Good fish for an aquarium together??

Question

60-gallon tank. I don't want a simple goldfish set-up. I'd be interested in salt water tanks. What kind of fish could I put together? How do I take care of the species?

Answer 1

Damsels make a good starter fish for marine tanks.
http://faq.thekrib.com/sbegin-fish.html
http://www.petsolutions.com/Saltwater+Fish-C-77-C-.aspx
http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/cat/info/23206/category.web
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/categ.cfm?pcatid=15&ref=3392&subref=AH

or your local quality store...

Answer 2

Well I notice you said saltwater tanks. I worked in a petstore and was in charge of aquariums, saltwater tanks are very expensive; not the tank but the filter system that cleans the tank every hour and everyday because saltwater fishes are very clean fishes. Second, for saltwater fishes the best are the Arabian Angel fish, Ocellaris Clownfish(or Nemo) and the chinease tail barlain. Here is a link for many more saltwater fishes just know that they are very expensive fishes some can run up to a $1000.00. As for fresh water I cant really remember any names but here is another link with a large list of freshwater fishes.

Answer 3

I wouldn't recommend damsels other than green reef chromis or a pair of clownfish. They're popular because they're hardy and cheap, but they're aggressive fish thet will terrorize any fish you try and put in the tank after them!

Some others that I'd suggest are longnose hawkfish (1), bangaii cardinals (1 or 2 if a male and female), canary blenny (1), dwarf angelfish (1), clown goby (1) or scissortail goby (schooling), firefish (1), royal gramma (1).

You can look these up on the live aquaria website listed above, or this one: http://www.tropicalfishoutlet.com/

Do as much reading on saltwater tanks and the animals you're interested in keeping as you can before committing to one. There's a lot to know about their proper upkeep and care. Here are some websites than can get you started:

http://www.apapets.com/MarineEcosystem/whatto.htm
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/
http://www.peteducation.com/index.cfm?cls=16

Answer 4

I'm not too keen about saltwater fish/tanks, but if you want to stick to freshwater, you can always go with Gouramis. They look really pretty and they work great in pairs or schools.

Answer 5

I'm not familiar with salt water tanks.

Look at this site
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/categ.cfm?pcatid=15

compatibility chart
http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/compatibility_chart.cfm