Help me stock my 30 gallon.

[Stacie3972]

Just got a 30 gallon tank I'm doing a fish less cycle with ammonia so I've got a month or so to research what I'm going to put in this tank and was looking for some opinions. My other tank is cichlids and I was wanting to go with
Small angel fish
Guppies
Hatchet fish
Silver dollars
And maybe some kind of catfish or pictus cat
Also would betas live with this mix. I have done some research but there are 5 million different websites sites that some say yes and some say no
I would Also like to get some live plants but I've never done live plants so what is a good way to get started and when should I add them. And some good plants to start with? Thanks for all advice in advance

 

[emerald76]

Just got a 30 gallon tank I'm doing a fish less cycle with ammonia so I've got a month or so to research what I'm going to put in this tank and was looking for some opinions. My other tank is cichlids and I was wanting to go with
Small angel fish
Guppies
Hatchet fish
Silver dollars
And maybe some kind of catfish or pictus cat
Also would betas live with this mix. I have done some research but there are 5 million different websites sites that some say yes and some say no
I would Also like to get some live plants but I've never done live plants so what is a good way to get started and when should I add them. And some good plants to start with? Thanks for all advice in advance

You could do-
1 female betta
1 angelfish
10 guppies(male)
6 hatchet fish

 

[bud29]

to add to what emerald said, you probably could do a bristlenose pleco in there as well. Pictus catfish and silver dollars would get too big for a 30 gallon.

 

[Stacie3972]

Would more angles not be possible?

 

[Stacie3972]

I am very interested in the bristlenose pleco. But my lfs don't carry them is there a good place to order online? One that may some of yall have used before and know they have well taken care of fish.

 

[bud29]

Unless you had nothing else in the tank but some bottom dwellers, you probably couldn't have 2 angels in there.

The user severum mama normally sells bristlenose plecos. You can send her a message and see if she has any in stock at the moment. I got one from her and was very pleased.

 

[Stacie3972]

Ok so if I didn't do the female beta what would be something else I could put with that mix? And how do I find a specific user? I'm new to the forum and haven't sought out a single user