help meeeeeeeeee!!!

[nero66]

sup im a noobie to fresh water fish

first does anyone Know of a good 5-7 fish tank? and what to stock it with? please include temp and water stats
and also dont waste time explaining how to fix the tank water perfect for fish cause i all ready read bout it

[fish_doc]

A ten gallon would be good for 5-7 small fish. But if you are looking for bigger fish you would need a bigger tank.
Tell us a bit about what kind of fish you would be intrested in. Big, Small, Active, Colorful, Bottom, mid, top swimmers, do you want to try and breed fish. Once we know a bit more we can give you suggestions on fish that will hold your attention and be more enjoyable to you

[Damon]

A budget would be helpful to know also.

[nero66]

as a budget i have about $120 to go with. im intrested in cory catfish and some active comunity fish and i perfer not to breed them.

[JustOneMore20]

I think you could set up a 29g tank for about $120. That is a good size tank to start off with. Its not too hard to maintain and it will be more stable than a 5 or 10g tank.

You could have a school of rasboras or tetras (glowlights, von rios, lemons, black neons to name a few), a centerpiece fish (gourami, ram, smaller peaceful cichlid), and some bottom feeding cories. If you wanted you could have two schools of smaller tetras or rasboras.

Thats a lot more than 5-7 fish, but you could stock it slowly and gradually increase the numbers.

Having cories and tetras, you will need more than 5 in a school. You could have about 8 cories and 8 tetras in a school. If you choose smaller tetras and go with one kind, you could have 10-12.

[nero66]

i forgot to say i also have limited space so thats why id like a5-7 tank.

and any good easy to care for plants out there?

[ron v]

What is a 5-7 tank?

[SueM]

A 10 gal tank with 4 Panda cories, and 6 Choprae Danios
My personal favorites

[nero66]

and i also ment $120 for a tanka food, decor, plants ect.

[nero66]

writing error 5-7 gallon tank and no a in tank

[JustOneMore20]

The only fish I would put in a 5-7 gallon tank is a male betta. That size range is too small for anything else IMO.

If you go with a 10g tank, you could have a small school of Harlequin Rasboras and a male betta.

I don't put cories in a 10g. I think they are too active and deserve atleast a 20g long tank. The only bottom feeder suitable for a 10g tank IMO is ottos. They eat algae, so you would have to have some algae established first.

10g tanks are 24 inches long...so maybe you can find space for one. You could put more fish in it than a 5-7g tank.

[SueM]

Pigmy cories would do great, but not in a 5-7 gal

[msdolittle]

What about dwarf puffers? I'm just asking....not suggesting actually.

[nero66]

any frogs out there for 5 gallon tanks?

[fishn00b]

I think if you have a budget of $120 then you should atleast get a 10 gallon tank. You can get a kit from Walmart with a heater, filter, and lights for 50 dollars. And most likely it will end up costing you less than your 5 gallon tank when it's all said and done.

[nero66]

thanks fishnoob i will check their web site now

[bpswim90]

As far as fish go for a 5-7gal, maybe some dwarf rasboras and a couple ottos... not sure what else would fit.

[nero66]

i checked and only found 6 gallon tank as the largest.... im thinking they have larger one instore?

[nero66]

hey i found i 12 gallon tank for $74 is that good?

[fishn00b]

Originally Posted by nero66

i checked and only found 6 gallon tank as the largest.... im thinking they have larger one instore?

Yeah... in the store (granted your's has a pet's section which I'm sure they all do) they will have their "Aqua Tech" kits. I have bought one for every tank that I have made, and I find they are pretty reliable and cost effective.

In the store they sell a 10 gallon tank (make sure you get the tropical fish one, called "deluxe." This one comes with a heater and flourescent lights). This runs 50 dollars. They also have a 20 gallon tall tank, which isn't too bad for around 74 dollars, and a 29 gallon tank (what I purchased and I love it) for 95 dollars. Keep in mind you will still have to buy gravel for these tanks and filter pads (they only give you one in the kit). The gravel (at Walmart) will cost you 10 dollars per 25 pound bag, and the filters will general cost about 7 - 10 dollars per 6 cartridges.

I like the 10 gallon kits, although once you buy it you are going to wish you went bigger to buy more fish and such, but it is your dime, and your space. Just giving a heads up. In one of my 10 gallon tanks I have 6 glowlight tetras and one dwarf fire gourami (only about an inch right now) and that's pretty much as much as I can put in the tank. If you have any other questions let us know.