Fishboy856
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Oct 6, 2009
- Messages
- 21
Hello to all my fellow fish lovers. First, my name is Joe and I am from NJ. The reason I am sending this post is that I have a few questions. First, I am fairly new to the hobby other than having a few "goldfish" that I have won at the carnivals when Iwas younger and a Betta or 2 throughout my life. I am looking to starting a freshwater tropical set-up. Do not have the tank as of yet; but looking to purchase a 20 - 30 gallon within the next few weeks, and I do understand thhat the water has to be cycled prior to adding fish, or can do it with fish. I saw online somewhere about fishless cycling; but not sure that I fully understand this process (don't want to sacrifice any of our little finned friends if don't need to). Is there anyone here that can better describe this process to me??? Also.....I understand that you don't want to overload your tank with fish (by bio-load as well as overcrowding), so is there anyone who could help give me any suggestions on stocking the tank (20 gal & 30 Gal set-ups) so that it can have a variety of fish; and also looking for variety in color as well. Any assistance with these matters would be greatly appreciated.