer 4

I'll not ramble on about test kits, but I will say that an ammonia kit is a good idea when you first start a tank. Other than that I wouldn't worry about tests overly.

For a 20 gallon, once it's well cycled an angel will do very well with a small group of cory catfish and 2-3 schools of various small to medium sized tetras such as lemons, penguins, cardinals, phantoms etc. Just pick the ones that float your boat from that group. A few male live bearers such as guppies or swordtails would be good too. Stick with all males and you need not worry about babies over crowding the tank.


MM

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Answer 6

Well angelfish would gobble up smaller fish, so I wouldn't recommend those. Nice tropical fish would be neon tetras, platies, swordtails, and guppies. An excellent bottom feeder would be any corydoras catfish.

~ZTM

Answer 7

Most angels are delicate, expensive, and out grow a 20 gallon so you might want to gain some experience. Well at least that what i was told and i started a 55gallon about a month ago.

Answer 8

Buy the complete kit at any pet store and they will guide you as to which fish will get along ,what they eat . 20 gallons is as small as I would go 29 would be better.

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Answer 10

no bettas for a twenty gallon tank. you could try a school of fish. gold fish, guppies, mollies, tetras