new 14 gallon what to stock?

amcoffeegirl · 06-25-2012, 11:53 PM

i have a new cycled planted tank and i dont know what to put in it. it is the same size as a ten gallon only taller. i have a peaceful 15 gallon with shrimp, guppies, and cories. they all breed so i could carry over some babies but i want to try something else. i dont really want any tetras. i have goldfish in my big tanks. and i have 2 betta tanks also. i thought of a bolivian ram but it says they need more space. i like long fin rosy barbs but again need more space. any suggestions for a larger fish that wouldnt mind this home. i dont mind if its just one or 2 fish.

LB79 · 06-26-2012, 03:40 AM

Try shelldwellers (if the tank isn't planted). Rowdy, raucous, and hard-core. Not a fish for the faint-hearted, though, so if you want peaceful fish that aren't expert architects, go for a different fish... Perhaps microrasbora spp.?

**Complexity** · 06-26-2012, 04:57 AM

What about a dwarf puffer? Is the tank big enough for one of them?

10gallonplanted · 06-26-2012, 02:31 PM

Both of those fish are excellent choices, unique with a personality. What about a single dwarf gourami?

LB79 · 06-26-2012, 05:28 PM

Or a few pygmy gouramis...

Colorful · 06-27-2012, 02:18 AM

Zebra Danios! They're schooling fish so they should be kept in a group of 6 or more. Also, they're fairly easy to care for.

**mitchfish9** · 06-27-2012, 02:58 AM

i think the danios would need a 20 long atleast cuz they like to swim sideways. How about harlequin rasboras. 5 or 6 of them for a school

amcoffeegirl · 06-27-2012, 03:45 PM

I ended up getting 3 dwarf platies from petco. i dont know much about platies but i have kept and bred guppies. so we will see how this goes.

06-25-2012, 11:53 PM	#1
amcoffeegirl Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: iowa Posts: 676	new 14 gallon what to stock? i have a new cycled planted tank and i dont know what to put in it. it is the same size as a ten gallon only taller. i have a peaceful 15 gallon with shrimp, guppies, and cories. they all breed so i could carry over some babies but i want to try something else. i dont really want any tetras. i have goldfish in my big tanks. and i have 2 betta tanks also. i thought of a bolivian ram but it says they need more space. i like long fin rosy barbs but again need more space. any suggestions for a larger fish that wouldnt mind this home. i dont mind if its just one or 2 fish.

06-26-2012, 03:40 AM	#2
LB79 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South-central Washington State, USA Posts: 1,784	Try shelldwellers (if the tank isn't planted). Rowdy, raucous, and hard-core. Not a fish for the faint-hearted, though, so if you want peaceful fish that aren't expert architects, go for a different fish... Perhaps microrasbora spp.? __________________ "It's not who you are that makes you great; it's what you do." –Batman Begins

06-26-2012, 04:57 AM	#3
Complexity Pelvicachromis Lover! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (34/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 5,058	What about a dwarf puffer? Is the tank big enough for one of them? __________________ Vicki —Rena Filstar pimp #142 (four XP4s/three XP2s/one XP1) • Eheim pimp #301 (Pro II 2128) • Victor pimp #27 (VTS-253B-320) • 90g - Journal Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'Moliwe' —— • 75g - Journal Pelvicachromis pulcher 'Lagos Red' Better Pics 8-24 • 29g - Journal Pelvicachromis pulcher 'unknown' —-- • 29g - Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'Moliwe' • 5g - RCS colony —————————————————— • 2.5g - Journal Retired

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LB79 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South-central Washington State, USA Posts: 1,784	Or a few pygmy gouramis... __________________ "It's not who you are that makes you great; it's what you do." –Batman Begins

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06-26-2012, 02:31 PM	#4
10gallonplanted Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Gainesville, GA Posts: 1,674	Both of those fish are excellent choices, unique with a personality. What about a single dwarf gourami?

06-27-2012, 02:18 AM	#6
Colorful Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 334	Zebra Danios! They're schooling fish so they should be kept in a group of 6 or more. Also, they're fairly easy to care for.

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mitchfish9 Planted Tank Nation (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 874	i think the danios would need a 20 long atleast cuz they like to swim sideways. How about harlequin rasboras. 5 or 6 of them for a school

06-27-2012, 03:45 PM	#8
amcoffeegirl Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: iowa Posts: 676	I ended up getting 3 dwarf platies from petco. i dont know much about platies but i have kept and bred guppies. so we will see how this goes.