Hello, all! I'm new to the site so I'm sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong area.
When I was a small child, I had a tropical community tank (I'm pretty sure it's a 20 gallon tank, I've never thought to check), but slowly lost interest as I got older. I kept it going until the last fish died and then put it in the garage for years.
I recently revived my tank, and due to my youthful enthusiasm, the beginning was very rough. I (stupidly) purchased two aggressive fish: a 'dinosaur' bichir and a black ghost knife, both of which were just a few inches long (max. 3 inches).
I discovered the hard way that the bichir had an endless appetite when he bit off a huge portion of my ghost knife's tail. I found the bichir a new home and, with lots of TLC, my ghost knife made it through.
He is now probably 5 or so inches long and eats a ton. He is very atypical in that he is out most of the time, isn't shy and doesn't bother other fish. He currently is only living with one male guppy, 5 ghost shrimp and a golden mystery snail.
Looking into the future, what types of fish will be okay to house with him? I plan on getting a larger tank this holiday season (probably 50 gallons)
When I was a small child, I had a tropical community tank (I'm pretty sure it's a 20 gallon tank, I've never thought to check), but slowly lost interest as I got older. I kept it going until the last fish died and then put it in the garage for years.
I recently revived my tank, and due to my youthful enthusiasm, the beginning was very rough. I (stupidly) purchased two aggressive fish: a 'dinosaur' bichir and a black ghost knife, both of which were just a few inches long (max. 3 inches).
I discovered the hard way that the bichir had an endless appetite when he bit off a huge portion of my ghost knife's tail. I found the bichir a new home and, with lots of TLC, my ghost knife made it through.
He is now probably 5 or so inches long and eats a ton. He is very atypical in that he is out most of the time, isn't shy and doesn't bother other fish. He currently is only living with one male guppy, 5 ghost shrimp and a golden mystery snail.
Looking into the future, what types of fish will be okay to house with him? I plan on getting a larger tank this holiday season (probably 50 gallons)