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Goldfish they are pretty resilent if you dont have the water ph or temp just right they are ok. Guppies do well also. If the firts ones die dont worry the tank will need to stabilize. Just get more and you should be ok. also sucky fish(alge eaters) while not to impressive to watch they live through alot
my own tank i have a 200 gallon tank (fresh water)
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gold fish. they last forever if you take care of them.i have had mine for over a year.they rock!!!!
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I got a goldfish for my first fish in my aquarium hes 11 years old if you get a good one they last a while
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Goldfish are dirty and can sometimes be difficult. Guppies are great and they multiply easily. You will get fish reproducing in no time.
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try guppies first they will help stabilize your tank for either salt or fresh water
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Before you get ANY fish you will need to cycle your aquarium. You need a type of fish called danios that will cycle your tank for you. It will take about a month, then you can get the fish you want. You can keep or return the danios.
Good easy fish that I would recommend are platys, mollies, black skirt tetras, brilliant rasboras, dwarf gouramis…. Go to a tropical fish store, NOT petsmart or other chain pet stores. Tell them how big your tank is and that you are a novice, and they will set you up with everything you need.
If anything, dont get a goldfish unless your heart truly desires it. There are so many colorful, easier and different types of fish out there.
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try african cichlids, they are butiful and easy to take care of
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OK, after you cycle your water (aka: put the medicenes in it and let it run for a day or two) I would agree with the others. But not just any goldfish. There are ones called “fancy” goldfish. They have big round eyes, or are colored like koi fish. They are strong and can live through almost anything and are very nice looking. I would also reccommend (depending on the size of your aquarium) get an algae eater or two. (placostomus) (sp)
I have had many aquariums in my day!
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Guppies are great for beginners.
*It’s not very demanding
*Cheap
*Easy to breed. Just leave the female alone with a male and it’ll have babies in 25 days, more or less
*Very colorful, lots of varieties
*is a good starter fish, will let you know the basics
http://www.guppies.com/forums
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Guppies are so easy. I started w/ one pregnant guppy, now I have 60 guppies. THey are not very sensitive to temp changes either. My aquarium looks awesome w/ so many fish and colors. All I do whenever I wake up is feed them…….thats it. Also they are not dirty either……..my aquaraium stays very clean. With the guppies all I have is a a algae eater…bottom feeder. He helps clean the aquarium. Good luck. I’ve had fish for years and by far the guppies have been my favorite.
http://www.guppies.com/forums
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suker fish(the ones that stick to the side of the tank) goldfish guppies that is what I started with
http://www.guppies.com/forums
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