what fish shall i buy?

[curlyred]

hi, i recently got a 30 gallon tank and its cycled and currently home to four male guppies. Ive decided its time for some more fish, but i cant decided what.Im gonna get a betta, and two bristlenose plecs.Anyone got any suggestions for me?

 

[LoachLover]

With the guppies being more surface dwellers I would suggest a bottom dweller like some species of Cory Cat

 

[Tempestuousfury]

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Male bettas are known to attack male guppies because of thier colors (not sure why, but confused because they appear to be rival males or potential breeding mates, or females).

Corydoras would be an excellent choice.

Try getting fish that live in all the strata. So, danios or neon tetras for hte top, peaceful barbs, rasboras, and black skirt tetras for the middle, and corydoras for the bottom.

Remember, even bottom feeders need to be fed, so you would have to buy them special foods.

 

[NinjaSmurf]

What sort of fish are you interested in? And yeah, you could put a bristlenose in, but I don't know about two, someone else will have to answer that...

 

[LoachLover]

Remember, even bottom feeders need to be fed, so you would have to buy them special foods.

For corys I would reccomend shrimp pellets, mine love them

 

[curlyred]

im insterested in lots of fish, but i want to make sure i dont put any together that are likely to fight. I like angelfish but i understand theyre really agressive.someone suggested to me that 2 plecs would be better than one. i like platys, and really colourful fish.id also like to have fish of slighly varying size. any more ideas? thanks

 

[LoachLover]

im insterested in lots of fish, but i want to make sure i dont put any together that are likely to fight. I like angelfish but i understand theyre really agressive.someone suggested to me that 2 plecs would be better than one. i like platys, and really colourful fish.id also like to have fish of slighly varying size. any more ideas? thanks

angelfish would be to big for a 10 gallon tank.

 

[curlyred]

its not a 10 gallon, its 30 gallons, well, about 33 gallons! i like dwarf gouramis, would they be suitable?

 

[LoachLover]

its not a 10 gallon, its 30 gallons, well, about 33 gallons! i like dwarf gouramis, would they be suitable?

lol sorry about that, I'm topic hopping to fast and got you confused with somebody else


but 30 gallons is (I think) still to small, I like to keep mine in at leasr 55 gallon

 

[curlyred]

are there any cichlids that are peaceful enough to be kept in a community tank?

 

[LoachLover]

are there any cichlids that are peaceful enough to be kept in a community tank?

Rams, but they are pretty sensitive and can't be with anything that tends to pick on other fish.

 

[StarOrbs]

I believe angels like to be in a tank at least 18" in height.

 

[LoachLover]

I believe angels like to be in a tank at least 18" in height.

True, they do prefer taller tanks.

 

[sylvia]

Angels are ok in a 30 gallon but that's the minnimum. The height of a 30 gallon is usualy enough. They aren't particularly aggressive fish but they CAN eat small fish like male guppies and tetras.

Dwarf gouramies would work. 3 males would be ok. If you get females, make sure there are more females than males or the males will harass them. Also be aware of dwarfs being potential carriers of disease due to mass-production and in-breeding. I preffer pearl gouramies myself, though they are larger.

Plecos are territorial (there are exceptions). Unlike many other catfish, most preffer to remain solitary. As such, one bristlenose would be better than two.

There are two kinds of ram - German blue/gold and Bolivian. Blues have been known to be sensitive fish and do best in a very peaceful tank that is well-planted, mature and has slightly soft, acidic water. Bolivians are more aggressive and very adaptable. Obviously, it is up to you to choose which you preffer but be aware of this difference.

Another cichlid you may enjoy is the keyhole. These are surprisingly peaceful, even shy, and do well in communities. Like any cichlid, they'll become aggressive whilst spawning but this is no more an issue for them than it is for rams. They get to 4".

Just a note - I wouldn't mix these cichlids if you want to keep them in pairs - when they breed they will take up a very large territory and if you have more than one pair you may encounter clashes.

Corydoras are also a great idea, as are platies. Swordtails are nice too.

I would suggest you also add some kind of small schooling fish to fill out the middle layers and add activity. Harlequin rasboras, golden dwarf barbs, zebra danios, rummynose tetras and black phantom tetras are some of the nicest.