Bella!!!!!!!!!

With the money from the holidays, I have enough money to buy a fishtank, I am new to this whole fish tank thing. My friend Nessie!!! told me to get a fish tank, but should I get one? If so how many gallons, and what type of fish. Thank You!

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Hmm. Ok well, do you want a fishtank? Do you have the room for one? Are you prepared to about and maintain one?

If so, then sure. You know we'll help you along the way

Bella!!!!!!!!!

Thank you.I am not sure if I really hvae time to take care but maybe I could squeeze in some time to take care of them.

susitna-flower

Hi Bella, Welcome to Fishlore.

SHOULD YOU? Well do you want one? If the answer to this is yes, then get the biggest one you can afford. 55 gal. would be a good tank that would allow you many choices.

The larger they are, the easier they are to care for. Just remember to have a healthy tank you need all the equipment for it, and as the tank gets larger the price for the filters, heaters, lights, and everything goes up. So price it out, do research here on setting up a beginners tank (under articles at the top of this page), and the most important thing is to read the articles on the nitrogen cycle. I am sure nessie has told you much the same thing.

Fish keeping can be a life long love, many here started when quite young, or their parents had fish, and it seems to just get better as you get into it more......

Bella!!!!!!!!!

I think a 55 gallon is way to big.I think a 14 gallon is a good size for me.

lyndatu

If you have enough money and are willing to accept the responsibility, then why not? Keeping a fish tank is a wonderful, fun adventure! It will also become the center of attraction of your house and just watching the fishes' movements is very fun and reduces lots of stress!

Now, as a beginner, you should get at least a 20 gallon tank. Yes, it sounds quite pricey and rather big, but tank sizes below 20 gallons is very hard to maintain because the water parameters keep changing and so small tanks are recommended for experts and professionals only. You might want to get a 20 gallon tank instead of a 14 gallon to make things easier. 20 gallons is perfect, but of course, the bigger, the better and easier to maintain, but 20 gallons will do just fine. This is because when the tank is big, the water parameters will change VERY slowly and thus it's easy to maintain, and so great for beginners.

There are lots of beginner fishes to choose from; some examples are: Tetras, Gouramis, Barbs, Guppies, Mollies, Platies, and Swordtails.
These fish are easy to care of because they are very hardy fish(can survive in bad water conditions) and so they can survive most beginner mistakes. But you should research first about the fish you are planning to get because some may be aggressive, some may need a bigger tank, and many more.

Do a LOT of research to get you ready for fishkeeping. In the Fishlore homepage there are lots of articles for guiding beginners and many others, but also try to research on other websites and sources. Research, research, and research some more.

If you have some problems with your tank and can't find the answer, always feel free to ask us here at the forum. You are very welcome!

Goooooooooood luck!

FishPerson

I just started with the fish keeping hobby 10 days ago, and i want another tank alredy. it takes hardly any time for taking care of the tank (30 mins max) and its so rewarding. I highly reccommend this hobby.

0morrokh

I think a 14 gallon would be fine.
Care time for fish is not too bad, a few minutes each day to feed and check on them and 1/2 hr to an hr each week for a water change.
Check out the Freshwater Beginner Important Topic Stickies for articles to begin your research.

Blub