What kinda fish can I have in a 40 gallon tank?

Question

My family is planning to get a 40 gallon fish tank. We are still deciding if we should have coral or not.

We want fish that will do well together and that are not difficult to take care of.

Also the kids would like our fish to be "pretty-ful" or "cool-looking"

Thanks!

Answer 1

are you talking about live coral or coral skeletons?

live coral (assuming it's a SW tank) you could get things like

grammas, serranids, firefish, dartfish, gobies, blennies, clownfish, smaller damsel fish, dwarf angels (certain ones will nip at corals) dottybacks and pseduochromids,

if this is a freshwater tank with coral skeletons i would only advise this if they were african cichlids.. most of which would be a good idea for that size tank.. you could get 3-4 of a medium size..

if it's non african cichlids.. don't get coral.. it'll rais ethe Ph and the hardness and the fish can cut themselves on the sharp edges..

i'm not going to list fish as there are many sites, book, articles, and other information to help you choose for that..

Answer 2

we had guppies and goldfish in ours.

Answer 3

dont get a salt water tank and dot add coral too freshwater

i would go for a colourfull community

maby

neon tetras

cardinal tetras

rummynose tetras

glolight tetras

zebra danios

female bettas

dwarf gouramis

bristlenose pleco

Answer 4

if you are getting a freshwater(which i advise) coral wound not go so good I'm not going to tell to get any type of fish. that's your opinion. Go to a local pet store and ask what fish should go with what and their size. also ask about cycling.

Answer 5

lots and lots of different colours of neons

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Answer 6

you can have a puffer fish i have a 40 gallon tank and its great for it and the same wit this type of cleanig fish

Answer 7

Cichlids are perfect for that size tank. Coral is nice but should be replaced yearly. Add a Plucko to clean the tank, and look into getting a Rope Fish. Kids love it. Just over a foot long but skinny (looks like an eel). That's the setup I had in my 40g tank which I had for 5 years, then I moved and sold it. Beware certain Cichlids don't get along (there's many types) but they can be very pretty.