Help me stock my 50 Gallon - Aquarium Advice

Rinaldo · 06-12-2005, 01:01 PM

I was thinking I'd get 20 neon tetras since they school and they're beautiful.
Does anyone know a website where I can see what other levels fish swim in... I read angel fish swim a tthe top of the tank, Gobies at the bottom but I have no clue how accurate that is.

I'd like to have 3 schools in my tank if possible.

Option 2 is african ciclids, I am not sure how many I can fit in a 50 though. 12?
If the ones I buy max out at 4 inches that should work no?
Krib breed and that's something I'd love to see, a breeding pair defending their offspring from other fish.

If I get into this I will buy a second tank of equal size and do the other option. Pros and cons would be cool.
Africans seem to have more personnality no? And they are really really active.

06-12-2005, 01:19 PM

not all angelfish just swim at the top of the tank

check out www.aquariacentral.com and go to the profiles, find the fish you want and it will say what part of the tank they will swim at

feeder_guppy · 06-12-2005, 01:20 PM

YOu should get Guppies

06-12-2005, 01:24 PM

no, in my opinion guppies really dont look good in a BIG tank like a 50 gallon. how about some loaches, a pleco, some Kissing Gouramis(kissing gouramis get 12")

feeder_guppy · 06-12-2005, 01:29 PM

Mollies!

SerLunchbox · 06-12-2005, 01:55 PM

how about these options:

rainbowfish: blue popondetta, pseudmugil gertrudae, threadfin and celebes rainbows

or you could do a colony of queen arabesque plecos with rainbows

or even 12 corydoras species with various tetras for the top/mid range fish.

how about 15 pseudotropeus demasoni with some armored bottom dwellers.

or even go brackish and get scats, mono sebaes etc.

Many many options out there for ya

Blucat · 06-12-2005, 07:59 PM

Angels will eat the neons.

How about a school of: rainbowfish, neon tetras, bigger tetras (like congo, serpae), glowlight tetras and corydoras catfish. And then a pleco on the side

krap101 · 06-12-2005, 08:03 PM

id wanna go with some emperor tetras instead of the congo. personally i dont like them that much. they dont look very cute when they get big. but thats just me

but the rest sounds about right

get like 8 different species and get like 10 of them.

06-12-2005, 08:21 PM

If you want a nice community set-up, I am very happy with the fish in my 55g. Check my sig.

06-12-2005, 08:30 PM

I love angel fish, and honestly, ive never seen an angel eat a neon, i don't know where that theory came about. My mother-in-law has two angels and 6 neons in a 30 gallon for over a year. I have 6 angels and they swim all over the tank, they go to the top and beg for food, they go to the bottom and pick at the rocks and the leaves on my plants. Beautiful and fun fish.

I like Gouramis too, they tend to be all over as well, mine graze the bottom and go up to the top for air.

Loaches are always fun, cory catfish school and stay at the bottom, but they also like to play in bubbles.

06-12-2005, 01:01 PM	#1
Rinaldo Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 22	Help me stock my 50 Gallon I was thinking I'd get 20 neon tetras since they school and they're beautiful. Does anyone know a website where I can see what other levels fish swim in... I read angel fish swim a tthe top of the tank, Gobies at the bottom but I have no clue how accurate that is. I'd like to have 3 schools in my tank if possible. Option 2 is african ciclids, I am not sure how many I can fit in a 50 though. 12? If the ones I buy max out at 4 inches that should work no? Krib breed and that's something I'd love to see, a breeding pair defending their offspring from other fish. If I get into this I will buy a second tank of equal size and do the other option. Pros and cons would be cool. Africans seem to have more personnality no? And they are really really active.

06-12-2005, 01:55 PM	#6
SerLunchbox Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,526 Images: 1	how about these options: rainbowfish: blue popondetta, pseudmugil gertrudae, threadfin and celebes rainbows or you could do a colony of queen arabesque plecos with rainbows or even 12 corydoras species with various tetras for the top/mid range fish. how about 15 pseudotropeus demasoni with some armored bottom dwellers. or even go brackish and get scats, mono sebaes etc. Many many options out there for ya __________________ Lunchbox ... "i'm a man, but i can change, if i have to, i guess" Tankless ... for now ... until i find what i really want (and what the wife lets me get!)

06-12-2005, 08:03 PM	#8
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06-12-2005, 01:19 PM	#2
FishLuva15 Guest Posts: n/a	not all angelfish just swim at the top of the tank check out www.aquariacentral.com and go to the profiles, find the fish you want and it will say what part of the tank they will swim at

06-12-2005, 01:20 PM	#3
feeder_guppy Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Winnipeg,MB Canada Posts: 101	YOu should get Guppies

06-12-2005, 01:24 PM	#4
FishLuva15 Guest Posts: n/a	no, in my opinion guppies really dont look good in a BIG tank like a 50 gallon. how about some loaches, a pleco, some Kissing Gouramis(kissing gouramis get 12")

06-12-2005, 01:29 PM	#5
feeder_guppy Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Winnipeg,MB Canada Posts: 101	Mollies!

06-12-2005, 07:59 PM	#7
Blucat Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 834 Images: 5	Angels will eat the neons. How about a school of: rainbowfish, neon tetras, bigger tetras (like congo, serpae), glowlight tetras and corydoras catfish. And then a pleco on the side

06-12-2005, 08:21 PM	#9
Guest Posts: n/a	If you want a nice community set-up, I am very happy with the fish in my 55g. Check my sig.

06-12-2005, 08:30 PM	#10
Guest Posts: n/a	I love angel fish, and honestly, ive never seen an angel eat a neon, i don't know where that theory came about. My mother-in-law has two angels and 6 neons in a 30 gallon for over a year. I have 6 angels and they swim all over the tank, they go to the top and beg for food, they go to the bottom and pick at the rocks and the leaves on my plants. Beautiful and fun fish. I like Gouramis too, they tend to be all over as well, mine graze the bottom and go up to the top for air. Loaches are always fun, cory catfish school and stay at the bottom, but they also like to play in bubbles.