i just got a 50 gallon tank,what are the easiest kind of fish to have/take care of - ones that wont die in a week and don't require alot of crazy and expensive attention - like,no salt water etc i was thinking goldfish..maybe something cuter. also - how many fish can you have in a tank of that size?
thank you =)
2007-08-20 10:18:50 · 8 answers · asked by ♥livingdeadgirl♥ 6 in Pets ➔ Fish
To be totally honest, once your tank is cycled and mature, most any of the fish commonly available from pet shops require about the same level of care. It doesn't matter if they are goldfish, tetras, cory catfish, livebearers, small cichlids. All of those require the same basic care. A 50 gallon tank offers you loads of choices for an active and colorful tank that will take no more than 30-45 minutes in maintanence time per week. If you need more informaiton on cycling a tank, or help in how to decide among all thesse choices, feel free to email me.
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2007-08-20 10:41:24 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hi Livingdeadgirl, First off there are no 'easy' fish, just some are more difficult to keep than others-they all require a basic level of knowledge or both they & you will suffer. You have a nice large tank & the possibilities are quite a lot of different types of fish so I would advise you spend a week or two simply browsing around both fish stores & the internet until you find something that appeal to you-then do a lot of research on that type. Also research 'Nitrogen Cycle' & 'Fishless Cycling'
A very good course of action is to join one or more of the many Yahoo! groups specialising in the type of fish[es] you are interested in & they will be an invaluable support to getting started. Whatever type you choose it's important to not put all your fish in at once, add them gradually over a matter of weeks so the biological filter doesn't overload & ruin the balance in your tank.
If you choose Goldfish I would advise no more than 3 or 4 in that tank & only similar types of Goldfish at that. I know this may sound a bit of a boring thing to do compared to the excitement of setting up a new aquarium but I can assure you a little study beforehand will pay you back tenfold.
Three links below to help you get started-best of luck, email me if I can help further.
2007-08-20 10:54:16 · answer #2 · answered by John 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get loads of plants. And those rainbow caves they sell at walmart are look really unque when you lay them on their side. And putting loads of real driftwood in helps too. Get a pure gravel color. No rainbow. Rainbow isn't professional and only comes in 5 pounds of gravel. After you get your tank running with the soil and gravel in (soil, fertilizer is good for the plants) and for fish any schooling fish can be with at least 3 of its own kind except corys and tetras. balck tetras, cardinal, and neon tetras will group together and make a good school. Corys, albino, panda, striped, ect. will form a school too. You could get mollys platys are jsut a big waste. most fish pick on them since lets just say mollys fight back. tetras, mollys, i would get 3 female bettas too. they're really pretty and gentle. and yes bettas can be kept with other fish. you could add a couple snails. :) corys will eat baby snails and barbs and shrimp will eat snail eggs, i'd suggest mystery snails, they're good. uumm how about some rasboras and other fish?? you'll find them in the community fish isle. do not get your fish from an aquarium that has dead fish in it or doesn't look healthy!!!!
2016-05-18 02:18:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have Platy fish... They are very easy to take care of and are freshwater fish (so no ph testing constantly). They eat regular flake food, and they love to swim around plants and rocks. (Platys are Mickey Mouse fish.)
I have 2 of them, and they've been living in my 29 gallon tank since February. They don't get bigger than 2.5 inches.
2007-08-21 03:09:52 · answer #4 · answered by theewokprincess 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok, get gold fish. You dont have to worry about a heater or special food. You need to find out how big the fish are going to get when full grown. The rule is 1 inch of full grown fish to 1 gallon of water. For example if you have fish that only get to be 1 inch long when they are adults you can have 50 of them in your tank. Good luck.
2007-08-20 10:26:30 · answer #5 · answered by shadowsthathunt 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
well i can have up to 50 fish in ur tank....the trick to figuring how many fish u can have in a tank is one fish per one gallon. i have a 10 gallon therefore i can have 10 fish. I have Red Platties and they're not expensive to buy or care for. they are also kinda pretty.....
2007-08-20 10:28:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
guppies,goldfish,koi, the're easy to take of, and maybe 4 guppies, 2 goldies, and 1 or 2 kois
2007-08-20 10:41:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
goldfish
2007-08-20 10:38:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋