100 Litre Beginner Tank

So I know that there are a lot of these kinds of posts out there but I don't really know what I'm doing yet and I'm hoping for some advice.

I have recently set up a 100 litre tank that has currently been cycling for 3 days. It's freshwater and heated. I know it's a while until I put fish in and I'm in no way rushing the process but I'm already dreaming about what fish I can get for my tank when my tank is ready. So that leads me to my question, what combinations of fish have worked for you/would work for my tank? I need quite basic beginner fish as I'm very new to all of this.

Thanks for any advice!

 

How are you cycling the tank? Are you doing a fishless cycle adding ammonia yourself?

 

I would go for a schooling fish or something similar in a large group
In my first 110 litre tank (which I still have with different fishies) I had:
8 neon tetras
2 yoyo/PakistanI loaches
5 kuhlI loaches
3 male guppies
6 female guppies (go for just males if you're not interested in fry)
Currently:
2 Firemouth cichlids
6 red eyed tetras
2 yoyo loaches
4 kuhlI loaches


Edit: I've been told tetras are nippy with fins, but I had no problem with mine

 

What tank are you leading to community, Dwarf Puffer tank and a tiger barb community tank would be good.

 

How are you cycling the tank? Are you doing a fishless cycle adding ammonia yourself?

Yes, I'm doing a fishless cycle!

 

I would go for a schooling fish or something similar in a large group
In my first 110 litre tank (which I still have with different fishies) I had:
8 neon tetras
2 yoyo/PakistanI loaches
5 kuhlI loaches
3 male guppies
6 female guppies (go for just males if you're not interested in fry)
Currently:
2 Firemouth cichlids
6 red eyed tetras
2 yoyo loaches
4 kuhlI loaches


Edit: I've been told tetras are nippy with fins, but I had no problem with mine

KuhlI loaches do better in groups 6+

 

KuhlI loaches do better in groups 6+

I had six but one disappeared within a day, I got them first on their own as well, just vanished
then one died recently (no apparent cause)

 

Don't think puffers are a good beginner fish... 110L is 30 gallon for anyone wondering

 

What type of fish are you interested in?

 

Yay for going with 110l off the bat you will be happy wity it as a beginner tank. So much easier than a nano tank and many more fish options too!

Easier hardier fish generally will be schooling fish such as Zebra Danios, Neon or Cardinal Tetras, or even Harlequin Rasboras. You could easily do a school of 10-14 of any of those. Plus a school 6-8 Cory's, check your temps for compatibility between the types of schools, it can vary between those and although Danios don't necessarily require tropical temps they do well up in the high 70's-80. Different varieties or all those species may have different temp compatibility too so be specific! And that will leave a bit of room to expand.

I'm not sure on your tank dimensions, but if you have a "long" vs a standard or tall, I'd recommend a second school top or mid level fish or adding too one of the other schools. If you have a standard or tall tank you could pick up a larger peaceful center piece fish, depending what you choose possibly a couple center piece fish.

It will all really depend on temps your going to run. My recommendation... Pick your favorite fish, the one you really really want to have (that is size compatible with your tank of course) and build the rest of your inhabitants around it. It will get you a set of parameters for the one fish you just have to have and you can much more easily check compatibilities with temperaments, heat, water flow etc and avoid common beginner stocking mistakes. Stock your tank slowly and stock for adult sizes, no matter how small and cute they are now many commonly sold fish are not suitable to most tank sizes (comet goldfish, common pleco, are a couple come to mind off the bat) Cruise your fish stores look at their stock in person while you are waiting for your cycle, if you see something you like come home and do some research on it and see if it suits. Ask questions here too! You'll get much better advice on a forum than most fish store employees will give.

 

What are the dimensions of the tank?

 

What are the dimensions of the tank?

Off the top of my head (I'm out currently and can't measure) it's 91.5cm long by 23.5cm wide, can't remember the height I'm afraid. It's definitely a long tank though, relative to its height and width.

 

Nice! What about something like this?

2-3x Male swordtails or mollies or 3-4x male platies or 4-5x male guppies
8x Cherry barbs
8x Harlequin rasbora
10x Cories (all one species) or 12x KuhlI loaches