What To Do?

[CarpinOn]

I have a 40gallon tank which is ready to be filled once we've moved house. I have kept tropicals before but that was in a 15 gallon so it's a bit of a change. The only thing I'm having trouble with deciding is fish stocks and the setup. So I was just wondering what everybody thought might be a good way to go?

Thanks

 

[Truck]

a reef tank

 

[CarpinOn]

a reef tank

Already got a Reef.

 

[Truck]

brackish

 

[stang1]

It all depends on what type of fish you like.
Do you want oddballs, Cichlids etc.?
Do you want shoaling fish or single/pairs of fish? Large fish or small fish?

 

[CarpinOn]

It all depends on what type of fish you like.
Do you want oddballs, Cichlids etc.?
Do you want shoaling fish or single/pairs of fish? Large fish or small fish?

That's what I'm undecided on. I've looked at Cichlids and I really do like 'em and would want to keep them but then there's so many others, it's just hard to decide what.

 

[stang1]

I know the feeling!
You could go for any of the following:

Tanganikyan with shell dwellers.
Brackish, not sure what mix to have in that size tank but Gobies would be great.
Puffers
Biotope - Asian, South American, African etc.
Big shoals of Dwarf varieties like Rasboras, Tetras etc.

Just a few ideas and I'm sure other members will have other suggestions.

 

[vinylman]

Best thing you can do is to go round your local shops to see what is easily available. Draw up a list of the ones you like the look of , then come back here and let us see the list. Oh, and read as many of the pinned threads here as you can.

 

[CarpinOn]

I should have some time to get round them this week. So I'll write up a list. Thanks

 

[kribensis12]

I honestly would do this:

Heavily Plant it
Get a breeding pair of Pelvicachromis taeniatus " Kienke" or get some regular Kribensis Cichlids, Then i would get a shoal of some 10 or more Lemon tetra's. Them maybe some Cardinal Tetra's( 10 or more), and then i would get a Male Bristlenose Pleco. Then i would probably add a few Swordtail's ( maybe Red Wag)