What Fish Should I Put In

[paulhir]

I have just bought a 8 gallon bowfront freswater tropical tank, i am in the process of fishless cycling it...

What Fish would you recomend i put in it to beging with...

The fishless cycling process is lasting 3 weeks so should be mature enough to handle a few fish...

Any recomendations pls?

Regards

 

[BLASK]

kind of wrong forum to post this in mate....

but I would recommend 3 platies (1male, 2 female)

then in a week get 3 cory cats (peppered, spotted, or albino)

thats pretty much it for an 8 gallon, you could throw in one oto.

 

[smooth_bourbon]

HI yes definately in the wrong section but I am sure a mod will see it and move it for you.

For a 8 gallon I would say dont mix sexes of any livebearers, unless you have a hungry larger fish to feed.

How about some male endlers, or a dwarf gourami to start then add some pygmy cories after a couple of weeks.

The fishless cycling process is lasting 3 weeks so should be mature enough to handle a few fish...

You should definately test your water params before adding anything tho.

 

[dwarfgourami]

For a 8 gallon I would say dont mix sexes of any livebearers, unless you have a hungry larger fish to feed.

How about some male endlers, or a dwarf gourami to start then add some pygmy cories after a couple of weeks.

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A dwarf gourami might be a bit sensitive to go in a newly cycled tank; they don't make them hardy these days!

I'd go for the endlers if you can get them (yes, males) and pygmy corys.

Or pygmy rasboras instead of endlers.

Or a couple of African dwarf frogs.

Or a betta.

3 platies and 3 peppered corys would be too much for that tank; not only for its bioload, but also because both species like room to move around.

 

[collared_drifter]

chocolate gouramis!!!!

 

[kimbowee]

Maybe a Male Betta and either

1) 3 Corys
2) 3 Oto's - will eat algae
3) 2-3 African Dwarf Frogs, not African Clawed Frogs.


Or go for a group of 2-3 Male Guppies if you are looking for color. No fry to worry about that way.

 

[modernhamlet]

5 green neon tetra
3 otos

A nice small piece of bogwood with some java moss and java fern attached.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

How are you going about cycling the tank? Many lfs's will say just leave the tank empty for a couple of weeks to cycle it but this actually does nothing thats all.

 

[Durbkat]

How is this in the wrong section? He/she is just asking for a suggestion on stocking levels.