Common Fish

[bettas]

what is good common fish you can get anywere good for the community tank apart from neons?
i have about a 11-12 gallon how many fish can go in there?
are the glowlight tetras good.

 

[yvez9]

glowlight tetras are good. You could keep 6 or 7 I guess

 

[bettas]

is that all the fish or just glowlight tetras

what else will be good

 

[Lateral Line]

All the fish, a tank that size will not take more then that really. Also, Neons, although commonly sold as easy community fish are very sensitive to pollution and don't do well in small new tanks, Glowlights are better suited. Of course, few fish thrive in a soup of their own sewage.

 

[bettas]

yes i dont want neons glowlights and maybe 2 rummy nose tetra

 

[Fish_Mike]

I suggest you choose one of the two, either Glowlights or Rummy Noses for a more spectacular scene Rummys like to be in groups, and you don't really have enough room for 2 shoals of fish.

 

[bettas]

ok what ones do u think is best?

 

[Fish_Mike]

It really doesn't matter, i guess.

Though i'd edge towards glowlights because they stay smaller, i've seen full-grown rummy noses, they're about:


------------------------- (no jokes, my LFS has some in the display tank this size)

Glowlights also seem hardier

 

[bettas]

ok i might go for them
any others that are good hardy fish

 

[Fish_Mike]

Serpae Tetras Hyphessobrycon serpae

 

[bettas]

yes there nice but never seen them before

 

[Fish_Mike]

You should look around your LFS. They're quite common in Canada anyways.

It would actually be a good idea to go to your LFS first and see what you actually can get, and then decided what you want

 

[LoachLover]

Cory Cats are one of the better beginner fish in my opinion.

 

[bettas]

ok thanks i may go this week

have you got any pics of cory cats