what fish should i get?
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Matty
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You should buy a 50" Arowana and fold him like a slinky in the tank...
No really, That's a pretty general question. What types of fish do you like? Colours?
Are you upgrading to a bigger tank in the near future?
The only fish I could think of would be a betta
No really, That's a pretty general question. What types of fish do you like? Colours?
Are you upgrading to a bigger tank in the near future?
The only fish I could think of would be a betta
Erised
Cheer up, the worst is yet to come. ~ P. Johnson
bettas and guppies in the same tank are a big no no! a male betta will see the male guppies as competition because of their long tails and will fin nip if not kill the guppies.
If you have a female and a male guppy, you're gonna be having a lot of fry so I wouldnt stock it too heavily. If you have 2 males you can fit in a nice school of neons, harlequins or well ... a lot of options
It would indeed be easy if we knew what kind of fish you like, what colours you want etc
If you have a female and a male guppy, you're gonna be having a lot of fry so I wouldnt stock it too heavily. If you have 2 males you can fit in a nice school of neons, harlequins or well ... a lot of options
It would indeed be easy if we knew what kind of fish you like, what colours you want etc 
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3 or 5 panda cories!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!!! 
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Hehe, go for the arowana. No, really that was funny but very naughty....
Betta's, hmm, my betta doesn't even like the females, let alone the males. You could probably get a female betta, but most people don't like them (I don't know why...)
Cories are cool. Coolie loaches... bunch of other fish. It depends on what kind of fish you like. I think you can even get a ram or two. I don't think you need three otto's, the ones I've seen never hang out in groups.
If you do have a male and a female guppy, either get rid of the female and get another male, or get another female, because he'll drive her absolutely nuts if she's the only one in there. I wouldn't worry about babies, between the guppies and whatever other fish you'll get (except for cories I think) you'll be lucky if they all don't get eaten. Or maybe that is the lucky part....
Betta's, hmm, my betta doesn't even like the females, let alone the males. You could probably get a female betta, but most people don't like them (I don't know why...)
Cories are cool. Coolie loaches... bunch of other fish. It depends on what kind of fish you like. I think you can even get a ram or two. I don't think you need three otto's, the ones I've seen never hang out in groups.
If you do have a male and a female guppy, either get rid of the female and get another male, or get another female, because he'll drive her absolutely nuts if she's the only one in there. I wouldn't worry about babies, between the guppies and whatever other fish you'll get (except for cories I think) you'll be lucky if they all don't get eaten. Or maybe that is the lucky part....
Erised
Cheer up, the worst is yet to come. ~ P. Johnson
If you like them, I'd say go for it I've got them myself and love them to pieces. I'd say get a group of 4 or 5 and they'll do lovely in there. A well planted aquarium would be better for them though, so I dont know on how many plants you're planning on adding.
I think it would be great to have 2 guppies, 4 harlequins and 3 pygmy or any type of dwarf corries. That's what I would go for if I already had the guppies
I've got them myself and love them to pieces. I'd say get a group of 4 or 5 and they'll do lovely in there. A well planted aquarium would be better for them though, so I dont know on how many plants you're planning on adding.I think it would be great to have 2 guppies, 4 harlequins and 3 pygmy or any type of dwarf corries. That's what I would go for if I already had the guppies
SnowyzMom
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Well one rule of thumb is to get fish that live at different levels in the tank. By that wisdom my guppies are surface fish(ya RIGHT) and the tetras are middle fish and my cories are bottom fish. So they all fit nice, living wise. BUT the guppies are forever at all levels, particularly if they think the cories have found something nice on the bottom. Then the cories sit right on top of whatever they've found to snack on so the guppies can't get at it. 
Then the guppies try to bump the cories off the shrimp pellets....sigh. Oh and the tetras dart to the top of the tank to snatch tidbits. They're about the only fish that really stays where it's supposed to in my 25 gallon.
Yep, a few bottom feeders, or maybe Ottochinclus, a pair, to keep the glass clean. Definitely get 3 female guppies if there's a male in there, they are horny little blighters. Two females would get on okay alone but you could have a few more. Guppies like company but don't flip out if they don't have tons of it. My glowlights just love having 8 of themselves to school with, they get nervous in singles or pairs. By the way my female guppies are really pretty...lots of colour. Female Bettas can have colour too. I have seen some beauties. Let us know what u get ok?
Then the cories sit right on top of whatever they've found to snack on so the guppies can't get at it. Then the guppies try to bump the cories off the shrimp pellets....sigh. Oh and the tetras dart to the top of the tank to snatch tidbits. They're about the only fish that really stays where it's supposed to in my 25 gallon. Yep, a few bottom feeders, or maybe Ottochinclus, a pair, to keep the glass clean. Definitely get 3 female guppies if there's a male in there, they are horny little blighters. Two females would get on okay alone but you could have a few more. Guppies like company but don't flip out if they don't have tons of it. My glowlights just love having 8 of themselves to school with, they get nervous in singles or pairs. By the way my female guppies are really pretty...lots of colour. Female Bettas can have colour too. I have seen some beauties. Let us know what u get ok?
willywonka099
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Actually tetras are considered top water fish ..... In their natural habbitat they are predatory fish that wait for bugs too fall and then devour it
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i dunno about harlequins. they like to be in larger groups and with a small tank like yours, you wouldnt be able to have very many
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