Whats A Good Starter Aquarium And Whats A Good Gallon Size?
by Aquaboy on Friday, August 20th, 2010 | 8 Comments
a ten gallon fresh water. its big enough to keep most community fish and wont cost a fortune if something goes wrong.
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To be honest, only get a 10 gallon if you’re interested in just keeping a few livebearers or so (such as Mollies, Platies, Guppies, etc.)
Lots of people start with 10s, but they’re a *major* pain to stock. Your options would be very, very limited.
Something more along the lines of 15 or 20 gallon would be best if you want to have decent stocking options.
a ten gallon tank is a great starter aquarium. any brand is good you can get it at your local pet store for about ten bucks, but then you also have to buy a filter, heater, tank pebbles, and chemicals and cleaning supplies. after setting the tank up with all the chemicals you must let it all cure for at least 3 days but 1 week is recommended. Good starter fish are molly’s and tetras.
i think most people really into fish start with 10 gallons … but that is never enough :O) but an okay place to start and it will be a good hospital tank for when you get hooked on the hobby and find yourself coming home one day with 30 gallons :O) maybe just start with 30 gallons :O) lots of pet stores have kits that you could check out … maybe think about what kinds of fish you like and see what size tank they would need … like if you want a betta, 5 gallons would be fine … if you want puffer fish, you would need many more gallons … check out the fish store, see what fish you like and then research what they need (don’t listen to pet store employees, their job is to sell, not care for fish) and pick a tank size based on that :O)
I would suggest a 20 Long. It’s just big enough you can have a couple different types of fish, but small enough for easy maintenance and easy to relocate it to a different place if needed. The 20 Long is also shallower than the 20 High which is easier to clean in comparison. Unfortunately that type of tank doesn’t often come in kits, so you’ll have to piece everything together. However that said, you can opt for higher quality components (heater, filter, etc.) that way.
A good starter tank would be anything up to 20 gallon. But a good gallon size would be 10-20 gallon.
Well, the larger the aquarium, the easier it is to keep stable water parameters and happy healthy fish. Plus, more gallons means more options when it comes to choosing your fish.
Personally, I’d suggest a 29 gallon as a first aquarium size, as it’s large enough to allow for a few newbie mistakes, but not so large as to take up your entire living/dining/bed/whatever room.
Be sure that you thoroughly research and complete the nitrogen cycle before bringing any fish home, and that you know your fishes aquarium size, basic requirements, and compatibility before introducing them to your tank.
Good luck.
FYI, good fish profile sites:
andhttp://www.aquariumlife.net/profiles/cyp…
Basic Cycling info:
i started with a 29 gallon then upgraded like right away to a 55 gallon
I jumped right into the world of aquariums when I started and got a 55 gallon freshwater community. I had no (big) problems at all (besides the expected fish pass away here and there). I had lots of choices on what to fill my tank with and it was large enough to house a pleco. With a larger tank you can have gouramies and angels too. I did have a mom and dad who have both had aquariums too but if you do a little research you’ll be fine.