Fish Suggestions - FW 8 Gal Tank

[Shawn von]

Ok, I am a Neby to this, so Im seeking your forums advice.
I have addopted an Oceanic Biocube 8 Gallon tank. The tanks has 8 Platies (4x1" 2x3/4" 2x1/2") currently and I'm (more so my girlfriend thinks the fish are boring) thinking of adding some fish.

I was thinking of adding an African Dwarf Frog and 2 or 3 small fish? Would the Frog be a suitable roomate for the Platies?, If so, should there be a companion for the fog?

I know this is getting this tank about maxed on the amount of fish that should be in it. So does anyone have any suggetions of fish that are a little more interesting with some color that could be added to this environment?

Also, Do folks often trade/give away fish? I'm guessing I wont rest until there are some different fish in this tank, could I find a place to donate some of the Platies to reduce my tank population?

[cerobbins]

you can typically just give them to a fish store and they wil take them. as far as freshwater there are tons of different tetras that would be alright. I cant speak about the frog. I would say you already have too many fish for an 8 gallon tank. From my freshwater experience the 1" rule is pretty good for community fish. This means no more than 1" of fish per gallon of tank. So according to the rule you have 8" of fish to work with. just my .02$