Best Beginner Fish

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magpie said:
The website "seriously fish" has generally good info on size of fish, temperament, diet, size tank needed. It will at least give you a good starting point so you can come back here with your list and ask here again to be sure.

Are you open to ordering online and having fish shipped or do you prefer to get local? If you want to get local, tell us the LFS name and it will narrow things down.
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I would be ok with doing either of those options and my local fish stores name is this http://www.thefishguyshop.com/
 
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A 90 would give you a fair few options when it comes to semi aggressive cichlids.
As someone suggested your best option is to visit the store and see which fish you like and we can let you know which are compatible with the 75 or 90 and which 2-3 can be housed together and any and all challenges you will face with them.

Also please read up about the nitrogen cycle as well as consider what filtration (mechanical & biological) you will be using for the tank, as even that has an effect on how many fish you can house.
 
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I’m probably gonna be the first and only person to mention this but if you want an easy fish to keep, virtually indestructible, easy to take care of, cuter than life, and an air breather get an AUL (Australian Lung Fish). These guys are one of the toughest animals in this planet (Trust me they predate dinosaurs). They can breathe air, dried and put into a stone (YouTube it). The problem is this type of fish come with a hefty price tag and get a decent size. :P
 
Dloks said:
I’m probably gonna be the first and only person to mention this but if you want an easy fish to keep, virtually indestructible, easy to take care of, cuter than life, and an air breather get an AUL (Australian Lung Fish). These guys are one of the toughest animals in this planet (Trust me they predate dinosaurs). They can breathe air, dried and put into a stone (YouTube it). The problem is this type of fish come with a hefty price tag and get a decent size. :p
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So you are recommending a fish that grows to 4 feet+ to a guy who wants to set up a 75 or 90 gal tank?
 
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Hidan said:
So you are recommending a fish that grows to 4 feet+ to a guy who wants to set up a 75 or 90 gal tank?
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I'm recommending exactly what's he' asking for. easy, looks good and active. do you know for a fact they grow 4 feet? I bet you're one of those guys that say alligator gars grow 10feet long and pairibas are man eaters.
 
I have seen 2 lung fish 1 about 3ft long the other easily 4 feet long, this size does need to be considered although they were 40+ yrs old
 
Dloks said:
I'm recommending exactly what's he' asking for. easy, looks good and active. do you know for a fact they grow 4 feet? I bet you're one of those guys that say alligator gars grow 10feet long and pairibas are man eaters.
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Is this some kind of joke?
Even if the lung fish grows to 2 feet, its too large for a 75 or a 90.

Maybe your one of those guys who like keeping fish in tanks where they don't even have enough space to turn around in.
We have come a long way from the old days where we had to rely on the advise of the fishkeeper who was only interested in selling his stock and ended up with fish too large for our tanks. Best to give a beginner the correct advise, so he doesn't regret buying a fish too big for his tank.
 
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