What fish or fishes would be good to finish off the tank?
I have 20 gallon community tank with a HOB filter rated for 20 gallons and a sponge filter rated for 40 gallons. Right now there are 6 neon tetras and 6 zebra danios. What else would work in there? My office manager wants a larger fish or fishes that would be more visible than the smaller fish. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
A single male betta OR dwarf gourami for the middle and a bristlenose pleco for the bottom.
The recommended pleco will grow to be about 7 inches in overall length. The betta is a very "showy" fish and will do fine in your tank provided you are keeping it heated to 78F - 82F.
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:31 pm
get 1-2 gouramies.
i have 4 dwarf gouramies.
they all are great.
they are beautiful and add some real color.
heres a pic of one http://www.aqua-fish.net/imgs/fish/colisa-lalia.jpg
they only get up to 2 in a half inches.
i had my 4 in a 30 with 8 neons,6 guppies,and them./
you could also get some very bright guppies.but they only get up yto like a inch.
good luck!
BTW goldfish are cold water there temps are.60-74.
http://www.elmersaquarium.com/c106community11goldfish.htm
you have tropical your fish temps should be between 78-82
so do not put a goldfish.they should not be mixed.
p.s. add some salt to your tank.even fresh water fish need salt.just buy some at petsmart and add as much as it says.ussally its a tablespoon per 5 gallons.
even look at the fish lables at petsmart each one says needs salt.
and it makes your fish brighter,.
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use to work at petsmart.
have 3 fish tanks.
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Well if you can keep the tank properly maintained you can get away with adding a fancy goldfish.
I however recommend buying 3 Female Bettas, beautiful fish, you can get some very bright, and are very nice to look at.
I say get three because that seems to be the magic number for these fish.
Know that this will make your tank "Overstocked" so extra care and attention will be needed to keep all the fish healthy inhabitants.
GOOD LUCK =D
http://www.bettafish.name/Betta_Fish.jpg
http://www.bettafish.co.uk/images/betta-fish.jpg
PETSMART KEEPS GOLDFISH AT TROPICAL TEMPERATURES, THEY ARE A VERY ADAPTABLE FISH.
If you must, ask an employee at PetSmart what the temperature in their fancy goldfish tanks are (they use a giant filtration system that runs both tropical and "coldwater" tanks at the same temp.)
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April 23rd, 2008 at 3:41 pm
if possible get rid of your danios to a different tank and get 1 blue ram cichlid or 2 dwarf gouramis, your danios shouldn't even be kept with tropical fish like neons because they are coldwater fish
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April 23rd, 2008 at 3:42 pm
A single male betta OR dwarf gourami for the middle and a bristlenose pleco for the bottom.
The recommended pleco will grow to be about 7 inches in overall length. The betta is a very "showy" fish and will do fine in your tank provided you are keeping it heated to 78F - 82F.
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April 24th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Even with the filtration that you have in the tank you do not have a lot of room left for more fish. If you wanted large showy fish then I would recommend getting rid of the fish that you have (maybe trade them in ) and get two or three angelfish. You could also get some corydoras catfish to eat the food that the angelfish does not get. and if you have algae then otto cats would be a good bet . The otto cats do not get over 2 inches long. Hopefully the tank is well planted so as to have plenty of hiding places for the fish, they will show off better when they have plenty of hiding places.
Another way to go would be To buy a firemouth cichlid and a few rainbow fish, they would be active and attractive also.
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