Going To Get A Tank Then Weekend..

[Hallett]

Helloooo,

Basically i've been wanting a tank for a while now I don't want a massive tank and I think im going to go for tropical. Maybe just a few fish. Any advice to be offered. I'm probably going to look on Sunday. People have been telling me you want a 3 foot tank atleast but i only have room for nothing bigger than say 2. Can you still have a pretty interesting tank at that size?

cheers!

 

[stang1]

A 2ft tank is plenty big enough for a nice little tropical set up. The bigger the tank, the better mainly because it's easier to maintain but also because you can have a wider range of fish.
If you are only after smaller shoaling fish like Tetras then a 2ft will be fine.
Have you any ideas on what type of fish you would like to keep?

 

[Hallett]

This is the thing I was taking to a friend he has only two fish in his tank...He has a large tank. He has a Bichir and Sp.Livingstoni and they're nice interesting fish I want something like that. Rather than your average everyday kind of fish. But as i'm new to it i'm thinking I souldn't start with more exotic fish like that and just do something basic.

 

[cheesy feet]

Peacock goby's and dwarf puffers are soem great little oddball options.
A bit off topic but does anyone know if they would be ok together?Thinking of doing a mixed species tank with them.

 

[stang1]

If it's your first tank, then you are probably best starting with more basic fish until you feel more confident about keeping more unusual ones.
There are plenty of fish that would go nicely in a 2ft tank, it's just a case of finding what's right for you.
As long as you do plenty of research, you can keep whatever you like!

 

[rossyt99]

Hi and welcome, A bigger tank gives you more options and is easier to control water conditions, but if you definately cannot fit more than a 2ft. then you can still have some cool fish.

I, and probably many others, started with a 2ft tank and have ended up with various larger tanks as our interest grows...

Would have saved a fair bit if I got a 4ft. one at start, but thats unrealistic in many cases. (Hindsight and all that)


Options for fish are plenty; how about Kribensis (Kribs), Glass Catfish OR 'Puffer' fish (as mentioned b4)


When you have a preferred idea on fishlist, read up on Web/this forum as there is loads of information.

Good luck.

 

[Hallett]

So If I get a 1 2ft tank then How many fish do you think I could have in it?

 

[AngelOfDeath]

1 and a half

(depends on other dimensions)

 

[cheesy feet]

Peacock goby's are easy to care for, and in a 2ft'er you could probably have 3-5 breeding pairs.Fantastic lively, and extremely colourful fish too.Your lfs is unlikely to have them, but you should be able to ask if they can order them in.
Kribensis would be a great choice, can't beliebe I forgot to mention them

 

[littlest]

1 and a half

(depends on other dimensions)

not sure I understand that reply.


Hallet.. the number of fish you can have depends very much on the type of fish you are interested in keeping. There are many variables, including fish size, bioload, whether the fish are terrortorial, what filtration you have etc.

if you are keeping small (under 3 inches), slim-bodied community fish there is a guideline of 1 inch of fish per gallon. I stress, this is only a guideline though, to give you a rough idea of the number of fish. You can't really apply this guideline to larger fish or aggresive fish though.