tamtam
Aquarium Advice Addict
Hi all! It's been years since I've owned any fish and as we've been preparing our tank I've been working at remembering and digging up my long lost knowledge from back in the day. Of course I couldn't help but think of this site in it all and though I just had to come back for some help.
Ok, so basically we are starting off with a 20gal tank. Cycling is done and we are ready to start stocking... but I just can't decide on what would be best. I've got lots of ideas but when it comes down to picking them and picking numbers I just can't make up my mind. I need help!
I have a list of favs, and would love some suggestions on different mixes of them and appropriate numbers. My only real want is to have a nice visually appealing tank. With some nice colors and use of space.
So my favs are
neon tetra
gourami - I'm partial to the dwarf but open to suggestions
black skirt tetra
zebra danios
betta - male or female options
rams
rasboras
cory cat and loach.
We also plan to start up a second larger tank in the future so as some of the fish perhaps start to outgrow the tank we will have the option to switch it up. If memory serves a loach would probably out grow the 20 gal eventually.. and possibly some other.
So I'd love some different ideas on what are some possible mixes of these fish that will give the best visual impact.
TIA!!
Ok, so basically we are starting off with a 20gal tank. Cycling is done and we are ready to start stocking... but I just can't decide on what would be best. I've got lots of ideas but when it comes down to picking them and picking numbers I just can't make up my mind. I need help!
I have a list of favs, and would love some suggestions on different mixes of them and appropriate numbers. My only real want is to have a nice visually appealing tank. With some nice colors and use of space.
So my favs are
neon tetra
gourami - I'm partial to the dwarf but open to suggestions
black skirt tetra
zebra danios
betta - male or female options
rams
rasboras
cory cat and loach.
We also plan to start up a second larger tank in the future so as some of the fish perhaps start to outgrow the tank we will have the option to switch it up. If memory serves a loach would probably out grow the 20 gal eventually.. and possibly some other.
So I'd love some different ideas on what are some possible mixes of these fish that will give the best visual impact.
TIA!!