Toughest Community Species

[sharpie21]

what tropical fish are the toughest(least likely to kick the bucket) after being introduced to a new aquarium? I have been working so hard to create the atomosphere for the fish...(single daddy) and its my daughters birthday...dont want to get a species that has a tendency to be fickle

 

[neutral]

what tropical fish are the toughest(least likely to kick the bucket) after being introduced to a new aquarium? I have been working so hard to create the atomosphere for the fish...(single daddy) and its my daughters birthday...dont want to get a species that has a tendency to be fickle

How long has the tank been running?

What's the levels of the tank currently? (temp? nitrates?)

If the tank is cycled and you're just looking for something to put in that is hardy, I would go with tetras or dominos. (this is from my expierence from years ago, maybe things have changed?)

If the tank has not been cycled, just ignore my reply because I have no clue

 

[OldMan47]

Hi Sharpie, I just looked at your other post and think you may have been given some terrible advice by the LFS. A tank needs to be properly cycled before you add fish unless you just like a ton of extra work for nothing. Filling a tank with distilled water or RO water is also a terrible idea, fish need the minerals in their water if they are to be healthy at all. Aquarium salt has only one use in my tanks and that is to treat ich. At all other times, I refuse to make a freshwater tank salty, it is a freshwater tank after all. If you wanted to create a brackish water tank, you would use the same sea salt that saltwater people use to make their tank water, you would not use straight sodium chloride with a fish picture on the label. In case you don't recognize it, sodium chloride is also called table salt or kosher salt.
When you have cycled the tank properly and can tell us the general nature of your tap water, we will be able to give you lots of suggestions about good fish to keep that will work well in your water. Fish do live in lakes and rivers all over the world so there are fish that would find your tap water perfect except for the chlorine content. Once we know what kind of water you have, we can help you choose compatible fish. In the meantime you should give the tank cycling thread a read through and come back with any questions that you may have. There is a link to it in my signature area that is labelled as fishless cycling.

 

[CKutz]

what size tank, and is it cycled, are need to know questions

but cherry barbs, danios, not neon tetras, probably platys.
as long as your tank is cycled, it's mostly any fish. except some cichlids like rams, rummy nose tetra, neon tetra, glass catfish..
just stick to fish that seem pretty common, as they are typically the easiest to maintain, except neon tetras because many of them have become increasingly poor quality.

 

[Amunet]

Guppys are usually poor quality nowadays as well so I'd probably stay away from them.
If you want a livebearing fish, platy seem to be pretty darn hardy imo.
Danios are considered a hardy fish. Even though they're small, they need a large tank due to their level of energy. They are some HYPER fish.

 

[youngfisher]

Mollys

 

[crazychris]

If I were you I'd start with 2 or 3 platies for colour, and a couple of corydoras cats. Both are hardy species. See how they go on first before introducing maybe some danios. Neons aren't suitable for a new tank as they seem to be more delicate now than they used to be. As someone above said, avoid guppies as they're nowhere near as hardy as they used to be either.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

well firstly what size is the tank? it always makes me laugh when people start advising on species without knowing what size tank we are dealing with as we don't know what will be suitable.