What to do with my 20g

[LosC]

I moved all my fish into my new tank and now my 20 is sittin empty. What kind of fish should I get for it? It might be going into my living room if I can make enough room for it. What kind of fish go in living rooms? I want colorful interesting fish, something that will catch peoples attention maybe something rare or unusua I dont knowl. Lighting is low so I'd only add java's and amazon swords. I don't want fish I already have but maybe a different specie. What would you put in it?

[Blue Ram]

How about some type of small cichlid! Maybe some dwarf cockatoo cichlids or some keyhole cichlids! Dwarf cockatoo cichlids have a stuuning appearance and they are not that aggressive. They do get slightly aggressive during spawning, but they only guard a small part of the aquarium when spawning. I would suggest with a 20g to get about 4 of them, a school of 8 rummy noseed tetras or lemon tetras and a couple yoyo loaches. It would be better to have plenty of hiding places.But with whatever you choose to do Good Luck!! It may also be good to look up the fish{s} you choose for your 20g on google.

[William]

FW or SW
if SW is ok than clown fish might be an option.

[LosC]

Freshwater, sorry.

[gm72]

I want a 20 gallon long tank to house a blue crayfish, but that may perhaps not be to your liking.

[LosC]

Crayfish are cool but they eat plants and fish sometimes. Maybe shrimp or crabs.

[LosC]

What do you guys think of a dwarf puffer fish tank?

[cocoa_pleco]

that would work, you could get 8-10 of them

be warned theyre hard to see

[LosC]

The youtube videos make me wana set up a puffer tank, havent completely decided yet. I'd rather set up the tank for them instead of setting them in.

[Incredulous_Ed]

I dunno. alot of people here sedt up dwarf puffer tanks and they are like, this is boring. Go with some more unusual dwarf cichlids.

[MandyL]

How about a large school of Tiger Barbs? Colourful and active, would be nice to watch and are something you can't keep with your other fish.

[jbeining75]

Clown killies are extremely colorful. I think AZ Gardens still has them for sale...

[Nick_Pavlovski]

A big school of cardinal tetras.

[kimmers318]

A dwarf puffer fish tank would be fun, different and not boring. Dp's are very active little guys and if they have the right set up they are always zooming in and out and come to the glass to see you.
Remember though, that they most likely will not eat flake food, you will need an assortment of frozen stuff along with live snails regularly.
Also, it is best to try to get the proper male/female ratio to cut down on some of the aggression, and although it is said that they can't be sexed until they are older, if you look at enough older ones and get the sexing down well I have found that you can usually pick out the sexes much younger with a good eye, and I haven't been wrong yet.

[sailor]

How about an Tanganyika Julidochromis tank. There are alot to choose from, here is a link to have a look

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/category.php?cat=11

[LosC]

Awesome suggestions, I am still undecided but I'm leaning toward a puffer tank since they're so small, I could create a dense plant setup for them and totally agree with kimmers318. The Julidochromis are very nice. But why does there water have to be very hard and the pH so high? I have soft water and slightly acidic. Tetra's are great too but I feel like I need more in my other tank so I'll add a school of a certain kind maybe today. The clown killies were sweet. Keep em comin.

[sailor]

The water conditions are for the lake itself. The LFS in your immediate area probably have water conditions very simialar to yours. If they have any Julidochromis in stock they would be able to live in your water conditions. The only time I would try to mimic the ideal water itself is if I was actually getting some wild caught stock. I have lucked out as the water in rural areas of Saskatchewan is very close to the rift lakes.