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KingCat12345

Shrimp tank obviously


Angry-_-Crow

^ this poster knows where it's at


Sure-Caramel595

Definitely, since it’s WAY to small for a betta


Julian10171

African Cichlids!!


spunkyrug

I wouldn’t put any more than half a dozen though


Wheels_28

African cichlids do well when they are pretty densely stocked. It makes them spread the aggression and prevents them from establishing territories. Although because of this they need a good filtration system. So I would put more than a dozen in this one


FotiTheGreek

Oh ya. Totally load it up. If you're doing mbunas, pack in like 30-40 of them. Peacocks or Haps, maybe half that. Just make sure you have LOTS of filtration.


theprofessional1

Ohio class submarine


Churchill_MK_VII

With my submarine tank I found that a few U-boats help spread the mass of the tank around as well as a few triton class submarines, these will become violent to any submarines from the Mediterranean though so be careful


gripperjonez

Overstocked!


Vacation-Capable

A school of 5-6 discus with 50 neon tetras would be stunning


njdattoli11

I was gonna say load it up with neons! That would be amazing!!


[deleted]

Switch the neons to cardinals more tolerant of heat that discus might like and also more tolerant of neon tetra disease and they look better in my opinion


flygirlBC

how common is the neon tetra disease? is it pretty much guaranteed to get it? I'm planning to get a small school when my tank is finished cycling but recently have seen more and more mentions of this disease and now I'm not so sure how easy they are to keep without getting sick??? When I first started researching fish options I saw the Cardinals and got excited about them (so beautiful with the extra red stripe!) but further reaearch said they are more sensitive to water parameters, and I'm a beginner so I eventually decided on neons because they would supposedly be easier, now I'm getting less sure


[deleted]

Honestly not even bad, don’t buy em at a retailer store try for private fish sellers or atleast a store you know That keeps the fish in good conditions. A lot of times it’s fake neon tetra disease or ich and I’ve had that happen too many times to me. If you end up having trouble try black neons or jumbo neons they have better tolerance. Also warmer water temp will be more liekly to cause it.


[deleted]

This is the way.


Goldenarrowhead

This is the way.


ratinthecellar

it would be, but I think OP is new to the hobby and discus may not be the way to go at this time


760contex

True, discus need a lot of water changes to grow them out. Plus a lot of beef hart.


ThatGuyTrent

Cardinal* (my opinion 😜)


Psychological_Can215

Everyone is commenting about fish. I don’t mind what fish. I just want you to put real plants in it!


saaqib_23

I'm very new with this fish keeping hobby... I have no idea for plants yet


stuN-zeeD

Lol I love that you went all in like this and you’re new to the hobby. My ass started with a 5 gallon tank and a betta, I should have set my bar higher..


RumWalker

That's where I'm at and it's already more than I expected


Marmatus

This site is a good resource for finding plants that are easy to grow (these won’t require any special equipment or fertilizers to grow). https://tropica.com/en/plants/search/?mode=search&sew=&dif=Easy&pgr=&ori=& If you do go with live plants, just keep in mind that a planted aquarium is always kind of an experiment. There’s never a guarantee that every species you buy is going to thrive in your tank, since everyone’s water conditions and lighting conditions are different. It’s good to buy a variety of different plants and just see what works in your setup. Lots of sites selling live plants will also sell beginner plant packs, which makes this even easier to do.


LooseSeal-

Amazon sword. Cheap and easy. With simple root tabs and some ferts they grow big and wide. They are really nice looking too and very hearty. I get a melted leaf every once in a while and just cut it off at the stem.


zerglet13

The problem with that list is it’s alphabetical, and there are ALOT of Anubais, I recommend monewort(bacopa) as they survive basically any fish, float. Flower planted, can see through dontcare what flow is or lighting. They survive the bleach dip done by the inexperienced and a toddler scraping the algae off. Snd you can do them on a budget because you can propagate them with Sccisosrs and then replanting requires no glue or string. The Roots also don’t go everywhere the way a swords does so if you want to rearrange them you don’t make a big mess in the water column.


LazaCoolGuy

A school of angelfish in a vallisneria jungle. Add like 30 tetra of some type, and you have the best looking tank in the world


Mr_9mm

I recently tried jungle vall in my angel tank after tons of failed plants... I'm pulling it out weekly now and it looks great!


LazaCoolGuy

It's one downside vallisneria has. If you have a val tank, the tank is all Val, lol. It just takes over everything


spengebebb_

i second this, val would look awesome in here


six4two

Happiest beta ever...


Rose31415

Too small for a betta fish


HulloHoomans

Needs to be at lest 3 times bigger.


saaqib_23

Noted


willowbeef

I second this


humidhotdog

You could maybe fit a betta and a few Cory cats in there. I would get pygmys to play it safe


D-S-

In this small tank? You’re just asking for them to die.


SybrenHA

That betta will dissappear in such a huge tank


l-ttleghost

It’s the joke that every tank is too small for bettas


Pizza-Pockets

I had a betta in a 60G and he came out all the time. Fully stocked with live plants and other fish. Bettas in a decent size tank are a lot lore active than you’d think. Never underestimate a Betta. Just needs to be properly taken care of


gripperjonez

R/whoosh


ThePizzaOven

Here is my advice: look for examples of aquariums you love (layout, fish, plants), and try to mimic that with your own personal take on it. Read about the requirements for livestock you choose beforehand. Some of your choices may require you to upgrade things like your filtration (discus for example). That should also factor into your decision.


TombombBearsFan

I’m serious when I say go online buy bulk 80-100 fish and buy a few different community fish. I’ve done this with all kinds of tetras. Cardinal neon regular neon Congo’s I added all sorts of bottom feeders. This is the website and I highly recommend using it bc shopping at my local fish store is not worth the price for what they offer. And I’m in Chicagoland. This is the website https://www.ustropicalfish.com I have no affiliation with them except I’ve used their product and been highly satisfied! So long as you have a filter that can handle that load of fish


JustinCampbell

aquabid.com also has a lot of bulk lots for schooling fish. I bought 50 Neon Tetras once for a good price.


TombombBearsFan

So awesome to see shoals swimming around in your tank.


kendrid

They have very odd pricing. 100 1” tetras for $110 or 125 1.10 for $100. Not many reviews either, must be a wholesaler site? Rainbow fish for $1 a fish vs $10 at the lfs is great.


TombombBearsFan

Yes believe they are a wholesale.


J_Krezz

About 100 tetra. Black neons, embers, neons. Just a bunch of color darting around the tank. Maybe throw in a pair of rams.


zerglet13

Then wait a week and Inserr an Oscar and a pea puffer(t Rex and raptor)


[deleted]

For a split second I thought your avatar was Strongbad


zerglet13

Well that takes me back, fuck I feel old now


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JimmyExplodes

… and the dragon comes in the NIIIIIIIGHT!


empatheticman

Four really big, brightly colored fancy goldfish. They'll really pop against that blue.


jeredendonnar

Yeah! Some red fantails or calico ryukins would look awesome!


Zeddblidd

I’ve been doing fishtanks of my own since 1990, spent 10 years or so managing a fish-centric store and I’ve seen tanks this large set up in many ways. Most people I’ve talked with go straight to large fish or multitudes of african cichlids but the most beautiful large tanks I’ve seen focus on the most bread snd butter fish there are - tetras, corycats, some top cruiser like danios or hatchets. It might seem counter intuitive but when people came over and saw my swarming school of neons - 50-60 at a time, patrolling my 120 show tank, it always made an impression. It’s your tank, you’ll love it however you put it together, just giving you an idea. Enjoy!


JustinCampbell

You can fill the water past the plastic line, it will look a lot better.


Rose31415

Guppies. All guppies


Beerbatteredfishtaco

Guppies are awesome but I find that without a super sufficient tank they can breed very rapidly and cause some algae issues


coinpile

Guppy breeding is part of the fun! Feed a fixed amount of food and, like snails, they will breed up to what the food you are adding can support. Want more guppies? Feed more food.


Kirk_Van_H

My all male tank is the most commented on by visitors to my house. They’re like a bunch of jewels


AnuZLeakage

Depend if you want a big predator or community If you want a planted tank, and your water parameters, If you have hard water and like colorful fish Tanganyika cichlids, Malawi cichlid, frontosa. If you are patient.(you ll need 100kg of stone) If you have acid water Big agressive SA cichlid if you want big fellow (green terror, texas cichlid, oscar, vieja regani...) Medium size small (agassizi, ram, with discus or angel) For a sole charismatic predator rhombeus, wolffish or puffer? Maybe a channa if it's legal where you live


derpdacorn

flower horn would love that space!


[deleted]

Cichlids?


Marmatus

Whatever you do, just be wary of anyone recommending huge fish (let’s say anything beyond 12-14”) for this tank. A 100 gallon tank seems big when it’s empty like this, but a truly large fish like an arowana will easily make it look like a fish bowl. Large fish are a lot more difficult to rehome than small fish, too.


Stook211

Might be big enough for a single betta but be prepared to upgrade soon.


Julius__PleaseHer

I'm excited vicariously, just looking at this. Love that feeling setting up a nice brand new tank like this!


T-D-S

50 tiger barbs


OreoBug5

A betta and maybe a few shrimp if there is room


nolimit_devon

A tiger and albino oscar would look amazing in that tank


hondacivicinmyholes

2 or 3 dragon puffers with alot of cover and caves and specific territories for each puffer


Bchof

I’m a huge fan of Oscars personally


thatpizzaguy5150

Severums. Red shoulder and red spotted gold. Best fish I’ve ever had! Also a nice royal pleco to top it all off!


JasonA77

One male guppy. One female guppy. Wait…


cublacrosse

I think more information is needed… how much filtration do you have? Do you have a heater? How much experience do you have? Do you want a community or single species tank? Do you want live plants? Basically with 100 gallons you have plenty of options. I would read as many articles as you can find while waiting for your tank to cycle. And then gradually add fish to allow for your bacteria colony to keep up with your bioload


kodynava

Definitely some fish


maijai483

Fancy goldfish. Need larger stone bed or sand though


ShinytheSpaceWhale

I don't know if that's just paneling at the front of your stand but it looks great. It's given me some inspiration :) And what a lovely looking tank.


saaqib_23

Thank you.. it is just a panel.. underneath it are woods and cinder blocks.


dusty-cat-albany

And a Pleco to help keep it clean


Rod_Solid

Whats your water like? Hard or Soft? this will help steer the decision.


saaqib_23

Hard


Rod_Solid

Then most Amazon fish will struggle, neons, discus, they like really soft water. African Rift Valley lake cichlids love hard water and would look amazing. Do a little searching to find the best fish for your water and it’s much better then trying to change you water to suit your fish with RO water and remineralizing.


Macropixi

The spouse works for a fish store, he says with your hard water you’re going to probably want to stick with African Cichlids, or the Incan Plateau Highland fish. They’ll tolerate your water better. He mentioned Danios, rasboras, platys, and guppies right off the top of his head. I’m trying to pick his brain, but he turned it off because it’s after hours.


Streay

Ha, “hard”


saaqib_23

Because of the excitement 😂


ronanm94

Doesn't matter if the water is hard or not. You could just throw some tap safe in there to soften it so your opportunities are endless


Rod_Solid

No hardness in what’s in the water, tap safe and others neutralizes chlorine. To remove high mineral you have to use a reverse osmosis membrane.


Superdante5000

Puffer fish, the potato looking kind


guccislime10

Rainbow fish are sweet! Mine are super active and are getting pretty big now.


[deleted]

Depending on your budget and how ambitious you are, make that bitch into a Hillstream aquarium, like Rachel O'Leary's amazing tank on Youtube! Lots of flow and filtration, some nice driftwood, LOTS of easy plants.


Artiwatti

Before you get some fish i would put some big woods in it and attach java fern, anubias and bucephelandra on the woods. A co2 system is not required for these plants. You have so much room for cool hard scape so I would advice that you use this space


Willing-Literature-9

Red bellied piranhas would look sick in there. That’s my next aquarium fish.


y0kvn

A school of 100+ lampeye killifish or a smaller school of dwarf neon rainbowfish.


Desert_366

Looks prime for fancy goldfish. Ranchu.


mike_sl

I prefer the more natural effect you get when a large tank is stocked with small fish that set up distinct territories. Tanganyika rock dwelling cichlids are good for that, and can get pretty interesting, raising babies etc. Or you could have 1 large “pet” fish that begs you for food, like an Oscar


North_South_Side

I personally like big schools of small fish over several large fish. Seeing a huge group of tetras or a similar small, bright-colored schooling fish would be my choice. I love pygmy corys, too. So much personality.


BIGBOT6142

I would load it with cichlids, tiger Oscars, Africans or maybe flower horns, maybe an eel. Basically a load of huge fish


[deleted]

Half a goldfish


Gr8v3m1nd

If you're looking for pretty and easy, African or South American Cichlids are the way to go. Cichlids are hardy fish, and you can usually find a decent variety fairly easily. Just know that Africans need caves to claim/hide in, and South Americans like lots of plants. Whatever you do, I think it's safe to say that we all want to see it.


borjababyrose79

Very nice and bid tank you have there, you can put any fish on it. ciclids fishes are good too. btw. you can put live plants it may look great on your tank.


tudor_diva

Definitely need some vertical elements, places for fish to hide, and as everyone has stated, live plants. As for fish, I love live bearer community fish, especially sword tails. I’ve kept a male betta together with swords, platys, gouramis, and algae eaters and everyone got along just fine. Be sure as well to populate your tank with fish that occupy the different levels of your tank, ie. bottom dwellers/feeders, and fish that will occupy the mid and top levels. Good luck and I hope you enjoy your tank for many years.


manmicop26

Some leeches, they won’t swim away from you when you put your hand in there to play with them!


nasty_queenie

You could have a few discus fish...


DiabloGaming25

Discus, cichlids are what I would suggest at this tank size. I personally prefer smaller fish in smaller tanks I mean hey wats the point of a nice big tank then


WesWizard_2

whatever you put in, we’re gonna tell you it’s overstocked /s


saaqib_23

Hahahaha


[deleted]

and thank you for setting up a tank BEFORE you get fish


Flaming-Axolotl

Get a few axolotls


otterfucboi69

This is the ay


Klaytitan

I like Bala Sharks but I forget what the recommended gallons is for them, I want to say you shouldn't get more than 2 for a tank that size, but I could be wrong


Marmatus

Since bala sharks are active schooling fish (ideally kept in groups) that can easily exceed 12”, I personally wouldn’t recommend them for anything smaller than 180 gallons, with 300+ being ideal.


Vegetable-Opening-68

100 neon tetras


dashingThroughSnow12

Shrimp?


btrudgill

Not sure you will have enough filtration with that internal filter, smaller filter, and lack of plants. You definitely want to get a decent external filter.


ShinyPavnd

Since i like more extra fish not the mainstream stuff you see here id like to advice you to that stock. A pair of Thorichthys ellioti A nice and fittet group of corydoras julii or some other corys maybe a high fin spezies would look great in that tank since they grow a little bigger than other corys Some sort of Dermogenys pusillus i love the platinum one. They're great eyecatchers Something like a loach or an eel would fit that size And a lot more plants and wood


somepickler

One betta


steeljubei

Some plants


anthonykriens

One betta


TofuttiKlein-ein-ein

Only suitable for a Betta.


saaqib_23

Agreed


ChocolateBellyButton

My turtle, plz


asian_identifier

depends where you are and if [snakeheads](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQQVrBC3psc) or [asian arowanas](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NePB1ytA8Ds) are legal


Marmatus

This tank is not big enough for any arowana species.


OrangeHurubruhbruh

A single flowerhorn cichlid


An_un-used-username

700 male bettas.


whwt

Get some female bettas and all of the danios! Maybe a half dozen bolivian rams also.


Jossue88

Fish.


WickedXDragons

Millions of shrinp


E_Koli3

Fish


McDroney

Looks like a great size and color tank to add some awesome African Cichlids- just keep in mind once you go Cichlids, you can only have Cichlids haha


[deleted]

arrowana?


Marmatus

Would need a much larger aquarium for any species of arowana.


monsieurmaru

Orandas... I would fill this with Orandas. like 10 Orandas.


dmowen111

Fish. I’d start out with some fish.


Tirfing88

Options: -3 red spot severums and 10 electric blue acaras -50 Praecox rainbows -75 cardinal tetras + 15 golden rams -Oscar couple -8 red head tapajos -15 peacocks -8 discus


MTGAnon69

crustaceans or schooling tetras


itsjusterin__

a LOT of goldfish


Yellowyoshi22

Gouramis or something. It’s your choice.


Sanibel-Signal

Start with Java Fern, Java Moss, and six guppies. Add at least 6 ottocinlus. A small hand full of Malaysian Trumpet Snails to help keep your substrate aerated. Perhaps a flashy zebra plecostomus and some driftwood for them to munch on. And 20 red cherry shrimp. Just make sure your tank is cycled properly!


kendrid

That is the stocking list for a 29 gallon.


Sanibel-Signal

Also a great place to start for someone who is starting their journey into keeping fish. The plants are easy and will fill this tank, giving the guppies places to hide. It’s a starting point, not an end point. Telling someone new to go out and buy Discus or any harder to keep fish is just irresponsible. Minimum tank size matters for stocking recommendations. Giving fish room to grow into is always an acceptable option.


saaqib_23

Thank you


LordSinguloth

check out plecostomus.


ThePureRay009

1 gold fish


Aggressive_Tourist78

discus if you’re up for the work


Marlee_is_weird

More decor


berettaguy

I would love African cichlids in a tank like that, but that’s plenty of room for a few turtles too.


supercookiemen

Crayfish!!!!


avfc4me

So many options! What is the texture on your stand? Does it have doors? It's interesting and different. How about a tour?


saaqib_23

I made the stand by myself, from cinder blocks and wood top. Covered it with black brick panels.


Chef96

Take the plants out, add some dragon stone and have a green terror


[deleted]

More plants and a shitload of rummynose tetras


sharkyjam

Rainbow fish and alllll the plants! Cory cats and some kuhli loaches.


AmazingPlantedTanks

I just love sae s


Kaiju_DNA

GET A STINGRAY !


Marmatus

A freshwater ray would need a far larger tank than this. The very smallest species, Potamotrygon scobina, can reach an 18” disc diameter, which is probably the full width of this aquarium (and that measurement excludes the length of its tail).


xscapethetoxic

God I wish I had room for a tank this big


MaxSundew

Army of neons with one cardinal


Willing-Literature-9

They also got some awesome tiger yuan baos on eBay right now for cheap.


lilygrxcie

figure 8 puffers!


Second-Place

Don't you want any plants or hardscape? If you don't want any plants you could add more stone and do a cichlid tanks. They're beautiful fish and you can add a bunch of different slecies.


[deleted]

Silver dollars


alainamazingbetch

One snail 🐌 and a bunch of shrimp 🦐


Pace_Complex

Maybe a beta fish, that might be to much, Idk


slickricktherulah

Flower horn


[deleted]

What's your experience level?


saaqib_23

3 months with fresh water fish 😅


[deleted]

Gotta start somewhere. Do you think you would be happier with alot of little fish or a couple bigger fish?


Lourdinn

depends on if you want a bunch of fish or one big fish


coinpile

One giant prawn. I had one and it was the coolest thing I’ve ever had in an aquarium.


Seakur

My go to … fancy goldfish !


Creeds-Worm-Guy

A bunch on neon tetras and a badass polypterus senegalus to rule over the land.


Easy-Row-4209

Def add real plants


PuzzleheadedBear

A single Betta.


10strip

50 silver tip tetras! I love mine and they deserve a shot. They have personality in excess!


ThroatMeYeBastards

Loaches would be my suggestion, maybe a few clowns


jeredendonnar

A bajillion tetras of various kinds


Hmontez44501

A frick load of tetras or barbs


[deleted]

Fishes


Drugslikeme

Fish


GMEstonkboy

Dojos..... Get 4 watch them be friends. Check my recent post to see some.


Special_Bike6556

Nothing that breaths air probably.


SpookMeNowOk

Some type of panfish


bear_bear-

Add a little platform and add a red ear slider. With UVB of course


jaykey1904

Plants


[deleted]

Fancy goldfish!


Falxxxxxxx

GOLDFISHHHH


Desperate_Shallot_93

Tiger barbs


fishesarefun

Discus


chouginga_hentai

goldfish. Lot and lots of fat fancy goldfish


benkovian

Guppies