Fish Tank

the only thing i know about keeping fish is that it's expensive as fuck

but good luck getting some answers anyways

you want fish and water that would be good

kid on my football team last yr whos now in college just recently became obsessed with fish..

fresh water or salt water?

A while ago, like when i was younger, we had a fishtank full of tropical very expensive fish, blizzard comes along, fish died. My dad was mad lol, and he didnt want to just throw them away so he froze them in the freezer for a little because they were so cool, hahah.

so just in case, get a generator.

haha i find that hard to believe.

a kid on my floor has fish.

I have a bunch of salt water tanks. people always say they're harder to figure out than fresh water, but frankly I can't keep fresh water for shit.

pet store, typically stocked woth at least one fish tank enthusiast

haha

just go to a pet store and buy a kit around 29 gallon kit thats a pretty big tank to be honest. go freshwater. saltwater is expensive and only mildly cooler and a lot harder to keep care of. put the gravel on the bottom of the tank and make it deeper than you think you should. like two inches or so and make it slope up towards the back a bit not too abruptly. when you first set up the tank get a super cheap gold fish to put in it right away. the cheap fish will probably die and its supposed to. the nitrogen cycle will take about a week or two before it will be good for fish to live in. after this cycle get some Real plants in there. you can buy grown plants at petsmart or other pet stores. let the plants grow and then buy your cleaner fish. little catfishes and algae eaters like the plecostomus. then give it another week and buy some more fish. good fish to get would be like 5-6 tetras. my favorite would be black tetras. theyre hardy as fuck. tetras school so if you get them you need at least four. when you buy other fish make sure to do your research. some fish live well in communities some dont. most fish usually live in zones of the tank. the bottom the middle or the top. there shouldnt be too much competition for the groups.

seriously though, the are some serious fish lovers out there who are full of good advice

Oh..ok thanks (:

i have a fish tank. if you love fish then its worth it cause even a ten gallon tank is at least 150 with accesories. then fish are probably another 50-100 if you want anything cool. then your fish will all die or eat each other if you dont take good care of them. very cool though.

Hey man I have a 50 gallon reef tank and I've kept some freshwater stuff in the past so feel free to hit me up if you have any questions.

For a tank, anything above 29 gallons is good. You can go smaller but you'll end up wanting a bigger tank. I'd say a 40 gallon "breeder" would be a damn good tank for you if you can find one, or a 55 gallon tank. (I personally don't like their dimensions but you might...)

Get a heater that runs at 4 watts a gallon, so a 150-200 watt heater would be ideal. And you also want a filter that hangs on the back of the tank, oversize it a little bit. If your tanks 40 gallons, get a filter for a 60 gallon tank.

If you want plants, theres some really easy to keep plants like Java fern and Java moss. They can survive on virtual no light, but ideally get a light that can put out 2 or 3 watts per gallon, so for a 40 gallon tank, 80 watts. Try to get some decent gravel like flourite too.

Then set it up. Then cycle your aquarium. (google it)

For fish, just make sure that if you're getting fish they are compatible. Schooling fish should be in groups of 8, Fish with big fins shouldn't be kept with fish that nip, etc.

A few fish to check out- neon tetras, cardinal tetras, glowlight tetras, ottos, zebra danios, corydoras, guppys, swordfish, mollys. They are all pretty easy and I've always had good luck with them. Try to buy your fish from a mom and pop store, petco is shit, petsmart is usually better. Dont add them all at once either, add small groups of around 6 at a time.

Good luck man, and props for researching. You'll have a lot better luck if you research all of your purchases. Never buy anything on impulse, you'll get fucked over.

Just get a frying pan instead...