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Anonymous
Fish noob here.

Looking to get my first setup

Where can I find an affordable setup? im looking for around $400 for the tank and everything. just something simple to setup in my room, not a big display piece.

Also how hard are saltwater fish to maintain? Browsing through the freshwater species they dont look very colorful.
>> Anonymous
>>183927
I hear one oscar needs 100G

You should really go to http://www.fishforums.net/ and ask they have tons of people who can help.
>> Anonymous
>>183924


BIX NOOD?
>> Anonymous
>>183927
Sorry, went to take a shower, A good rule of thumb for begining a fish tank is 1 inch of fish per gallon, but that mostly applies to smaller fish, a bigger fish, like a 12'' requires a bigger tank (swimming room), to be honest I'm not exactly sure, I had a 2 8'' in a 40 gallon tank and they were fine, so not sure... a good place to find out information is in a reliable petstore, not a petsmart or petco, where you are likely to be helped by a teen girl working a high school job... but a more personal petstore... I know around here several that are very passionate about what they do, If you really are looking to spend 400, and have the room, I would recomment a bigger tank than 20g =]
>> Anonymous
Oh and as far as setups go, aside from them deffinetly being able to help you at a petstore, you can image search on google for neat set ups, bascially you will need tank, rocks, filter, bubbler, and then whatever accessories you want (i.e plants/castles/skulls/whatever shit you want your fish to swim around =])
>> Anonymous
For now I am off to bed, if you need more help feel free to AIM me at Magaz82, I will respond when I wake up =] let me know.
>> Anonymous
>>183924

My advice: Do some searching around for used tanks. People get rid of old fishtanks all the time, due to moving, quitting the fish hobby, or upgrading to a larger tank. This will stretch your dollar futher. Check Ebay, Craigslist, classified ads, etc.

Get as large a tank as you can afford and have room to keep. A larger tank is much more forgiving when it comes to chemical balance in the water. Small tanks, especially small saltwater tanks, are more difficult to keep becasue it doesn't take much to screw up the chemistry.

Once you get your tank, set it up and let it cycle for a while before you put your "real" fish in it. This gives time for the nitrogen cycle bacteria to get established.