getting 4ft tank need help

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    hi im planing on getting a 4ft tank i like fish such as oscar ,parrot ,angels, alge eater. at the moment i have a 2ft tank with 2 small angels and alge eater what fish can i put in there i was thinking of 2 angel, 2 parrot, 1 oscar, the alge eater is that to much and if not what other fish can i put in there. and how many watt heater will i need for a 4ft and fliter. thanks because i live in randburg and each pet shop gives you a different story
     
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    @yas.shark.
    Welcome to the forum.

    Aquarium Heater Size Guide

    As for the filter I use a filter that can turn around my tank about 3 to 4 times per hour. It works for me but not sure if it is correct.

    Hope this helps
     
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    yea i am but i found that they can be abit geeky and the bala sharks i like i know they not from the shark family but they have the looks but you got to have them in 5's so you need a really big tank
     
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    i have went through the chart i now know the oscar can't go in with the angels and i really want to keep them the parrot fish is not listed and is tin foil barbs out of the q
     
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    parrots aren't listed, as many people (both on the forum and maybe the people who compiled the list) don't recognise them as fish.... list probably only includes natural occurring fish.

    you will see that oscars are 95% of the time kept by themselves, without plants (take that into consideration). Do you want a planted tank?
     
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    yes i do but if thats going to be a problem i wont go that way i had a look at the tin foil barbs now they way to big even bigger then the bala shark so if i can't put angels oscars and parrot fish together bearing in mind when i get them all will be small about the same size so they grow togther. or can i go the route of 2x bala shark angel fish and parrots i have read if you lay out the rock fetures correct then angels and parrots wont nip each other and not forgeting my alge eater. lol i hope im making some sense i love pets i have a dog budgies and fish now im like farmer brown just with out a cattle
     
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    alright i have been sitting infront of this laptop for over 3 hours trying to come up with the right tank mates i may of hit it on the mark now for my 4 foot tank 2x angel,alge eater,4x sliver doller,4x discus,3x rainbow fish i have checked the chart and have came up with this i hope it will work what do you guys think and hmm do think i can add 2 more angel fish or 2 more sliver dollers. because the 2 angel fish i have now are small but they seem to be good to each other like a pair
     
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    drop the 4x silver dollar,4x discus ... add loads of plants and you will have a happier life.

    Don't over complicate you first 4ft .. can always get a 5 ft for the discus later in the year.
     

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