Wal*Mart - Aquarium Advice

Davy_Jones · 02-08-2007, 07:23 PM

Ill be getting fish pretty soon and wal-mart is having a fish sale on clearence. They have marked alot of fish down and was wondering what I should get, I need help soon cause they are saling fast.
THANKS-
BTW, I have a 30gallon.

hc8719 · 02-08-2007, 07:43 PM

wal-mart usually has lots of tetras/cories, both tetras and cories like to be kept in groups (5+ for smaller tetras 3+ for cories).

fish not to get, and will outgrow the 30:
silver dollars
oscars
knifefish
peacock/tiretrack eels (kuhli loaches are ok)
clown loaches
african cichlids (south american are good, but find out how big they get, some stay large, some stay tiny)

theotheragentm · 02-08-2007, 07:53 PM

Be picky about your fish. Your local WalMart may be different, but mine does not have the best care for the fish. They may not like you, but don't settle for fish that aren't going to make it. Good luck purchasing!

jbarr · 02-08-2007, 08:02 PM

Of that list, hc, I have only ever seen Oscar's at my Wal-Mart.

Malnourished and neglected is an understatement.

I wouldn't touch wal-mart fish with a stick. Unless it was a stick that reached over to South America and Africa, with a net on the end of it.

Davy_Jones · 02-08-2007, 08:27 PM

Ill probley get tetras, I saw most of them a $1.50.
Eanything else I can get to accompany them?
Angles
platies
swordtails???? (these are some of the other fish I saw)

ladycage · 02-08-2007, 09:00 PM

I just bought some mollies and platys from Walmart. They are doing fine. The Walmart I go to is far better than the local Petland. Walmart seems to really know about the fish and they have healthier fish than my LFS. But that is in my area I know all areas are different.

Tetras, swordtails, mollies, platys, cory cat, giant danios are all in my community tank and doing well.

kickeralpine · 02-08-2007, 09:23 PM

i have over 10 different kinds of tetras and they are a very cool fish to have iv have real mean fish for years and got sick of it so i tryed the tetras you cant go wrong with them real easy to care for pretty colors fun fish to have . my wal mart is very helpful and they keep there tanks real clean have bought some fish there . had an oscar that lived 10 years till he decided to jump out of my 135 gallon tank also had pirhanas mean fish to own never again

Davy_Jones · 02-08-2007, 09:23 PM

Ill be sure to keep that in mind. THANKS-
What about rainbow fish?

theotheragentm · 02-08-2007, 10:44 PM

If you have other things in the tank, the Rainbowfish might not have enough room in the tank to swim. They're quite active.

kickeralpine · 02-09-2007, 12:38 AM

dont know about rainbows but the tetras are cool swordtails are also fun fish

02-08-2007, 07:23 PM	#1
Davy_Jones Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 221	*WalMart** Ill be getting fish pretty soon and wal-mart is having a fish sale on clearence. They have marked alot of fish down and was wondering what I should get, I need help soon cause they are saling fast. THANKS- BTW, I have a 30gallon.

02-08-2007, 07:43 PM	#2
hc8719 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,931	wal-mart usually has lots of tetras/cories, both tetras and cories like to be kept in groups (5+ for smaller tetras 3+ for cories). fish not to get, and will outgrow the 30: silver dollars oscars knifefish peacock/tiretrack eels (kuhli loaches are ok) clown loaches african cichlids (south american are good, but find out how big they get, some stay large, some stay tiny) __________________ "Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research." George Bernard Shaw

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02-08-2007, 07:53 PM	#3
theotheragentm Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,172	Be picky about your fish. Your local WalMart may be different, but mine does not have the best care for the fish. They may not like you, but don't settle for fish that aren't going to make it. Good luck purchasing!

02-08-2007, 08:02 PM	#4
jbarr Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hennepin, MN Posts: 335 Images: 9	Of that list, hc, I have only ever seen Oscar's at my Wal-Mart. Malnourished and neglected is an understatement. I wouldn't touch wal-mart fish with a stick. Unless it was a stick that reached over to South America and Africa, with a net on the end of it.

02-08-2007, 08:27 PM	#5
Davy_Jones Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 221	Ill probley get tetras, I saw most of them a $1.50. Eanything else I can get to accompany them? Angles platies swordtails???? (these are some of the other fish I saw)

02-08-2007, 09:00 PM	#6
ladycage Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 31 Images: 2	I just bought some mollies and platys from Walmart. They are doing fine. The Walmart I go to is far better than the local Petland. Walmart seems to really know about the fish and they have healthier fish than my LFS. But that is in my area I know all areas are different. Tetras, swordtails, mollies, platys, cory cat, giant danios are all in my community tank and doing well.

02-08-2007, 09:23 PM	#7
kickeralpine Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: port charlotte florida Posts: 138	i have over 10 different kinds of tetras and they are a very cool fish to have iv have real mean fish for years and got sick of it so i tryed the tetras you cant go wrong with them real easy to care for pretty colors fun fish to have . my wal mart is very helpful and they keep there tanks real clean have bought some fish there . had an oscar that lived 10 years till he decided to jump out of my 135 gallon tank also had pirhanas mean fish to own never again

02-08-2007, 10:44 PM	#9
theotheragentm Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,172	If you have other things in the tank, the Rainbowfish might not have enough room in the tank to swim. They're quite active.

02-09-2007, 12:38 AM	#10
kickeralpine Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: port charlotte florida Posts: 138	dont know about rainbows but the tetras are cool swordtails are also fun fish