tropical fish

[judge2010 196]

moving into my flat soon and these are the only pets i'm allowed, thinking about getting a red-tail-shark and a siamese fighting fish could anyone reccomend anymore please?

Edited July 16, 2010 by judge2010

[christian71 3,187]

Gold fish in a bowl

[scothunter 12,609]

know what are smart those big bio orb tanks you get in pet store.come in 3 diffrent sizes they come with the stand filter lite and air bubble thing.my mate got one filled it with those blue neons looks cracking.

[Night Hunter 109]

I had tinfoil barbs in mine but they get quite big they are silver with red fins and tail,also a plec to clean the algae off the tank they are brown ugly things that suck to the glass.

Edited July 16, 2010 by Night Hunter

[judge2010 196]

looking forward to getting some to be honest. thanks lads.

[scothunter 12,609]

http://www.reef-one.com/biOrb-Aquariums

 

here a link

[Lee85 44]

DONT PUT A SIAMESE FIGHTER IN WITH OWT MATE, THERE BETTER ON THERE OWN - i HAD SOME IN WITH MY TROPICALS AND IT DIDNT LAST TOO LONG, I'VE GOT SOME IN A HEXAGONAL TANK, IM ACTUALLY THINKING OF FLOGGING THE LOT & THE SMALL STAND - SORRY ALL THIS IS IN CAPITALS BUT I CANT BE ARSE RE-TYPING IT

[Richie10 345]

Red tail sharks are territorial. Loads of choice out there. Don't get tinfoils get far too big!

[Lee85 44]

the black red tailed shark is a belting fish, it'll go after any other type of 'shark' you have though and it'll bother some fish, great to watch tho.

 

i like the clown loach aswell:

 

cichlids are nice

 

i dont know that much but im sure others on here will

Edited July 16, 2010 by Lee85

[scothunter 12,609]

the clown loaches are prone to getting white spot.just a point worth remembereing

[Guest jt750]

Red tailed shark once they get past 6 inches get aggressive so be carefull. get some bristlenose plecs or corydoras for the bottom to hoover up any food thats missed ...i'd go go for ruby barbs and guppy's then you'll have the 3 areas of your tank filled ...wouldn't go for too many species unless you have a large tank and they can get away from each other

[Richie10 345]

Probably Arowanas.

 

I used to keep freshwater rays.

[watchman 256]

moving into my flat soon and these are the only pets i'm allowed, thinking about getting a red-tail-shark and a siamese fighting fish could anyone reccomend anymore please?

if your just starting out i would go for fish that are relatively easy to keep,you need to decide if you want a species tank or a community tank,this will then give you an idea of what fish you can and cannot keep together.

as a beginer i would advise things like,guppys and,platties,with plenty of weed in the tank these will breed readily and give birth to live young,the list is endless for community fish get out there and see what takes your fancy.

i used to keep a lot of the american cichlids but you do need a large tank as they will become territorial,good luck with what ever you choose but only bye a couple fish to start and introduce more over a period of time to help keep up your water quality and not put to much on your filter system

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

...i'd go go for ruby barbs and guppy's then you'll have the 3 areas of your tank filled...

 

I don't know anything about Fish but I'm thinking of getting some soon. I seen some lovely Guppy's down at a pet shop near me. There was one in particular on it's own that was a lovely Blood red colour but wasn't shiny, It had a big fanned tail and I was stood there watching it swim around for a good few minutes.

 

Very similar to this one it was -

 

 

Are Guppy's easy to keep? And do they last a long time if looked after properly?

[Richie10 345]

Arowana's get to about 3ft both the Asian and South American.