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**Cichlid Man** · 07-11-2006, 10:10 AM

Lot's of people are stumped when it comes to choosing fish. There are so many to choose from. However, many people make the mistake of buying a completely incompatable selection of fish, as they all look so pretty it's hard to know which ones to get!
In my opinion, it's always nice to have a biotope aquarium in the house, where all the selected fish come from the same region.
Here are some of my favorites:

Asian backwaters:

tiger barbs
harelquin rasboras
zebra danios
white cloud mountain minnows
dwarf gourami(wild type)
betta(wild type)
RTB shark

South American Blackwaters:

cardinal tetras
rummy nosed tetras
hatchets
cories
shoal altum angels
pair discus
pair dwarf cichlids

Central american community tank

guppies
platies
mollies
swordtails

There are lot's of other tanks which are very pleasing to the eye, particualy the ones with fish coming all from the same family.
I've seen a few tanks which look very pleasing to the eye, here are a few which I'd reccomend:

150g Gourami Tank:

3 (1 male 2 females) peal gouramis
3 blue/gold gouramis
3 moonlight
3 paradise fish
group of dwarf gouramis
group of honey gourmmis
group of chocolate gouramis

Tetra Tank

This tank purely consists of one of each similarly sized tetra species.
However, large aggressive tetra like buenos aires and black widows should not be included due to their aggressive nature.
A 55g planted tank can be made to look quite nice with one of each of the following speices:

neon
cardinal
green neon
glowlight
black neon
rummy nose
emperor
red phantom
black phantom
lemon
ember
rosey
blue
diamond

When first introduced they may seem a little nervous being seperated from their own species, but give it a few days and they'll all start to interact. Once they've all got used to each other they'll even begin to form shoals!
And beleive me it's one hell of a sight, it's one big wave of color!
Give it a try.

07-11-2006, 10:10 AM	#1
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100	Need inspiration for a new tank? Lot's of people are stumped when it comes to choosing fish. There are so many to choose from. However, many people make the mistake of buying a completely incompatable selection of fish, as they all look so pretty it's hard to know which ones to get! In my opinion, it's always nice to have a biotope aquarium in the house, where all the selected fish come from the same region. Here are some of my favorites: Asian backwaters: tiger barbs harelquin rasboras zebra danios white cloud mountain minnows dwarf gourami(wild type) betta(wild type) RTB shark South American Blackwaters: cardinal tetras rummy nosed tetras hatchets cories shoal altum angels pair discus pair dwarf cichlids Central american community tank guppies platies mollies swordtails There are lot's of other tanks which are very pleasing to the eye, particualy the ones with fish coming all from the same family. I've seen a few tanks which look very pleasing to the eye, here are a few which I'd reccomend: 150g Gourami Tank: 3 (1 male 2 females) peal gouramis 3 blue/gold gouramis 3 moonlight 3 paradise fish group of dwarf gouramis group of honey gourmmis group of chocolate gouramis Tetra Tank This tank purely consists of one of each similarly sized tetra species. However, large aggressive tetra like buenos aires and black widows should not be included due to their aggressive nature. A 55g planted tank can be made to look quite nice with one of each of the following speices: neon cardinal green neon glowlight black neon rummy nose emperor red phantom black phantom lemon ember rosey blue diamond When first introduced they may seem a little nervous being seperated from their own species, but give it a few days and they'll all start to interact. Once they've all got used to each other they'll even begin to form shoals! And beleive me it's one hell of a sight, it's one big wave of color! Give it a try. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers. Last edited by Cichlid Man; 07-11-2006 at 10:50 AM.