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Question

okay i'm getting a 100 gallon tank, to start out with i want 10-15 fish and im getting about 8 plants and 2 rocks and ect. so im getting 3 mollies and 2 plecos (big kind, i think) and i want some platies, maybe 3 (all female) what kinds do you suggest? and what other fish would you suggest about the same size? (no swordtails or tetras!) thanx! pictures would be helpful!

Answer 1

Live or fake plants?

Live plants will need a lighting upgrade. They (WHY!?) Dont sell tanks with the lights you need to grow plants. They need a specific spectrum in the red and blue's to grow.

The 3 mollies will make more mollies so save some room for babies!

so far you are going with brackish fish?

You can keep Platies, Mollies, Guppies, Swordtails though you dont want them and corydora's together.

Mollies prefer salt, the rest of the fish I mentioned also do well with salt.

100 gallons! Oh so jealous!

But by adding mollies, you are really limiting the fish you can have in your tank. Because of the salt you would need. (And the babies they will have Up to 15+ per female every month)

With 100 gallons you can really get some nice fish! Why limit yourself to such small fish when you can have larger fish since you have the space.

Answer 2

get some danios or other fast schooling fish. they are a nice add-on to a tank.

Answer 3

add a few goldfish to brighten up your tank

Answer 4

I've been looking into starting up an aquarium. I've read 1 gallon of water per inch of peaceful fish or 2 gallons of water per inch of aggressive fish. You have plenty of room to work with. I am going to start with 6 Zebra Danios. I hear their hearty peaceful fish and I like the way they look if you want to take a look at those.

Answer 5

maby get some corydora catfish or danios

Answer 6

http://www.fishlore.com/Profiles-Corydor...

plecos and mollies get to be pretty big. i can't tell what size you want by the fish you listed. corydoras only get to be like 3 inches. you can also get some bigger catfish or i really like dragonfish. i also like angels.  

Answer 7

Get a nemo fish! or a dori fish! lol

Answer 8

Lasho Masho ! I dont know about you but I think Goldfish are just delicious :P

- Sastimasa

Answer 9

If your going to get a 100 gal tank did you ever give thought to going with cichlids. You can get some really gorgeous fish that are alot sturdier than mollies and plecos. I started out with thos in my 55 gal but they are just not nearly as beautiful. I ended up getting a blood parrot...http://cichlidresearch.com/parrot.html  I had a Jack Dempsey...http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/cichlid/... I also had a Green Terror...http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/... I also had a Convict Cichlid... http://www.worldcichlids.com/fishprofile...  and last but not least I had a algae eater also known as a plecostomus...http://www.fishlore.com/Profiles-Pleco.h...

If you have the right lite bulbs on your tank like I do these fish will look just beautiful and they are quite entertaining.