List of Fish?

jameswc

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Is there a list of fish that can be placed into an aquarium that is 12 gallons or less?
 
Most tetras, barbs, small cichlids would do well, and of course guppies. Fish that would'nt = angelfish, large cichlids, pacu, most plecos, etc....
 
neons, cardinals, lemon tetras, diamond tetras, black skirt tetras, searpe tetras, black neon tetras, emperor tetras, glowlight tetras, dwarf gouramis, german blue rams, golden rams, bolivian rams, marbled hatchets, silver hatchets, white cloud mountain minnows, shell dweller cichlids, bettas, platies, guppies, stebli (sp.) corydoras, peppered corydoras, bronze corydoras, panda corydoras, three line corydoras, aldofi corydoras, ornate corydoras, ototiculous catfish, dwarf killies, lepord dainios, zebra dainios, pearl danios, sparkling gouramis, honey gouramis, clown killifish, lyretail killifish, magnificus killifish, rachovi killifish, and harlequin rasboras
i hope i didnt miss any lol ;)
 
of course, don't try all those fish at once ;)

there is no "list" as what fish you can have in there depends on what its companions will be. Generally, you will notice that all the fish listed are under about 2-3 inches long, at adult size. Of course, if you have a couple few 3 inch fish, there's not much else you can fit in there.

The other things you need to consider, besides size (which is related to waste production), is movement, territory, behavior, diet. Movement: if the fish is the kind that swims constantly, then it probably needs a larger tank. Territory: if one fish is the kind to stake out a large territory, you probably won't fit anything else. Behavior: if one fish is peaceful and calm, it may be freaked out by more active fish. And of course aggressive fish will make life h*ll for peaceful fish. Diet: if you have a piggy omnivore like a platy in there, and slower herbivores that NEED veggie foods, the aggressive eater may eat everything before the others can get what they need.

Why don't you research some of the fish types listed, and come back with some proposed stocking schemes. Then we could be able to help you more.

Your stocking scheme from your other post looked pretty good. Are you just trying to see what other kinds of fish would be possible, instead of tetras?
 
Are you just trying to see what other kinds of fish would be possible, instead of tetras?
Yep

Edit: Oh and thank you for that list. I am researching those species now.
 
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or you could go with 4 Dwarf puffers
 
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