Stuck...

[noobfishy]

Okay, this is very, very new to me. I am confused as a newbie, I need to know what size of tank I should start out with, and what kind of fish and plants to put in it! I have read the books, but I think I would need some of the more experienced hobbyists to help me out here! THANKS!

A worryed/confused newbie.. ​

 

[*Fishkies*]

Firts off Hello and !!!

Well it all depends on how much money your planning on spending.

For me I started with a 10 gallon tank.
Some nice starter fish are guppies, swordtails, platys, zebra danio's...etc.
As for plants you can use real plants or fake plants, that's personal choice there.

 

[noobfishy]

Firts off Hello and !!!

Well it all depends on how much money your planning on spending.

For me I started with a 10 gallon tank.
Some nice starter fish are guppies, swordtails, platys, zebra danio's...etc.
As for plants you can use real plants or fake plants, that's personal choice there.

Hey! Thank you! I was idk, kinda stuck. See I was thinking about spending around 200.00 but I don't think that will be enough, some people tell me that I within 6 months of getting a small tank, I will want a larger one, because I might want to put more fish in. I learned that alot of fish, need to be paired. So how many fish can I exactly get into one 10 gallon tank?

 

[stang1]

If you've got some idea of what fish you'd like to keep, then that will help decide what sort of tank size would be best suited.
Working out how many fish is generally based on 1" fish per gallon (adult size) so that should give you some idea of how many you could keep.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

personally i wouldn't recommend anything ubnder 20 gallons for a first tank.

a larger body of water is much more stable and forgiving of newbie mistakes, small tanks can be a lot harder work and if your even a day or two late doing your maintenance it can lead to disaster.

get the biggest tank your budget and the space you have can stretch too.

 

[noobfishy]

personally i wouldn't recommend anything ubnder 20 gallons for a first tank.

a larger body of water is much more stable and forgiving of newbie mistakes, small tanks can be a lot harder work and if your even a day or two late doing your maintenance it can lead to disaster.

get the biggest tank your budget and the space you have can stretch too.

Okay, thank you. I was starting to think about getting at least a 49 gallon tank, cause I found one with all the stuff built right into the hood.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

sounds excellent, you'll then have loads of options for what fish you can have, and while yes your weekly maintenance may be a bit longer, you'll be much less likely to have problems with the tank.

next step is to read up on fishless cycling, here's a link to get you started

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=113861

 

[cheesy feet]

Firts off Hello and !!!

Well it all depends on how much money your planning on spending.

For me I started with a 10 gallon tank.
Some nice starter fish are guppies, swordtails, platys, zebra danio's...etc.
As for plants you can use real plants or fake plants, that's personal choice there.

Hey! Thank you! I was idk, kinda stuck. See I was thinking about spending around 200.00 but I don't think that will be enough, some people tell me that I within 6 months of getting a small tank, I will want a larger one, because I might want to put more fish in. I learned that alot of fish, need to be paired. So how many fish can I exactly get into one 10 gallon tank?

£200 is plenty.I would reccomend a 55gal,this gives you the option of a very large stocking.And options if you would like to change the setup when you get more into the hobby. .You really couldn't have your first tank as planted because it would most likely be an algae disaster.For the time being i would just go with rocks,bogwood,slate etc.

 

[Birdie]

I'd say get the biggest tank that money and space will allow. And I can almost gurantee that in about 2 months' time (tops) you'll want a bigger one

For one thing, as others have said, the bigger the body of water the more stable and forgiving it is, and for another, you will almost certainly end up with a fishy wish-list as long as both your arms

I disagree slightly with the PP re plants though. There are lots of plants you can have that will work just fine with a low-tech set-up - ie with the pretty low-level lights that tend to come with the tank ( if you buy a package deal). I am a total noob to fishkeeping, don't have a remotely high-tech set-up, and have managed to plant three* tanks so far with no disasters at all, and barely a scrap of algae. And I think the plants have made the fishies happy. However, there are many fish that care not one jot for plants, so it is certainly not *necessary* if you don't fancy going that route.

* see first paragraph , second sentence