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[jrmakawoody]

Hello all! I'm fairly new to the hobby. I have a 2.5 gallon with a Betta and a snail. Going to upgrade to a 20 gallon long soon. (Also I snagged a 20 gal "critter cage" from goodwill for if anyone is interested in any trades). Just trying to figure out which species I want to put in it. I do plan on planting it. Anyone have some favorites (appropriate for the size tank)? Also tap water around here seems to be consistent in being "hard" with a ph of around 7. I don't want to mess around with raising/lowering ph or hardness.

[DMD123]

[Nobettername]

Fish man fish ..... Welcome

[jrmakawoody]

There are too many to choose from!

[Nick_87]

If you want some free fish pm me. I got plenty of mollies of all sizes and a few colors! I'm by kitsap lake.

[iandraco]

welcome aboard.

[Aquarium Co-Op]

I recommend some Guppies. But I love guppies Lets see a pic of the 2.5 gallon!

[Ubermunch]

There is a post on here about free albino Bristlenose plecos. I got 2 of them for my 20 and they are very cool looking. I suggest looking them up and looking up the topic if you need help PM me im fairly new myself maybe we can learn together.

[jrmakawoody]

My wife wants to get guppies, so we will probably get some of those. Ill post a pic of the 2.5 when i get a chance. And ill definitely post some when i get the 20 long. About the bristlenose plecos, how big do those get? I was doing some research on the smaller plecos, i might like to get one of those "zebra" guys.

[DMD123]

There are so many choices in small pleco that would work in a 20L. I have a small albino bristlenose in my 210g and it is a little algae eating machine. I guess they can get about 5"... but not sure on that. They are pretty easy to get with many ads giving them away because they breed like rabbits.

[jrmakawoody]

I absolutely need to stick with the smaller species. I dont see getting a larger tank anytime soon due to lack of space. Also, how are the bristlenose with plants?

[star_rider]

there are a variety of Bn's and they will vary quite a bit in sizes.
I have ABN's that only seem to hit the 4" mark and then I have a few that are approaching 6"

they are pretty much in planted tanks and are easy on the plants

[cichlid-gal]

Hello and welcome

[Addicted2CAs]

Good site to come to, there is a ton of knowledge here!

[jrmakawoody]

So many choices haha

[jrmakawoody]

Just picked up a nice looking piece of driftwood from point no point for the 20 long . That place is a driftwood goldmine!

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