What Do You Think Is The Nicest Fish

[metfan581]

Im looking for a fish whose size is 4-5 max inches.
It has to look nice and be decently hardy.
I it should be able to live happily in a tank 24*12*16
It could also be the only pair or you could suggest tank mates.

 

[Ethos]

I think those are great...

Bolivian Rams...

 

[paulioo]

Just from personal experience... Bolivian Rams

Paul

 

[rdd1952]

I love angels. Hands down my favorite FW fish.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Im looking for a fish whose size is 6-7 max inches.
It has to look nice and be decently hardy.
I it should be able to live happily in a tank 24*12*16
It could also be the only pair or you could suggest tank mates.

How many gallons is that tank? Sorry im terible at working out gals from tank dimensions.

 

[Bloo]

Im looking for a fish whose size is 6-7 max inches.
It has to look nice and be decently hardy.
I it should be able to live happily in a tank 24*12*16
It could also be the only pair or you could suggest tank mates.

How many gallons is that tank? Sorry im terible at working out gals from tank dimensions.

I think the answer lies in the sig

(20 gallons)

 

[rdd1952]

My bad. I didn't read and do the calculations. I withdraw the angels for consideration. I don't hink there is a 6 to 7 inch fish that can live happily in a tank that is only 12" wide.

 

[metfan581]

o i was talking to whom i dont rember but he said the max size of the fish depends on the with of the tank meaning if your nak is 12 the mak size shoul be 10
he said i could have a 10 in oscar in my 20H
idk how true that is but i say
a 6-7 in fish would be fine

 

[CluelessScot]

From what i have read, Bolivian rams are rather hardie and look very nice

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

o i was talking to whom i dont rember but he said the max size of the fish depends on the with of the tank meaning if your nak is 12 the mak size shoul be 10
he said i could have a 10 in oscar in my 20H
idk how true that is but i say
a 6-7 in fish would be fine

No way would an oscar be fine in a 20gal, they need at least a 55gal minimum. Putting a fish that is 7inchs long is no better than putting a 10inch common plec in a 10gal tank, which is not good at all.
The biggest fish i'd put in a 20gal tank would be 4inchs long max, sort of like a sailfin molly or somthing similar.

 

[pica_nuttalli]

to quote one of my favorite fishy resources... CFC says:

Any fish deserves the room to move freely without bumping its nose every time it wants to change direction, the ideal formula for tanks size to fish size ratio is 4x the length of the fish long by 1.5x the length of the fish wide (deep) by 1.5x times the length of the fish tall, giving a tank that is 56x21x21" needed to comfortably house oscars based on a 14" adult size. Of course tanks this size are not available off the shelf so you round up or down to the nearest size available, in this case either a 48x24x24" (120g) or a 60x24x24" (150g). Either of those tanks could hold two oscars and some hardy tankmates.
No large CA or SA Cichlid should be kept in a tank of less than 75 gallons.

 

[metfan581]

how bout parrot (1)
med size plec (1)
...
good so far??
any other ideas

 

[MegTheFish]

Parrots need a larger tank, and what kind of plec do you have in mind? IMO, I don't think a pleco would be a good "centerpeice" fish as they stay at the bottom and most hide during the day.

 

[cyprinut]

A pair of Pearl gouramis. No 6-7 in fish should be in a 20 high.

 

[metfan581]

4-5 in then