16 gal. tall ideas

[usacutie81]

Alright, I'm starting up a 16 gallon tank, same width and length as a 10 gallon, just taller. I'm trying to decide what kind of fish to go with, and whether to do planted or plastic. Or maybe cichlids and rocks? I don't know. Preferably something cheap, just moved so I don't have a job yet and no extra cash.

Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[d3sc3n7]

well cichlids and rocks wont be cheap. So, I'd do a nice lightly planted tank. I love my gourami's or maybe a nice schooling fish...mollies or barbs.

 

[MissFishy]

Welcome back USA! You could do a nice basic set up with some rams?

 

[alter40]

I think some schooling fish, maybe some neon tetras or something would look nice. Maybe 6-8 schooling fish and then maybe a couple larger centerpiece type fish.

 

[Lotus]

I have one of those tanks.

They're a real pain to light for plants, due to the depth. They're also really hard to aquascape well, due to the proportions.

I have mine planted with some rasboras and a clown pleco. The rasboras work, because they sit in the middle of the tank all day

Here's a pic of mine:

 

[usacutie81]

I like how your tank looks like a jungle, very cool. Thanks for the pic, that's really helpful. It's hard to see the proportions when I'm just looking at my empty tank.

 

[d3sc3n7]

TIGER BARBS! TIGER BARBS! TIGER BARBS!

Sorry, I love the guys