What to get in new 20 gallon tank?

I need help on deciding what fish to get in my new 20 gallon tank. I would like to only have one or two large fish. Can anybody suggest a fish?

 

hmmm, cant be that large of a fish due to it being 20 gallon....do u know the dimesnions of the tank?

 

20 Gallon would make a nice marine tank :lol: Lets see... if your looking for smaller fish you could get Guppies, Mollies, Platys, White Clouds (Coldwater) Black Skirt tetras *aggressive) and a nice little corey cleanup-crew... or if you want a chichlid of some sort then I think you might be able to keep a convict and some wellchosen other fish that would be hurt.

 

oscars and red bellies wold be cool, and get a few plecos

 

WHOA...dont even try with oscars, red bellies or common plecos....all three of those get to be at least a foot long and would die in a 20 gallon....jsut one oscar needs at least 55 gallons...you can prob. get some gouramis or tetras or guppys, or millies, etc.

 

Still need help

I have looked in to all the suggestions. I am considering a Jack Dempsey or a pair of Convicts. Would these be OK? does anybody have any more suggestions?

 

Dont waste your breath hun. He is going to be banned and so is obelix..sad to say they are the same person

 

A JD wouldn't work, they get just as big as oscars. As single con would probably work without any other tankmates.

-Chelle

 

sort of off topic question..why are jack dempseys sooo expensive? this LFS that i went to was tryin to charge 150 bucks for it

 

Wow, JD's in my lfs only go for $6. But the so called "electric blue" ones are usually $57 :shock:

 

wow heatherandnicole. they are ripping you off if it is just the average jack dempsey...the blue ones are really expensive and usually arnt worht it because they seem to die for no reason many times.

 

if you like natives get yellow perch, a crappie, or bluegills.

 

Yeah i didnt buy anything from that place because they had a 4 foot moray eel in a 55 gallon tank :cry: :cry: Other fish were overcrowded too. The JD was full grown.

 

How big are fully grown JD's and what size tank do they need?

 

They get around 10" and need at least 50 gallons each.

-Chelle

 

Is there some other fish that is very similar to the JD but just smaller cause I don't think I have enough space for a 10'' fish like a JD?

 

mabye go with 1 yellowlab

 

I think a convict or maybe a firemouth is about as close as you will be able to get to a JD and still fit in a 20 gallon.

-Chelle

 

Are firemouths compatible with convicts and are they the same size when fully grown?

 

Yes, they both get about 6" and given a large enough aquarium, they should get along okay. But I don't think both would work in a 20 gallon.

-Chelle