cool ideas for fish that fit in a 20 gal. tank?

Question

I was thinking about getting a 20 gal. for my bedroom but I don't know any fish that can go in there. Please POST your answers

Answer 1

Look into Yo-yo Loaches, Kuhli Loaches, Dwarf Gouramis, Rasboras, Tetras, peaceful Barbs (not Tigers), and Danios. Do some research on each of them, decide which ones you like, and then email me, I'll help you out with your stocking.

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Answer 2

There are hundreds of species you can fit in there and you'd be further ahead to give a head of what you are looking for? Community? Exotic? Many small fish? A couple a bit larger?

You can do a community with small tetra's, rasbora's, corydora catfish, ghost shrimp, livebearers, oto cats, dwarf gourami or a betta, small barbs, small loaches (no clown loaches)... and the list goes on

You can do a community setup with a pair of Ram or Keyhole cichlids.

you can do a new world cichlid tank with a a 3 or 4 apistogramma, or a pair of kribensis, convicts, firemouths, or dwarf acara.

You can do an african rift tanks with shelldwellers or a pair of rock dwellers like a small julidochromis, leleupi, caudopunctatus, or alto. compressiceps.

You can do a dwarf puffers tank

There's more I'm not thinking of of course

And please, I hope you have more sense then to put a massive, strong fish like an Oscar into such a tiny tank. There's always at least someone to give lousy advice I suppose. Also stay away from the common pleco, or any plec that gets so big - only the dwarf kinds. And don't mix territorial fish - it's gouramis OR betta OR cichlid.

*Edit: May as well tell you my 20 (actually it's a 15 gallon that's the same as a 20 but shorter): One male betta, 8 cardinal tetras, 4 corydora catfish, 2 amano shrimp, 2 oto catfish. Lots of plants for all.

Answer 3

I have a 20 Gallon tank myself and I am keeping several small to medium freshwater fish in it. I wouldn't suggest you think about going salt water, especially if this is your first tank. While the first poster mentioned what would be a cool looking setup. I would personally have to advise against that combination because the male betta may be bothersome and a little too aggressive towards the gourami.

You can either go for a community tank with various small, peacefull, shoaling fish and a center piece fish. Or you can get a few small Cichlids.

Here are some ideas for you to consider..

1. A male betta, A shoal of 8 harlequin rasboras and a small group of 3 or 4 corydoras.

2. A blue, opaline, or gold gourami, a shoal of 6 to 8 lemon or black phantom tetras and a group of 3 or 4 corydoras.

3. A pair of pearl gouramis and 5 or 6 corydoras.

4. A pair of dwarf or butterfly rams and 4 to 6 corydoras.

Just some ideas for you to think about.

Answer 4

There are algae eating shrimp, and of course plants are good for keeping tanks clean. My son is really into this. I'll check and see what kind of filter he has. Kits usually have lousy parts that fail soon so buying separate is best. We use a brush from the store to scrub the glass. Change a third of the water every week if u don't get a filter. Let the water stand over night in a juice container(s) to let out chlorine if it's in the water, and rise to room temp. Of course scoop out water first with another one. I'll get more info to u later. Nite. Nice gift. And a point here, these fish love to die, so expect it. Later, Dustin uses a charcoal filter that hangs on the edge of the tank. The light of the tank heats it and is crucial for stopping growth. Special color. Need thermometer too. Turn off at nite. Hope this does it. Xo!

Answer 5

I would recommend Fan tail gold fish in varying styles of coloring even a calico. Add some tetras for contrast and maybe 2 black molly's. The guy that said white sand I think that would be pretty but seems really hard to keep clean without vaccuming out too much sand. Maybe you would be better using blue gravel with a mix of crystals and a few plastic plants that mix with the bright colors like a green with a bright orange then on the on the other a green with a pink or two tones mixed and a statuary in the middle and definately use a black back drop with a high gloss to it to make it stand out and for the reflected light.
I found a new filter that sticks right in the tank and doesn't hang over and very quiet (since it will be in the bedroom).
I like a lot of tropical bright colors as you can tell. I must still be a hippy at heart. LOL
Have fun with your new fish!

Answer 6

Here are some cool fish to add for a 20 gal. tank:
Zebra Danios*

Cherry Barbs*

Guppies

Mollies

Neon Tetra*

Knifefish**

Kribensis Cichlid***

Ram***

Gold Barbs*

Tiger Barbs*

Cory Cat*
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*Schooling Fish- need to be in groups of 6 or more
*** Cichlid- territorial and may chase other fish
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In a 20 gallon tank, you could fit mostly any fish in there. Remember not to over crowd your tank. If you like other fish then you might have some community tank. As for now, stick with one or two species of fish that are listed above. Mostly the schooling fish you should stick at them the most.

Good Luck and enjoy!

Answer 7

Try blue gravel with clear glass (not greenish) or jet black rocks, and a dark blue or black background. Add some neon tetras, a pleco and a catfish, then ablue gourami and maybe a red-tailed shark (the kind that is about 3.5" long) for colour. If you like try a shrimp too because they are cool.

Answer 8

you would be better with tropical fish like sword tails, tetras, platys guppies, Cory's and mollies. Also some catfish stay small and dont get large.

Dont get goldfish for a tank that size you could only house 2

Answer 9

If you want to go freshwater, I think you should get some 2 powder blue dwarf gouramis, 5 jumbo neon tetras, and 1 male Beta. If you get that all blue and have white sand, it would be very radiant. Also I recommend a black background so it wont look tacky.

If you go saltwater (which would cost 10 times more) I recommend white crushed coral and 2 clown fish with a dark background. This would accent any room nicely!

Answer 10

Glo fish are really cool, neon tetras and other tetras, two total Chichlds (spelling??) but there are some cool ones!!