perfect fish for 40g

[Ripdevil]

I have been all around the hobby, different tanks, fish, etc. I am limiting myself right now due to many reasons to a 40g standard breeder tank. I am wondering what everyones opinions are for the perfect fish to have in this tank where I will not have to worry about them outgrowing the enclosure.

give me some ideas, I currently have a female blackbelt in there that is great, dont know if the tank will prove to be too small.

 

[santoury]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but even just that one black belt will outgrow the tank. Females reach a foot easy.

 

[JEAE21]

betta, goldfish, rosiered minnows, guppies, neon tetra..
or
angelfish, corys, zebra danios, ghost glass catfish, silver dollars.

or those tiny pufferfish they sell sometimes..i forgot what their called.

 

[MHcblues119]

okay i would get ridof the shark!!!!!

if u want a preditor get a redfined wolf fish.

if u want community i would get a school of tiger barbs and maybe a few redtail sharks

other ideas are a planted discuss/angle tank\
HOPETHIS HELPS

 

[jloos1988]

BREEDING
- Rams
- Angels
- aspistos
- kribs
- jewels
- firemouths
- convicts

SCHOOLS
- rummynose tetras
- cardinal tetras
- rosy barbs
- columbian tetras
- serpae tetras
- emperor tetras

THEME TANK
- small africans
- reef tank
- planted tank
- rainbow fish tank

CLEANERS
- use a clown loach and a clown pleco as ur clean up crew
- school of cory's as the clean up crew

 

[Wolf3101]

Go with a small breeding group of Jewel's...
Best bang for the buck IMO in a 40 breeder.

 

[Onion01]

I wouldn't go for the clown loach, as they get over a foot, and bulky too

 

[sandtiger]

I wouldn't go for the clown loach, as they get over a foot, and bulky too

And fare better in shoals.

To answer that question we need to know what kind of setup you want. Do you want a large single fish? Do you want a community? Do you want to breed something?
As for the blackbelt, I'm afraid she won't work in there by herself, let alone with tankmates.

 

[Fish_are_fishfood]

2 or 3 figure 8 puffers
or
Butis Butis
or
3-4... hell make it 10 nandus nandus

Then go and find a bunch of peaceful tankmates and a good pleco and your all set.

 

[Mystix212]

How could you choose a single clown loach and clown plec for the clean up crew?

If I was you, and you had the funds, turn it into a planted community.