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Posted on 12/13/14 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 12/13/14 at 6:08 pm
What are the easiest fish to keep?
55 gallon tank.
Looking for the least work possible.
Thinking a bunch of neon tetras and some suckers?
I havent had fish in literally 20 years, I used to know all this stuff.
Our 55 gallon aquarium housed a turtle for 21 years but he is recently deceased, and we are no strangers to maintenance but also don't want more maintenance. Preferably less.
So, like, fish are easier than aquatic reptiles, right?
Neon tetras are trippy. right?
55 gallon tank.
Looking for the least work possible.
Thinking a bunch of neon tetras and some suckers?
I havent had fish in literally 20 years, I used to know all this stuff.
Our 55 gallon aquarium housed a turtle for 21 years but he is recently deceased, and we are no strangers to maintenance but also don't want more maintenance. Preferably less.
So, like, fish are easier than aquatic reptiles, right?
Neon tetras are trippy. right?
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Posted on 12/13/14 at 6:19 pm to deeprig9
Neon tetras aren't very hardy. I would go with a larger species of tetra that are non-aggressive. Something like pristellas or black or red phantom tetras.
Serpae tetras are my favorite tetra (but can be aggresive towards certain types of other fish).
Serpae tetras are my favorite tetra (but can be aggresive towards certain types of other fish).
This post was edited on 12/13/14 at 6:23 pm
Posted on 12/13/14 at 8:54 pm to deeprig9
I have a 150 gallon salt water reef tank. A lot of work - but I love it. You need to do a lot research.
check reefcentral.com or some other websites for beginner tips.
Good luck
check reefcentral.com or some other websites for beginner tips.
Good luck
Posted on 12/13/14 at 8:56 pm to Yellerhammer5
Those look like barbs which are very aggressive toward other fish and are territorial as well as far as I recall. been awhile since we kept an aquarium. having kids killed that off.
Posted on 12/13/14 at 9:03 pm to deeprig9
Wow, 21 years for a pet turtle. Damn, I'm sorry for your loss. Forgive my ignorance, but can one become attached to a turtle?
Posted on 12/13/14 at 9:22 pm to guschamp84
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Those look like barbs
They aren't.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 9:15 am to deeprig9
I have two beta fish. 
So very easy
So very easy
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:35 am to five_fivesix
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Wow, 21 years for a pet turtle. Damn, I'm sorry for your loss. Forgive my ignorance, but can one become attached to a turtle?
Not the same as a dog, but after 21 years you get used to having it around.
This post was edited on 12/14/14 at 10:36 am
Posted on 12/14/14 at 11:20 am to deeprig9
Oscars are very durable and can get big as frick, but they're pretty aggressive. Not impossible to have other fish in the tank with them but they've got to be about the same size
Posted on 12/14/14 at 12:28 pm to Cockopotamus
I'm ready for my sons' two goldfish to die then I'm going office space on the aquarium
Posted on 12/14/14 at 6:38 pm to Cockopotamus
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Oscars are very durable and can get big as frick, but they're pretty aggressive. Not impossible to have other fish in the tank with them but they've got to be about the same size
An oscar would need a bigger aquarium than he has though.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 6:47 pm to deeprig9
Easiest to care for
Hypostomus plecostomus
And it will grow real big in that tank
Hypostomus plecostomus
And it will grow real big in that tank
Posted on 12/14/14 at 7:45 pm to Yellerhammer5
Bigger than 55 gallons? No way.
I had two in a 10 gallon freshman year of college
I had two in a 10 gallon freshman year of college
Posted on 12/14/14 at 8:51 pm to Cockopotamus
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I had two in a 10 gallon freshman year of college
And what happened to them?
My honest advice for the OP is to find a good website to learn more about aquariums, because this thread is full of frickwits.
This post was edited on 12/14/14 at 8:55 pm
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:04 pm to Yellerhammer5
I went home for summer break and gave them away. They had occasional skirmishes but were fine. I know I wasn't suppose to do that but it's not like they didn't survive because they were about the same size so one couldn't eat the other. shite we even had another cichlid and a small catfish in that same tank for a while.
A 55 gallon is definitely big enough for one oscar. I'm assuming you've got yourself on the frickwit list if you believe otherwise.
A 55 gallon is definitely big enough for one oscar. I'm assuming you've got yourself on the frickwit list if you believe otherwise.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:52 pm to Cockopotamus
The average oscar grows over 12 inches. I have a 55 gallon tank, and it isn't wide enough for a fish that large. In addition, it would require frequent water changes, which is the opposite of what the op wants. Keeping four fish (two oscars, a cichlid and a catfish, no less) in a 10 gallon is enough proof that you have no business going advice on the subject.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 11:00 pm to Yellerhammer5
I like fish
Posted on 12/15/14 at 2:38 am to five_fivesix
I've always wanted to have a freshwater tank and do native fish. Like largemouth and smallmouth and shite.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:11 am to Yellerhammer5
Oscars are messy but if you really think a 55 gallon tank is too small for one Oscar I can't take you seriously. The recommended minimum is like 30 for one Oscar
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:51 am to Cockopotamus
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I can't take you seriously.
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The recommended minimum is like 30 for one Oscar
Link? a 30 gallon aquarium is 12.5" in width. How is a fish that can grow over 12" going to turn around or be able to swim comfortably? 55 gallon tanks are also very narrow making them an even worse choice than a 50 gallon tank.
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