Community Tank Ideas
Some examples of a community tank include.
Community tank ideas. With a species only tank you don t need to be as worried about compatibility. An example for a community tank includes 6 cherry barbs 1 pearl gourami and a bristlenose pleco. Angelfish discus fish and oscars can get pretty big and quickly outgrow a 20 gallon fish tank.
It s best to keep either a single male a single female or a male female pair in 57 76 litres 15 20 us g you could keep one male and several females. Another good choice would be setting up a species only tank with a couple of schooling fish or just a pair of large beautiful fish. You might also want to add some shrimps and or snails to your community set up.
While most of them are schooling fish that swim around together you can find some bottom dwellers and algae eaters as well. Paired with lush live plants a tank of colorful rainbowfish can be one of the most beautiful freshwater tanks. The honey gourami is a colourful addition to a small community tank.
They are generally peaceful but two males can be aggressive to one another. Cichlids are really cool fish. Cichlids will pair up and will raise the fry together male and female.
5 neon tetras 5 glowlight tetras and 3 black phantom tetras. You populate your tank with fish that flourish in vivid colors and unusual patterns. They can become territorial especially in breeding period.
3 guppies 2 platies and 2 mollies. Certain species can be pretty hostile but there are others which are docile friendly type of fish that would tolerate each others unique.
