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Beginner with fish tank, help2007-11-24 23:10:10

Cleaning aquariums is actually easy if you keep a good 'cleanup crew' - usually snails. Three Apple snails will keep a 20 gallon tank fairly sparkling, with you only needing to do a 25% water change every week.

Don't overstock your tank is another vital tip. A rule of thumb is one inch of fish per gallon, and one gallon per snail. Make sure that you know a fish's environmental and social needs before you add it - some fish need live plants to use as hiding places, others will tear up live plants and harrass your other fish.

And, to top all this off, get a 5 gallon tank, fill it with cycled tank water. This is your hospital and quarrentine tank. ALWAYS quarrentine any new fish you get for at least 2 weeks in this tank. And, if one of your fish gets sick, you can move it to this smaller tank. It is a lot easier to treat a disease or parasite in a hospital tank than it is to treat all of your fish in your main tank.

Good luck and welcome to fishkeeping!

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well i had a sucker and 2 gold fish in a 10 gallon before or maybe you could kinda have almost everything as long as they are a nice fish and are the same size as the suckers

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For information about setting up, cycling and maintaining your tank, I would like to refer you to the link in my profile. There are several excellent articles there that will help a lot with getting you started. In addition, you can ask questions and get feed back from knowledgeable aquarium keepers.