20 gallon high tank--What would you do with it?

I recently purchased a 20 gallon high tank. I just need ideas what to stock it with. I'm a little at a loss.



(It will be cycled and will be planted with java fern and moss.)

Thank you!

20 gallon high tank--What would you do with it?
The key here is to understock - the tank has much less surface area for oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange, so you can't stock quite as heavily as a 20 regular or 20 long.



You also don't want fish that need a lot of horizontal swimming space. There aren't many fish that swim vertically (apart from seahorses, and you said you didn't want saltwater), and that's a little small for keeping angelfish (tall fish look good in tall tanks).



I would suggest staying with something smaller, such as neons or cherry barbs, or platys or variatus if you want something with more color.



Since you mentioned planting, you could add a tall piece of driftwood, and make a moss wall for the back using the Java moss: http://www.aquamoss.net/How%20to%20creat...
Reply:I just bought a 20 gallon high tank 2nd hand with fish in it. I have 4 sunset platys, 1 silver dollar, 1 figure 8 puffer fish,1 cory, and another type of small sucker fish. I plan to add some mollys and platys to it soon when it's been set up for a while. Just remember if you get fish that will grow big you have to have less fish. You should have 1 inch of fish per gallon, but figure out how big they will be full grown and use that as your inches #. Hope this helps.
Reply:i'd fill it with tetras and platties. these fish are easy to care for and are ideal fish for a 20H because they don't grow very long



if you decide to buy other fish make sure they won't grow to long because a 20H is only 4in longer than a 10gal

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Reply:I'd go saltwater. :)
Reply:A small variety of gouramis and tetras, and cory cats.