Largest fish for a 28-gallon?

[derekp]

Laticauda is really understating it. It should be more like DOOOOOON'T DOOOOOO ITTTTT!

I mean seriously, flowerhorns can get to over a foot in length. That's just not a good idea.

And cory cats are really good for small tanks.

Yeah no kidding. FHs shouldn't be in anything less than a 75 at minimum, and isolated.

I like the cory idea too. Also you could look up a neat little barb called a pentazona barb. I have 5 in my 55 gallon community and I love them. Similar to tiger barbs but are very peaceful. As well as a neat little gourami called a sparkling gourami. I used to have them in my planted tank and they are very pretty and colorful.

 

[Illbuyourcatfish]

What about an African butterfly, max 5", interesting to look at. Still room for fish to live underneath it.

 

[Juxtaroberto]

What about an African butterfly, max 5", interesting to look at. Still room for fish to live underneath it.

They have pretty big mouths though, and anything that comes to the surface big enough to eat will be eaten.

 

[Laticauda]

They have pretty big mouths though, and anything that comes to the surface big enough to eat will be eaten.

Corycats breathe air from the surface. They also have fins that can cause them to get stuck in the throat of an unsuspecting predator. I only state this, so you can have all the information possible to you, before you make your final decisions.

 

[Illbuyourcatfish]

What about some crayfish? There's quite a few good looking species, a crayfish tank could be cool to look at.

 

[Juxtaroberto]

What about some crayfish? There's quite a few good looking species, a crayfish tank could be cool to look at.

There are some pretty cool crayfish, but some fish would undoubtedly fall prey to it eventually. Probably not all, but one will go missing every now and then.

 

[Illbuyourcatfish]

There is no pleasing you!!

 

[Juxtaroberto]

There is no pleasing you!!

Someone needs to sig this!

 

[GolemGolem]

I got a 29 with angels and corries and I love it, but, I started with four angels and once they pair off I'm going to have to sell two of them, and I'm doing three (5G) waterchanges a week to keep the water healthy. Corries are great, they look kinda plain, but they have great personality in groups and they roll their eyes, there is your schooling fish right there.

 

[MonsterMinis]

if you want a center peice fish.

- pair of kribs ( I agree rams are tough and short lived. beautiful fish though if you dont' mind the extra tlc) Kribs fit the bill nicely and ime are a hardier fish.

- dwarf gourami of some type ( some people have good luck mixing these, I can never keep more then 1 gourami in a tank w/out someone going crazy and killing the rest)

- Male betta - yes I'm going there. Male bettas make a very nice show peice fish in a planted tank. they do great with tetras. avoid fin nippers like danios or other long finned fish such as male guppies.

Some people put breeding pairs of angels in 20's or 29's.. personally I can't imagine a full grown pair in anything smaller then a 55. I kept a pair briefly in my 37T .. they where cramped.