Beginners tropical fish?

You could get ONE male betta, which are really pretty and fairly hardy and a couple gost shrimp, neons, or glofish. Do not keep anything with a beta that resembles another betta (ie, guppy)

OR you could get guppy which are just as pretty as betta, just smaller, however, the should be kept in a group of at least five since they are schooling fish, but with such a small tank you should just stick with males for now.

OR you could get an angelfish (I would suggest more than one and at the most two in such a small tank)

OR you could get neons, danios, or glofish (which are genetically modified zebra danios, they look really cool but if you are the type that's against animal testing, then these arn't the fish for you)--Again all these need to be in groups of at least 5.

Either way you go, you can put a few ghost shrimp in, which will help keep your tank clean (they eat the food that falls into the gravel) and they look super cool! There is a chance of them being eaten and sometimes it is hard to find them (that might just be me since I have a 55 with only 4 ghost shrimp lol) but so far none of mine have been eaten and they are with a pretty large lace catfish (6.5 inches)...

Good Luck!

Hi Sally-sorry to hear about your recent losses, unfortunately Goldfish require massive tanks, a BiOrb is simply a glorified bowl, you will have nothing but problems whatever you try to keep in it. so I would recommend replacing it with a regular rectangular tank with a fitted lid & a filter before getting any more fish.

The link below has some great ideas for easy to keep beginners fish but I would still recommend joining a properly moderated fishkeeping forum before spending a penny.

That's not a very big tank, which is probably why the guy at the pet shop suggested neons and danios. You could use the tank for a small blood parrot (my favorite) but you'd have to get a bigger tank eventually.

Livebearers like platys or swordtails are colorful and fun to watch, but if you try to save their babies (which they'll have about once a month) it can drive you crazy. I wouldn't keep more than two or three in an 8 gallon tank.

In a 9 gallon tank you could have a few options. You could always get a corydora, and a small school of about 4 small tetras. Or get a few ghost shrimp, a couple of otocinclus, and a school of about 6 small tetras. You don't necessarily have to get neons or danios. There are many other small growing tetras that are just as easy to maintain, and that way you could find your favorite.

I think a Betta and some Ghost Shrimp would look neat in a small tank like that, neither of which are very hard to keep. Neon Tetras and Zebra Danios are also another good choice. With such a small tank, you don't really have much to work with, sorry.

i would suggest guppies because they are easy to take care of and once you buy a few they mate and you get more guppies at no extra charge. also if you cant care for the guppies many local pet stores will take them off your hands for free, for money or for more supplies to support this fun hobby and a bigger tank so you can still keep some fry (baby fish)

mollies and platys are usually very popular in fish tanks and are easy to take care of. Also guppies tend to be a common fish to have in the aquarium.killifish are good to have too but they are hard tofind and tend to be expensive.

good luck with your new aquarium

8 gallons, yes? You can try a few MALE guppies. As a beginner, only go to a store that separates the sexes or you'll have a boat load of babies. (The males have longer tails than females and are generally more colorful, but they can still be confused sometimes.)

Good luck!

This link is very helpful I may suggest the first 4-5 catergries

http://www.elmersaquarium.com/h701elmers_freshwate...

I would get guppies, they breed pretty easily and are pretty sturdy as long as you take care of them.