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Thanks. That actually brings up another question. Is their a list of hardy fish around? Drew

I have read through a bunch of threads about what fish to select and I think I just got overwhelmed and very confused. This is going to be my very first tank. I have selected a 29 gallon long tank and want to stock it with freshwater tropical fish. I am going to be using a variety of live and...

Also if live plants is the way to go for a newbie... Any recommendations on what plants? Drew

Corleone, So basically go with live plants unless I want to have herbivorous fish , algae eaters, cichlids, or goldfish in the tank? Drew

I have decided on starting out with a 29 gallon long tank as my first tank. Thanks to everyone that responded to my questions and pointed me in the right direction. Now can anyone point me to threads or articles on if a newbie (first tank) should use live or fake plants? Drew

Corleone, Thank you. This is the exact type of information I am looking for. Normally I would just dive into a project but I don't want to this time since life is on the line. I sure don't want to start out with killing fish. Drew

Thanks for pointing me to that thread! Drew

I have been wanting to start my very first aquarium for a long time. I keep putting it off thinking I am going to screw it up. Any tips for starting my very first aquarium would be greatly appreciated. So far the only thing I am sure of is that I want a fresh water aquarium and not a salt water...