What to put in my empty 20 gallon long??

[jpappy789]

Cories don't go well with goldies and cichlids.

Rams, checkerboards, apistos, discus, angels, festivums, kribs, etc.

 

[satanpie]

do a school 05 like 15 rummy nose tetras, some shrimp and a snail, with live plants and a dark substrate, itll look nice

 

[Bottomfeeder2]

If it's a 20 long, like a 36" tank, you could get a Leopard Ctenopoma. It's a kind of Gourami from Africa. I have one in my 30 and he's easily my favorite fish. They get to about 5" and they're great at feeding time. They curl up their tail like a leaf and stalk their prey. Great fish.
But in only 20 gallons of water, it would be iffy, you would have to filter the crap out of the tank and do 50% water changes every week.
Here's an example of a larger one, not mine.

 

[BigFishKeeper]

Well I kind of like the Leopard Ctenopoma. How about 1 Leopard Ctenopoma, some buneous aires tetras, and cories?

 

[RDTigger]

German Blue Rams and cory's... add a schooler, like cardinal tetra..

 

[Bottomfeeder2]

No. Ctenopoma are fish eaters, it would eat the Tetras and Cories. And in 20 gallons of water, one 5" fish is really a stretch. You should keep it alone.

 

[RDTigger]

do a school 05 like 15 rummy nose tetras, some shrimp and a snail, with live plants and a dark substrate, itll look nice

This is a nice one too...

 

[odinthejd]

substrate...lol


I would do some type of killi's

 

[blue2fyre]

If it's a 20 long, like a 36" tank, you could get a Leopard Ctenopoma. It's a kind of Gourami from Africa. I have one in my 30 and he's easily my favorite fish. They get to about 5" and they're great at feeding time. They curl up their tail like a leaf and stalk their prey. Great fish.
But in only 20 gallons of water, it would be iffy, you would have to filter the crap out of the tank and do 50% water changes every week.

A 20 long is 30". I'm not sure that makes a difference or not.

 

[roscoe70]

Voted option E, quarantine tank. Not flashy but needed.