What fish should I get?

[InTheBox]

I have a 36 gallon freshwater tank and im new to the hobby, I was planning on getting about 10 Juliis, 10-12 Neons, and 10 Pearl Danios. But I do not want the pearl danios anymore. Do you guys have any ideas for fish to substitute for them? Thanks!

 

[jake37]

Depends what you want - some people like rainbows, i like kubotai rasbora and galaxy rasbora, some people like lemon tetra others like black phantom tetra some like rummynose rasbora other like rummynose tetra. There is no right answer. Personally i like dwarf cichlid and would get a pair of nannacara or borelli apisto but that is me.

 

[InTheBox]

Depends what you want - some people like rainbows, i like kubotai rasbora and galaxy rasbora, some people like lemon tetra others like black phantom tetra some like rummynose rasbora other like rummynose tetra. There is no right answer. Personally i like dwarf cichlid and would get a pair of nannacara or borelli apisto but that is me.

Can cichlids be kept with neons and juliis? If so that would be awesome

 

[jake37]

The less aggressive ones - the more aggressive ones might be upset with the juliis ignoring their territory. Btw I said dwarf cichlid - larger ones will snack on the neons.

 

[Fishnewbie11]

I don't think the neons would like living with an aggressive fish like a cichlid.

 

[CrackerboxPalace]

Can cichlids be kept with neons and juliis? If so that would be awesome

you could try two blue or gold rams, maybe an angelfish either. along with this i also recommend cardinal tetras over neons, being much hardier and also bigger (angelfish can sometimes eat neons)

 

[InTheBox]

The less aggressive ones - the more aggressive ones might be upset with the juliis ignoring their territory. Btw I said dwarf cichlid - larger ones will snack on the neons.

Okay cool. Ive researched and people are saying dwarf cichlids are expert level fish to keep. Is that true?

 

[jake37]

Some like german blue rams (gold rams are colour of german blue rams) are fragile and require special care but others like nannacara are pretty durable and can take a bit of punishment. However most fishes will require clean water in a cycled tank. Still for a beginner it is probably better to start with live bearers like guppies, swordtails and platies (molly are also live bearer but i find them slightly more fragile than the others). swordtails and platies are pretty rugged many of the fancy guppies are fragile but if you have a few females you get so many frys it doesn't matter... tetra are mix bag some require cleaner water than others - rasbora mostly tend to be more durable but some folks have problems with galaxy rasbora.

Rainbow fishes are another options - forktail rainbows are not too large and a lot of people find them interesting.

Okay cool. Ive researched and people are saying dwarf cichlids are expert level fish to keep. Is that true?