Fish to avoid as a newbie

Actually did it already.
Will post it here as a spreadsheet.

 

Thanks, Jacques.

 

@Slojo

Reminder. I do not see it yet?

 

Sorry had a hectic week.
Slowdown please.
I promise to post it over the weekend.

 

hehe, I wil be patient. Working with your pdf at the moment and sort of got my community together on paper!

 

mature male cichlids (discus, angel, Melanochromis auratus, rams etc.
I don't know if their temperament changes in a tank that is larger than 1.2 but for tanks up to 1.2 be warned.

 

Avoid Carcharodon carcharias

 

Every now and then I hear of Dolphins. What are people talking about?

 

Baby Dolphins. Google it and have a look...

 

I just saw them in the LPS. Elephant nose. Will go read about them now.

 

OK, I looked at them. Seems like a good community tankmate, but difficult to feed? Feed at night, so other fishes do not take it all. They get a bit big tho, at 15 - 20 cm. Do they need to school, or would one on its own be happy?


http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?h=elephantnose

 

Very nice fish to have, however I've killed 2 in my fishkeeping career, back when I was very much a newbie. You need to be very careful about tankmates, what you feed and provide plenty of cover. With these things in mind, they're pretty easy to keep.

Nothing fast moving or boisterous should be kept with them, or anything that can directly compete with them for food. And unless you have plenty of tank space and enough hiding places, I wouldn't recommend having more than one in a tank.

 

I disagree with some of the fish on your list Henk...e.g Siver Dollars are an excellent hardy fish for beginners wanting large tropicals with no plants, ghost knives & pangasius are great too.

 

You need huge tanks to keep these fish ESP, newbie's generally don't have the adequate space to keep them. Pangasius can grow over a metre in aquariums and twice that in the wild. No one should be keeping them really. Same goes for ghost knives which can grow up to 500mm and require about 100g tank.

 

Thanks all for the information,

But now WHAT fish are good for newbies like me then?

 

If you like tropicalfish guppies,platies,danios and white clouds are good for beginners.

 

@GreenGirl Its difficult to say because everyone has different levels of care. But maybe try Kribensis ,Bettas ,Guppies, mollies, Platies, swords,

And some fish which im not sure of : simease fighters, cories and gold fish

 

Hi mark,

Um, I come from a plant background so my level of care is probably quite basic. I also have a small tank which I'm aware of and that will really determine the fish I get.
It is a 7.5 litre tank so you see what I'm working with

 

Get a floating plant or two with 4 white clouds. They don't require a heater or a pump. Just watch that you don't overfeed.7.5Lt will foul very quickly if you do.

 

Puffers are brackish as well, rather stay away from them. Some pet shops do sell stone fish as well and telling buyers that it is very good community fish and for tropical aqauriums. Lion fish can grow quite large (30 cm) and is brackish. When night time falls they will come out of their hiding places and become active. They will consume any other type of fish up to 3 times the width of its head and 4 times the lenght of its head. On the dorsal fin it also has a hidden spike, do not attempt to catch it bare handed as it will use the spike as a defence mechanism and is poisonous which result in a lot of pain. When netting it be carefull as well and don't get scared if it makes funny snorting/blowing noises when removed from the water. Rathet leave it in the pet shop.

Be carefull when intending to buy bala sharks as well. It is a school fish and need to keep at least 5 of them to keep a happy school and can also grow up to 90cm in length. Will need quite a size of aqaurium to host it.