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10-30-2006, 07:47 PM
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#1 | | Fry
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 1
|  :) Looking for advice Please help :)
I have aquired a 29 gallon fish tank.
What kind of freshwater fish commuity would be best?
Thanks,
Aryvella
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10-30-2006, 07:57 PM
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#2 | | Reef Bum Smod
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sand Springs OK
Posts: 2,062
| Tetras, cories, platties, and some gouramis. Are you familiar with the process of cycling your tank correctly? By the way........Welcome! | |
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10-30-2006, 08:07 PM
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#3 | | Guest
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,604
| I agree with gm and welcome you as well! I think at this point, you have soooooooo many options as far as community fish and a lot of that will depend on the type of tank you would like to have.
If you are not familiar with the cycling process, check out this 'sticky' thread to become familiar: http://www.fishtankforums.com/5-fres...-aquarium.html
If you have ANY questions, feel free to ask. There are a TON of people here who can help with most any question! | |
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10-30-2006, 08:10 PM
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#4 | | Fry
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 1
| have not even got that far was going to research fish before i even set it up.
but i would like live palnts in the aquarium?
any information would be helpful
going from 2gal goldfish tank to setting up a big tank is kinda scary. | |
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10-30-2006, 08:11 PM
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#5 | | Fry
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 1
| and thank you for the welcome
i want colorful fish
lol i know i sound like a noob | |
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10-30-2006, 08:19 PM
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#6 | | Reef Bum Smod
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sand Springs OK
Posts: 2,062
| All of us were noobs at one point, Plants will be fine to add during the cycle, As to what, kind someone else can help with that, I would rather deal with fake. Read up on the cycle process and ask any questions you may have, as they say there are no dumb questions. | |
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10-30-2006, 08:41 PM
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#7 | | Tetra
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada
Posts: 31
| I would recommend that you stick to fake plants ( which if selected and placed properly can look pretty real ) for your first tank it can be very overwhelming to have to deal with keeping your plants alive as well as the fish.
If you want colorful fish that are easy to start with try the Tetra's. Also do as much research on Fish keeping as you can stand this will help you by the handful's for trouble shooting future problems ( hopefully you won't have any  )
Good luck setting up your underwater world. | |
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10-30-2006, 10:05 PM
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#8 | | Guppy
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Salem, OR
Posts: 2
| Quote:
Originally Posted by aryvella  have not even got that far was going to research fish before i even set it up.
but i would like live palnts in the aquarium?
any information would be helpful
going from 2gal goldfish tank to setting up a big tank is kinda scary. | Welcome 
I thought long and hard about live plants when I set up my 20H, but I went ahead and put live plants in. I am glad that I did. They do require more intial investment, lights, but I think it makes the tank look that much better. They also help with the cycling process by absorbing some of the nitrates in the water. Most fish seem to enjoy the plants as well, at least the few that I have. I had a German Gold Ram and she would lay eggs once a week on an anubius and fight the others off her eggs. Unfortunatley, spring and summer and selling and moving came in the way and I was not as diligent in changing the water and lost her.
One thing to keep in mind with plants, is that you will need light, and that can get very expensive in a hurry. I run 3.25 WPG on my 20H and that is considered moderate light.
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10-30-2006, 11:56 PM
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#9 | | Rainbow
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Posts: 621
| Hello Aryvella, and Welcome to FishTankForums!
Researching fish and ideas for your tank is going to take some time. I'd focus on what general type of tank you want, fish only or planted and go ahead and get the tank setup with the substrate in place so that it can cycle while you decide what to do with it. That'll save you some time in the long run.
If you would like to learn more about a particular fish, or info on choices of fish for your freshwater tank then you might try posting up a thread on the Freshwater Tank Forum.
If you would like info about keeping plants and how they can benfit the tank, and get inspiration about setting up a nice planted community tank you might try the Freshwater Planted Forum.
Or, if you have a general question about tanks, or just want to chat about fish related stuff then check out the General Discussion Forum.
HTH,
Aaron
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10-31-2006, 06:59 AM
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#10 | | Super MOD 3000 Posts
Join Date: Jul 2006
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| Hi aryvella, welcome to the forums
Reading the posts it Looks like you are in good hands!!
Regards,
Jay | |
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