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I have a set-up, cycled, aquarium. I am not asking about water conditions and vacuuming gravel, etc.. I just want to know which is easier and less prone to illness and diseases – Fancy Goldfish or Freshwater Tropical fish (smaller ones) – like Platys?
I have a 50 gallon tank, with two Aqua-Clear 70 filters and a good Bubbler.

I have 2 golden loaches that I got and have been in my 38 gallon tank for about 2.5 weeks. I’m wondering if they are sick by any chance? They both don’t swim across the tank too much and tend to stick to the corners of the tank. The only movement is swimming up and down along one of the walls of the tanks and then they would eventually settle down on the ground. I was watching some videos of these loaches to check out whether this behaviour is ok but other people’s dojos are pretty active. The tank itself is fairly new, about 1 month old. I had zebra danios cycle for a week before I added 3 tiger barbs (one mysteriously died the next day and 2 days after a half eaten zebra danio was floating around).

On the side, I don’t know if this helps but the first dojo I got was swimming around and appeared happy but the next day when I introduced the 2nd dojo both weren’t as active. I feed them algae flakes and regular tropical fish flakes that fall to the bottom of the tank.

I am getting a 300 gallon tank and I want to keep tropical freshwater fish in it. Can you please give me some suggestions on the fish I should get? I want if to be sort of a community tank with around 7 types of fish.

It is a 50 gallon tank, with bottom feeders in it already, and goldfish. I am considering changing from goldfish to freshwater tropicals, but need them to be able to live O.K. in cooler water, for a while, at least.
I already have a blue Betta, who loves the large tank instead of the little jars they are kept in, in the stores.

ok well i am not sure if i have a sick rainbowfish or not… it is a turquoise rainbowfish and i have him in a 36 gallon tank with other fish his size and the tank has 2 filters and a heater and gravel, etc. usually rainbowfish swim straight but this one swims kinda upward. his collore is getting darker and darker. theres like a big path of dark in the middle of him. and he swims aqwardly. what could be wrong? what should i look out for.