Best Fish To Start With?

[Rooted]

So my 3ft fish tank is ready to put some tropical fish in the tank and i was just wondering what are some nice fish to start a tank off with ??

 

[Man of fish]

What do you like? I'm assuming you cycled the tank properly? If so how'd you do it?

 

[DJH584]

Others with far more experience will advise better than me but I think what you can put in your tank is going to depend upon your water parameters.
May I suggest that you post the NH3/NO2/NO3/PH/GH/KH levels AND what sort of fish interest you, then you will no doubt get some appropriate answers?

Regards

 

[Man of fish]

Also well need all the dimensions and tank volume if you know it.

 

[sadguppy]

Platies are a good easy all rounder, not too fussy and quite forgiving of newbie mistakes. Plus they come in a huge range of bright colours, they grow big enough to stand out in a 3ft tank and you only need one male, two females and a breeding net to fill the whole tank!

 

[Akasha72]

Platies are a good easy all rounder, not too fussy and quite forgiving of newbie mistakes. Plus they come in a huge range of bright colours, they grow big enough to stand out in a 3ft tank and you only need one male, two females and a breeding net to fill the whole tank!

+1

 

[watertown28]

What they said... is the tank cycled? That will make it much easier to decide what to put in it.

Many will tell you to fishless cycle the tank. I on the other hand know how hard it is to look at a big tank and see nothing in it for weeks. If you did not cycle and would want a fish in cycle, I would say something easy like White Clouds. You just need to keep up on water changes and all.

 

[FishBlast]

What they said... is the tank cycled? That will make it much easier to decide what to put in it.

Many will tell you to fishless cycle the tank. I on the other hand know how hard it is to look at a big tank and see nothing in it for weeks. If you did not cycle and would want a fish in cycle, I would say something easy like White Clouds. You just need to keep up on water changes and all.

It's not the part about staring at an empty tank, it would probably be the stench of it. But you wouldn't have to do daily water changes, wouldn't have to monitor ammonia / nitrite closely all the time, fearing that you'll lose your fish.

 

[sadguppy]

What they said... is the tank cycled? That will make it much easier to decide what to put in it.

Many will tell you to fishless cycle the tank. I on the other hand know how hard it is to look at a big tank and see nothing in it for weeks. If you did not cycle and would want a fish in cycle, I would say something easy like White Clouds. You just need to keep up on water changes and all.

It's not the part about staring at an empty tank, it would probably be the stench of it. But you wouldn't have to do daily water changes, wouldn't have to monitor ammonia / nitrite closely all the time, fearing that you'll lose your fish.

Absolutely! Waiting is easily better than the pain of watching your fish suffer and die. However, the OP asked for a good first fish and I cycled with platies (i wouldn't do it again!) and they all lived to tell the tale so I wholeheartedly recommend them as a newbie fish.

 

[Akasha72]

I ended up in a fish in cycle with platies and guppies and found them pretty hardy. I think I lost one in total but that was before I joined this forum.

like Sadguppy, I'd recommend platies, I think they are a bit hardier than guppies. You can get some nice variations in colours too. Plus when your ready to move on to something more demanding you'll find the platies will be fine. They are good little community fish that'll live happily with most fish

 

[shelaghfishface]

id be more inclined to go for something other than livebearers.. if ( no if about it) they breed this tank could get boring quite quickly

 

[FishBlast]

What they said... is the tank cycled? That will make it much easier to decide what to put in it.

Many will tell you to fishless cycle the tank. I on the other hand know how hard it is to look at a big tank and see nothing in it for weeks. If you did not cycle and would want a fish in cycle, I would say something easy like White Clouds. You just need to keep up on water changes and all.

It's not the part about staring at an empty tank, it would probably be the stench of it. But you wouldn't have to do daily water changes, wouldn't have to monitor ammonia / nitrite closely all the time, fearing that you'll lose your fish.

Absolutely! Waiting is easily better than the pain of watching your fish suffer and die. However, the OP asked for a good first fish and I cycled with platies (i wouldn't do it again!) and they all lived to tell the tale so I wholeheartedly recommend them as a newbie fish.

I am not 100% sure I've cycled but things are going well for so many months now. Still waiting for the bank to call me so I can get my account active, then I'll buy a nitrite tester to see if it is truly cycled.
But if I indeed cycled the tank by now, my cycling team is so unusual. X))

 

[sadguppy]

id be more inclined to go for something other than livebearers.. if ( no if about it) they breed this tank could get boring quite quickly

Not if you only buy males!

Using the old noodle there....

I still like mine and they are compatable with most other community fish unlike guppies.

What they said... is the tank cycled? That will make it much easier to decide what to put in it.

Many will tell you to fishless cycle the tank. I on the other hand know how hard it is to look at a big tank and see nothing in it for weeks. If you did not cycle and would want a fish in cycle, I would say something easy like White Clouds. You just need to keep up on water changes and all.

It's not the part about staring at an empty tank, it would probably be the stench of it. But you wouldn't have to do daily water changes, wouldn't have to monitor ammonia / nitrite closely all the time, fearing that you'll lose your fish.

Absolutely! Waiting is easily better than the pain of watching your fish suffer and die. However, the OP asked for a good first fish and I cycled with platies (i wouldn't do it again!) and they all lived to tell the tale so I wholeheartedly recommend them as a newbie fish.

I am not 100% sure I've cycled but things are going well for so many months now. Still waiting for the bank to call me so I can get my account active, then I'll buy a nitrite tester to see if it is truly cycled.
But if I indeed cycled the tank by now, my cycling team is so unusual. X))

I am sure you are cycled, you need to start enjoying them!

 

[FishBlast]

I am sure you are cycled, you need to start enjoying them!

Well, it's been about 4 months since I've introduced the filter. Should be by now. But still will get the test kit, as there's no telling, with summer closing in and them 30C + heats.

 

[OldMan47]

I love my livebearers such as platies but some other easy care fish include the rasboras. Rasboras, sometimes marked as rasbora hets, are delightful schooling fish that can tolerate almost any water conditions within reason.