View Full Version : What fish are good for planted community tanks?
Derekj03
11-05-2006, 4:52 PM
I'm about to start a 55g planted community tank and i would like to know which kinds of fish are recommended. I dont want anything that is going to eat the plants to much, but i also want a fun an diverse tank. I have a few ideas myself, but would appreciate the input. Thanks
fishluver93
11-05-2006, 4:54 PM
well, just for ONE idea, neon tetras LOVE plants, and they're really unique looking. i love them. :) for a community tank, they're a good choice. you could have a HUGE school in your 55 gallon! :) :cool2:
misopeenut
11-05-2006, 6:15 PM
rummy nose
rasbora espei
Marinemom
11-05-2006, 10:14 PM
Von rio tetras are cute and colorful. Lemon tetras are pretty if your water is soft enough. If the water is too hard then the lemon tetras tend to lose thier color. Cardinal tetras are nice and a little more hardy then neons. And lets not forget the harlequin rasboras.
Marinemom
I love a good school of rummy nose and cardinal tetras!!
fishcatch22
11-05-2006, 10:25 PM
congo tetras are great, they are a little bigger (3-4") than most tetras so they would fill up a 55G better IMO. you might also look into rainbowfish (I reccomend boesmanis) and some type of smaller pleco or some SAEs, as well as cories and loaches if you want algae eater/bottom dwellers
Actually, it would be easier to list the fish that don't do well in a planted community tank. Fortunately, most fish leave the plants be.
fishcatch22
11-06-2006, 1:26 AM
Actually, it would be easier to list the fish that don't do well in a planted community tank. Fortunately, most fish leave the plants be.true, true... well, some of the larger plecos can uproot plants, and well as any fish that regularly burrows or pokes about in the substrate.
Cardinal tetras are nice and a little more hardy then neons.What leads you to believe Cardinals are more hardy than Neons?
Far as I'm aware, stores, if thay insist on testing your water (for warranty purposes) only seem to do so, in my area, for Cardinals.
Not withstanding 'the numbers' (which place the Cardinal in a slightly harder category of water tolerence), Cardinals are harder to get than Neons whereas Neons are almost ALWAYS available at the chain stores - again at least in my area.
I love a good school of rummy nose and cardinal tetras!!Right on bro! I'm widcha!
(no disrespect to the quote owner I questioned in the post just before this one.)
fresh_newby
11-08-2006, 10:20 AM
Black neons are stricking in aplanted tank. Also Harlequin rasboras make a nice school against green plants.
cichlidkeeper91
11-08-2006, 11:01 PM
Pretty much any kind of small tetra. I have some tetras in my planted tank and they love it in there. I also have a betta in there too. They also love plants too.
uthayonia
11-08-2006, 11:57 PM
Gourami's love plants. I love to watch mine weave in and out and hide in the plants.
Aussie_hippie_2
11-09-2006, 11:08 AM
Can't wait to make a school of neons in my new 29gal.