A question for the kind folk here... I would love to get a small tropical aquarium. Have wanted to for some time now.
As I was at the store earlier, I was looking at what was on offer, they've got some nice basic starter aquariums, starting at 30L and then 50L.
I'm thinking the 50L would be a nice size, not too big but big enough! Probably looking to get neon tetras and maybe something else small to go with them.
Any tips gratefully received!
@paddedskew You have a lot of fun options at 50L. I’m taking a break from the hobby at the moment but I had 2 10 gallons going for a bit. (Roughly the same size I think?)
Tetras can be tight in that size but I had three rummy noses do quite well so I imagine the neons will be fine. I would look into gourami too! They are very flashy and personable fish. My dwarf gourami let me pet him and always swam up to say hi. I’d also recommend getting a snail to help with algae.
@paddedskew 50L is an excellent size to start out with! Usually people starting out get smaller tanks as the initial investment is smaller. But bigger tanks are actually more beginner friendly because they're more stable so more forgiving.
I would actually consider neon tetras poor beginner fish. Sadly they're one of the common, overly inbred species so they tend to have a lot of health issues. If you're interested in tetras I'd say embers or rummynoses are better to start off with. You can mix peaceful community fish like these together but they typically need at least 6-8 of each species.
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