Solstice_Lacer Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 (edited) I'm looking at picking up a 20 gallon "D" shaped/bow front tank cheap from Craigslist. I'm open to stocking suggestions, but I'd prefer things that can thrive around room temperature. My 29 gallon stays around 73/74 Fahrenheit without a heater for reference. I've seen info saying honey gourami will be ok around that temp, but Idk if it would be too stressful for them. I know there's not a lot of "centerpiece" options without a heater. Edited August 8, 2021 by Solstice_Lacer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Zebra Danios would love that tank! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 D shaped is that a bow front? I like blue eyed rainbows - nice size group of gertrudae or luminatus always make me smile. You could do an apistogramma tank with any that you like, I’m a fan of agassizi or trifasciata. 1 male to 3 females. A shell dweller setup could work with multies, Brevis, ocellatus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 Would apistograms and zebra danios play nice or at least avoid each other? Since I think zebras like to stay high up and apistos stay low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 9:53 PM, GameCzar said: Zebra Danios would love that tank! Zebras all the way they are a blast! but if you want a smaller colorful fish Celestial pearl danios adore that temp and are less prone to nipping long fins and snail tentacles ooo ohh ooh or both 😍I don’t know if they play well together I never kept both in the same tank. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Playz Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 White clouds! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 10:00 PM, Guppysnail said: Zebras all the way they are a blast! but if you want a smaller colorful fish Celestial pearl danios adore that temp and are less prone to nipping long fins and snail tentacles ooo ohh ooh or both 😍I don’t know if they play well together I never kept both in the same tank. Ooooh, Both! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 8:38 PM, Solstice_Lacer said: I'm looking at picking up a 20 gallon "D" shaped/bow front tank cheap from Craigslist. I'm open to stocking suggestions, but I'd prefer things that can thrive around room temperature. My 29 gallon stays around 73/74 Fahrenheit without a heater for reference. I've seen info saying honey gourami will be ok around that temp, but Idk if it would be too stressful for them. I know there's not a lot of "centerpiece" options without a heater. There are many fish from subtropical regions that would work perfectly. I keep my tanks at 72 Fahrenheit, and my endler's livebearers, pearl gourami, siamese flying foxes, and cories thrive. This being said, it does depend on where you get your fish. So some safe options I would say are danios and white clouds (as mentioned above), paradise fish, rosy barbs, variatus platies, or cories. The cories I would choose in particular would be peppered cories (Corydoras paleatus), since they are most adaptable in my experience. Here is a list by Cory: I hope this helps! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/8/2021 at 10:05 AM, CorydorasEthan said: There are many fish from subtropical regions that would work perfectly. I keep my tanks at 72 Fahrenheit, and my endler's livebearers, pearl gourami, siamese flying foxes, and cories thrive. This being said, it does depend on where you get your fish. So some safe options I would say are danios and white clouds (as mentioned above), paradise fish, rosy barbs, variatus platies, or cories. The cories I would choose in particular would be peppered cories (Corydoras paleatus), since they are most adaptable in my experience. Here is a list by Cory: I hope this helps! I will definitely end up with some corydoras 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) Tank acquired. I was told it was a 20 gallon but my friend and I think it might be 30? It is just over two feet tall, just over two feet long, and just over a foot deep at the widest point of the bow, which appears to be a perfect half circle. Any math whizzes able to calculate that? Edited August 11, 2021 by Solstice_Lacer Picture added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 I'm not a math whiz, but this software I use every day at work says that a half cylinder, 24" tall and 24" wide, is 23.5 US gallons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 On 8/13/2021 at 12:03 PM, JettsPapa said: I'm not a math whiz, but this software I use every day at work says that a half cylinder, 24" tall and 24" wide, is 23.5 US gallons. Thanks. I measured it out to 25" x 25" and found a similar volume calculator that said 27 gallons. So I'll treat it as about 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 On 8/13/2021 at 11:13 AM, Solstice_Lacer said: Thanks. I measured it out to 25" x 25" and found a similar volume calculator that said 27 gallons. So I'll treat it as about 25 Close enough. 25" x 25" comes to 26.56 gallons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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