jaceracer11
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Apr 6, 2015
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My girlfriend and I want to start our first aquarium, and we are looking for some advice on stocking. We know that the Fluval Edge 12 gal is not exactly the ideal tank due to its relatively small size and shape, but we love the aesthetics. Also, the smaller size is about all we have room for, so we are pretty sure this is the tank we want. We would prefer to have live plants in the tank, but we are waiting to plan this part out until we can settle on what fish we want.
We have been doing quite a bit of research on stocking it, but we can't seem to find the right combination of fish that we like. We originally wanted a goldfish but realize this tank is poorly suited for one, so we have moved on from that.
What we don't want is just a whole bunch of smaller fish, and we would like at least one relatively bigger "centerpiece" fish. We have read a lot, and are getting confused because there appear to be a lot of sources saying very different things. The more opinions the better!
These are our ideas right now, please let us know what you think would be best for our tank and compatible together because we are still very inexperienced. Also if you could advise on how many/what kind of snails/shrimps/cleanup fish would go well with the combination you suggest that would be much appreciated:
Thank you for your help, and please be as specific as possible because we are obviously still learning.
We have been doing quite a bit of research on stocking it, but we can't seem to find the right combination of fish that we like. We originally wanted a goldfish but realize this tank is poorly suited for one, so we have moved on from that.
What we don't want is just a whole bunch of smaller fish, and we would like at least one relatively bigger "centerpiece" fish. We have read a lot, and are getting confused because there appear to be a lot of sources saying very different things. The more opinions the better!
These are our ideas right now, please let us know what you think would be best for our tank and compatible together because we are still very inexperienced. Also if you could advise on how many/what kind of snails/shrimps/cleanup fish would go well with the combination you suggest that would be much appreciated:
two dwarf cichlids
one dwarf cichlid and a couple (or small school) of other fish
one dwarf gourami and a couple other fish
Thank you for your help, and please be as specific as possible because we are obviously still learning.