Fish choice?

Question

I have a couple questions:

1) What fish should I put in a 36 gallon tank? I have a lot of guppies and platies in my 18 gallon so now I'm GOING to TRY to start another one.

2) How do I know when my tank is full? I have a bunch of guppies and platies in the 18 gallon and I'm not sure how many is too many.

3) Is breeding grass good for the babies when they're born? All of my fish get pregnant so I decided to get breeding grass. It's tall faux grass that hides the babies. Do you think this will help?

Thanks! :-)

I'm not with the saltwater fish thing I just want freshwater fish and I think I'll just see if Petsmart can buy the guppies and platies. I've been raising this tank for 2 years and it has survived that long so I'm pretty good with fish and would like to try raising other fish other than what I have: guppies and platies.

I have my tank. We have 2, but I think the 32g one would be better. Its dimensions are 30L x 12.5W x 19H.
I don't test my water, but I have 3 years experience with fish. I have a 20g Top Fin filter on the 18g tank. I also have one of those air bubblers, it gives air to the fishes. Then I have an old heater my grandfather used. I use an incasedent light.

What other things should I take in account when talking about bigger fish?

I'll provide more info if needed!

Answer 1

how about trying cichlids??
Since you obviously have luck with plants, get your tank fully cycled, plant it heavily and get about
3 pairs of german blue or gold rams
4-6 corycats and
6 kuhli loaches

They're beautiful fish, and are one of the peaceful cichlids you could get and are easy starter cichlids as well

Just make sure your tank is fully cycled though




hope that helps
Good luck



EB

Answer 2

1) Have a look around your local fish shop and see what catches your eye.
What are the dimensions of your tank (do you have it yet?) as this can help determine the best type of fish for you to get.
Would be fun to get something totally different from your existing tank.
By the way, how much experience do you have? Do you test your water? What type of filter do you have...etc. More information will help us give you a better answer.

2) Capacity of your tank is worked out by how many square inches of surface area your tank has. Roughly an inch of fish to every square inch of tank surface. This works fine until you start talking about bigger fish, then you need to take other things into account.

3) Anything that the fry can hide in is a good idea. I use Java Moss, not only is it great for them to hide in, but they can usually find something to eat in there too. It grows fast, so you don't need to get much to start with.

PART 2....

Your surface area isn't that great, so you won't be able to keep too many fish in there. 30" x 12.5" will let you keep about 30" - 37" absolute maximum of small fish as a rough guide. The reasoning behind this is oxygen exchange. An airstone only helps to move your water around and agitates the water surface, it doesn't put air "into" the water.The surface of your tank is where CO2 from your fish is exchanged for the oxygen they need to breathe, hence the limitations on stocking levels in relationship to surface area.

Since it's quite a tall tank, you want to look at fish to fill each water level. In other words, some bottom dwellers, some fish that swim in the mid levels and something that swims at the top.
I would stick to fish that don't get too big as well.
Corydoras catfish for the bottom - best to have 3 or more, they prefer shoals, keeps them happy. Rams are a good idea too - they are dwarf cichlids and don't get too big.
You could have a few Angelfish for the mid level (bear in mind Angels get to a good size as adults), maybe some Rosy barbs or good sized tetras. Top level, you are probably looking at Danios or even some of your Guppys.

Try finding a good independant fish retailer in your area, they tend to have healthier fish than a chain store like Petsmart, and give better advice!.

Again, as I said before, have a look at different fish and see what catches your eye. It's your tank after all and the fish should be something that you really like - you are going to have to look at them for a few years!

As for big fish, I'm talking about anything that gets to about 4 or 5 inches and beyond. The bigger cichlids, barbs, catfish etc. all need plenty of space to move around as well as very good filtration - the bigger the fish, the more waste products it produces. Try and avoid anything that gets this big for your new tank, unless you want to just keep ONE big fish and nothing else!

It wouldn't do any harm to get some test kits. These are invaluable to monitor the quality of your water and can help you prevent problems before they get serious.
Do you do water changes?
Do you know about cycling your new tank?

Answer 3

Small fish needless to say. Kuhli Loaches: those adult men will make super use of your caves and healthful your tank purely effective. you may get a team of four or 5 of them or maybe with the undeniable fact that they are shy earlier each and every thing and you need to no longer even see any of them for a whilst, yet at last they scurry in all places and all for the duration of the vegetation and caves. OR Corydora Cats: despite if some corydora cats get too great for this little tank, there are particular pygmy and dwarf kinds that ought to artwork. be cautious what form you get, yet you may get a team of four of the the desirable option kinds. alongside with them you may get a dwarf gourami OR a pair of sparkling gourami OR a betta OR a small team of white cloud or rosy minnows OR some guppies. The gourami and betta will use the vegetation and probably the caves, the minnows will use the vegetation and open area. a number of those fish may be blended with ghost shrimp and not making use of a topic. for my area an area tank is incomplete with out shrimp and snails. this style of fish that maximum fits what you like is a dwarf cichlid (Ram, Kribensis, Apistogrammaj) simply by fact they are interactive, cave and plant loving fish which will breed and furnish lots of entertainment. regrettably a 20 gallon is surely the smallest tank you may desire to be protecting them in simply by fact of their territorial and lively nature. you could technically save purely one, yet they might circulate after the shrimp and that's greater efficient to save cichlids until eventually you have room for a pair because you will get lots greater out of them like that then with a bored solo one. (my very own 10 gallon is : 6 white cloud minnows, 5 kuhli loaches, 2 Otocinclus catfish, 4 cherry shrimp, a million murderer snail, lots of trumpet snails) Tank has lots of vegetation and caves that are positioned to sturdy use and sand substrate for the burrowers and backside dwellers and to maintain to tank purifier mostly.

Answer 4

First of all, the clown fish and the seahorse are both saltwater fish so you can't just put them in. Yes the grass will be great for them. also mollies and platies will both do well and plecos will also do well and are easy.

Answer 5

1. big fish or like a sea horse lots of others. 2.first you need like 6 or 7 to 10 fish . 3. yes . breeding grass will help.

Answer 6

Great White Shark

Answer 7

1. clown fish [their funny]
2. get a bigger tank
3. ur gonna have like 30000 fish babies
=]

Answer 8

Put there a whale.