Fishy Tank

[Amy05]

soo, i'm going to set up a new fish tank soon, or fix mine up. I am getting 2 50 (or 55, i dont remember) gal. tanks today, and can definatley put some more cool stuff in there than i can in a 20 L.

I know this question has been kind of answered before, but does somebody have a list of good freshwater fish? I'm not sure if i want to mess with saltwater for my first real tank, although i have sceen some awesome saltwater fish. Which do you all prefer? prso and cons?

[Sausage]

Some nice fish are neon tetras. You can keep tons of em together and they last a fairly long time. I've also kept those teeny weeny catfish with tetras before. Those are both nice little fish to have. I'm not huge into aquariums, so I don't know a whole lot about fish.

[Amy05]

Some nice fish are neon tetras. You can keep tons of em together and they last a fairly long time. I've also kept those teeny weeny catfish with tetras before. Those are both nice little fish to have. I'm not huge into aquariums, so I don't know a whole lot about fish.

Yeah, i have heard about those too. I think i'm going to go to my local aquarium shop....i need to know what fish are compatable with what too.


What i really want in my tank:

Colorful fish
a type of frog
pleco


actually, in my dream tank i would have an eel and a stingray, but i have a feeling thats not going to happen in a 55 gal

[Sausage]

I've kept African Clawed frogs several times. They're so funny! I'm pretty sure they're fresh water.... not sure though. I had one that lived for 8 years once! :eek:

[Amy05]

I've kept African Clawed frogs several times. They're so funny! I'm pretty sure they're fresh water.... not sure though. I had one that lived for 8 years once! :eek:

yup they are freshwater. I have 2 now. Do you know how big they get?

[Sausage]

Not very. Mine(I've had 3) have all been males, and only got about 4 inches long.

[Aric]

yup they are freshwater. I have 2 now. Do you know how big they get?

African clawed frogs can get pretty big, ive seen some that were huge. African dwarf frogs on the other hand stay small, we have 2 that are pretty old and they are only about an inch long. Weve got them in a tank with 3 Zebras danios and 3 purple tetras.

[Ginevive]

Fancy goldfish rock. Tey are so easy to keep, require no heater in their tank in a normal-temprature room, and are full of character. They are relatively "messy", as they put off a lot of ammonia; I would start off with one or two small ones, not overloading the tank before ready.
Two 55gtanks.. I would make one a fancy goldfish tank (I would recommed telescope eyes and maybe a few ryukin; orandas get an annoying fungal growth in their wens (headgrowth) and can be discouraging to a beginner.
It basically depends on what you're into. If you like a lot of bright vivid color, goldfish are hard to beat. If you're more into tropical exotic colors (blues, purples, etc) then maybe a tetra/molly/sword tank, but to me those fish have less character than GFs. Another tropical I love is the platy; I just got one with some awesome blue coloration.. along with honey gourami and a few swords, it is a nice combination! 55-gallon tanks are, to me, the ideal sized tank; not too big or too small. You could make a super community tank in there.. I would definately start out with one or two fish and gradually add more..
I have five ACFrogs, and my bargest female is about 6 inches snout to butt. She is a big girl!

[Amy05]

I currently have 2 african dwarf frogs. they are babys, so they are really tiny. i can barely even see them in the tank. I like the more exotic colors, purples, blues, i loove clown fish, and those kinds of things (im pretty dang sure clowns are salt water though). I'll have to take a trip to my local fish shop...see what they have.

[Ginevive]

I currently have 2 african dwarf frogs. they are babys, so they are really tiny. i can barely even see them in the tank. I like the more exotic colors, purples, blues, i loove clown fish, and those kinds of things (im pretty dang sure clowns are salt water though). I'll have to take a trip to my local fish shop...see what they have.

Ohhh. OK.. Dwarf frogs do not get that big! Sorry to scare you; they won't exceed two inches or so, stretched out.
Purples.. blues.. the platy is a great little fish for those colors.. so are some of the brighter swordtails. There are also guppies, but I am not really that sure if they are able to be kept communally or if they need a species-specific tank.. you can get clown loaches that have similar colors to clownfish.. not as bright though; there are other swordtails and platies that have that awesome bright orange too.