Good Beginner's tropical fish tank?

Get the biggest tank you can afford. Fish like to swim horizontally so you should look for something like this: http://www.heevis.nl/www/images/stories/acties/aqu... Keep in mind that you also need a heater for your tropical tank.

The smallest possible community tank is a 40l, but stocking it is difficult and there is no room for beginner mistakes such as overfeeding. I have a 40l tank, so I know what I'm talking about (and my father keeps complaining that the fish store should give a free magnifying glass with such small fish). Soon you'll see that a 40l tank is actually very small.

A 80l tank would be a much better choice, you could choose from a wider variety of fish and the biological balance of the tank could be achieved easier, the water parameters would be much more stable. This tank is good for peaceful community fish such as the always popular Neon Tetras, but too small to venture into the world of cichlids.

I'm not sure if you know this already, but with new tanks you'll have to do a fishless cycle. It creates the nitrogen cycle, the bacterias that break down the waste of the fish (ammonia - very poisonous) first to nitrites (still very poisonous), then nitrates (less poisonous, but you'll have to do water changes to get rid of it).

Tropical Fish Tanks For Beginners

As "Community" tanks, not really much use. Most of those tanks are really tiny. The larger edge tank is better, but it's tall shape limits it's fish capacity.

Also, for a beginner, the smaller the tank the harder it is to set up and maintain. Put a few fish in a 20l and the tank is maxed out on fish numbers. No room for mistakes in it's care. Put the same fish in an 80L tank, they aren't overcrowded and the tank is MUCH easier to run.

Those small designer tanks are also very expensive, for something that should really only house a betta. My 200l probably cost about the same to set up....

So if you want to buy one of those tanks, get the Edge as it's the biggest, and could actually support a small community. But personally I would be going bigger. You can always take the fish that can live in an Edge, and put them in 120l. It will be lightly stocked and easy to run. You can't take the fish from a 120l, and cram then into the Edge.

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Good Beginner's tropical fish tank?

Hi,

I'm looking at setting up a tropical fish tank but I'm not sure which tank/what size would be best.

I don't have an unlimited amount of space so I'd prefer a mid sized tank. I've had a look around and found a few tanks that I like the look of but I don't know if...

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I think fish keeping is really exciting so I hope you enjoy it too!

For your first Tropical fish tank I would recommend a 60 Litre aquarium. Most come with a filter, heater and light. I would have a look around yourself to see which brand is the best. Also research and see what other people are saying, look at reviews on fish tanks etc.

I would defo start out with a 60 Litre and trust me you will want to get a bigger tank shortly after! :)

I wouldn't recommend BiOrbs as the shape really can make a fish unhappy. They don't allows space for decorations either and plus your basic rectangular ones look better! (well in my opinion)

If you want to create a good community tank go for 60 Litres +

Good luck!!

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As far as fish tanks go generally the bigger the better. and 30 liters is not big you would need atleast a 10 gallon tank for almost any successful community aquarium. in a 30 liter tank you better be prepared to do water changes every other day. But what size aquarium you really need is based on what fish you want. you could keep some tetras in a 30 liter. but it wouldnt be much of a community tank. i have a 10 gallon community with a blue gourami a small catfish, and a glass catfish and they are doing good. But i also have a 55 gallon. anyway its really up to what you want. do some research on what fish you may want and then figure out what tank would be good for them.

Hello you could start keeping some cichlids/predatory fish. Piranhas aren't a bad idea, of course, if you like them.

I'd suggest a Jack Dempsey, or a Peacock Bass. They exceed around 14'' in the tank, but of course you'd need a tank of about 300'' to keep them at that size, if you start with one at 10'', a 150-200 gallon is a good choice.

If you like characins, again, a Payara (Hydrolycus Armatus) would be a great choice, but they are pretty hard to keep them Healthy, if you want some more info visit the monsterfishkeepers.com forums, they got a lot of info there.

Tiger barbs Molly's Plecos Platies Gouriamis All need a good sized tank.

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The bigger you go the more of a "community" you can make it into. Those tanks your describing look expensive, I usually just get a normal tank and a separate filter