Hi, I just recently got a GREAT deal on a 60 gallon hexagon aquarium. What fish should I add? And how many of each? I haven't had fish in years, so I'm a little inexperienced!
What are the measurements if its got a decent swimming length than any fish will do fine, a center piece fish that comes to mind for that tank would be an angel fish, but remember they get about 7 inches wide and they are very tall fish
I wouldn't do an angelfish in a tank that is less than 4' long, to be honest. Your best bet with a hex tank would be a large school of small fish like tetras. With a 60 hex I would personally do a bunch of neon tetras in a heavily planted tank. Maybe a honey gourami for a centerpiece.
I'm actually not sure of the measurements. I'd have to measure when I get home! Would guppies be okay? Here is a picture I took last night. It looks like it has more surface area than other hex tanks I've seen, but who knows!
Welcome to Fishlore! Guppies should be okay, I would think. For a centerpiece, I'd go with maybe a pearl or flame gourami.
Guppies would be alright, but then your other fish will have to be non-aggressive and 2" at the most.
You have allot of options. I have a hexagon tank with allot of different fish that really do well. I agree to go planted and a community aquarium I think it will look great.
What are y'alls opinions about Angelfish? I know I couldn't put them with guppies, but read they get along well with Gouramis, which I love. Could I even have any community fish if I got Angels since they can be aggressive? What fish do you have and how big is your hex tank?
I wouldn't do an angel fish .... I would go with small peaceful community fish.. But that's what I like and I've never tried angels before. I have a 40 gal hex This is a older picture of it, I've cleaned it up a bit...
Unrelated, but is that an undergravel filter you're planning on running in there? I'd use anything but one of those things. They really become a detritus trap underneath that plate. You can pick up a decent canister filter online for $50-100 for a tank that size. And yeah, I would stick with fish that are less than 3" max. Schooling fish a max of 2" I would say. The unfortunate thing about hex tanks is that even though that there is 60 gallons, you don't have nearly as many options as say a 55 or 75 gallon rectangular aquarium.
Well if you cant do angels because of the measurements, what about a dwarf cichlid, like a breeding pair of blue rams, they are fine as community fish and I had them with guppies before, I have them in a 75 gallon now and they do fine with my angel fish, gold barbs, cherry barbs and harlequin rasboras
A breeding pair of blue rams may not do so well in a community tank, as Gena probably knows as much..
Yes, it's a filter! I had no idea that they weren't to useful. I did more research and thank you so much for pointing that out! I can't believe fish can get caught and die... Would have never thought. Thank you so much for the advice. I definitely won't get any fish over 2-3".
If it were me, I would get a few blue male guppies, emperor tetras, a few cories, otos, two blue rams, adf and ghost shrimp. After the tank matures a bit of course. Imo..
Do blue rams get along with gouramis? I'm going to start cycling water, so I have enough time to pick of course!
It depends on what type of gourami you get, I have 1 male Blue Ram and 3 female Blue Rams with 1 Male neon Blue Gourami, 1 male honey gourami and 2 female honey gourami's and they get on good they don't bother the Angel Fish or any of the schooling fish but I have a 75 gallon tank and there is plenty of Plants and Sight Blockers. Sparkling Gourami's are very peaceful and can be kept in groups, I was worried about having 2 males in the tank but mine have been fine
Rather than trying to mix and match what may or may not work, this would make a wonderful tank for small schooling species. Tetra, rasboras, and barbs would all fit nicely in there. Pick one you like and fill it up with those.
