Alright, so I went to 3 different pet stores to find an adequate kit to start a FW aquarium with. I found a good one at Petco. Here's some information on it:
-29 gallon aquarium with black trim
-20 watt florescent bulb
-whisper power filter
-whisper filter cartridge
-100 watt. heater
-fish net
-water conditioner
-fish food
-external thermometer
-instructions
-Free fish with purchase
Cost - $119.99
Is this an okay kit to start out with?
Also, more questions. I know a 20 watt light isn't very bright, I could try to get a stronger bulb.
Anything else I need?
-Gravel
-plants/decor
-fish (I'm thinking JUST fish for my first tank).
Also, how many fish would I be able to house in this? I've heard of giving a gallon for every inch of adult fish. I'm thinking of starting out small ofcourse, but is it possible to house around 15 when fully stocked? They will be relatively small fish. I saw some baby cichlids at some petstores, I'm wondering if they are aggressive as adult cichlids, if they are then they will probably not be in my tank. Any reccomends? I'm thinking guppies, a couple plecos, gouramis, silver dollars, angelfish, barbs, neon tetras, danio, a figure eight puffer possibly.
Please give me as much critisism as you can with the fish picking, I don't want to start out in failure because the fish are killing each other. I'm also thinking about ordering some fish from liveaquaria.com if not getting them from the pet store.
I'd also like to know about setup! How to do it, what else I need? Thanks so much!
-29 gallon aquarium with black trim
-20 watt florescent bulb
-whisper power filter
-whisper filter cartridge
-100 watt. heater
-fish net
-water conditioner
-fish food
-external thermometer
-instructions
-Free fish with purchase
Cost - $119.99
Is this an okay kit to start out with?
Also, more questions. I know a 20 watt light isn't very bright, I could try to get a stronger bulb.
Anything else I need?
-Gravel
-plants/decor
-fish (I'm thinking JUST fish for my first tank).
Also, how many fish would I be able to house in this? I've heard of giving a gallon for every inch of adult fish. I'm thinking of starting out small ofcourse, but is it possible to house around 15 when fully stocked? They will be relatively small fish. I saw some baby cichlids at some petstores, I'm wondering if they are aggressive as adult cichlids, if they are then they will probably not be in my tank. Any reccomends? I'm thinking guppies, a couple plecos, gouramis, silver dollars, angelfish, barbs, neon tetras, danio, a figure eight puffer possibly.
Please give me as much critisism as you can with the fish picking, I don't want to start out in failure because the fish are killing each other. I'm also thinking about ordering some fish from liveaquaria.com if not getting them from the pet store.
I'd also like to know about setup! How to do it, what else I need? Thanks so much!