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bsmith · 05-30-2005, 10:18 PM

i use to have 6 tiger barbs and 2 gouramis and they were great together, they chased each other but never picked at each other..
so maybe a pair of rams or gouramis, 4 kuhlis, 4 corys, and i still want a school of something , i really like the bumble bees because they are cute, but if they wont match well, then what else will be suitable in a school of about 5-8 ? i like the cherry barbs or tiger barbs, anything else ?

ALFA WOLF · 05-31-2005, 08:14 AM

get more tiger barbs in at least 6 cause they will nip other fish and they are less likly to do that in a group, and yeah sry the loach has to go it will out grow your tank. and to shev yo i have tiger barbs in with my blue gurami and they stay together really well.
Its about 8 tigerbarbs and 3 blue guramis in a 120 gallon.oh and forgot to ask dont the plecos get really big. Or am i thinking of another fish with similar name.

ALFA WOLF · 05-31-2005, 08:17 AM

yeah tigers and cherrys do good i also like to have groups of green tiger barbs and neon tetras. Normally small fish is what i keep in groups. Thier are some exeptions though.

bsmith · 05-31-2005, 08:20 AM

the loach doesnt get but 3", plecos can get really large when you get a common pleco, some dont get but a couple inches

ALFA WOLF · 05-31-2005, 09:36 AM

are u sure loaches dont get big im talkign about the clown loach.

bsmith · 05-31-2005, 09:48 AM

i mean the kuhli loach

ALFA WOLF · 05-31-2005, 09:50 AM

OH. lol i totaly lmissed that one.

bsmith · 05-31-2005, 06:42 PM

i have a blue gravel that looks relaly nice with the light that i just got, it makes all the colors come out, so i was wondering if the bumblebees are out of the question or not, because if i can get them, then i want to get a pair of red and yellow cichilids to go along with a couple corys, the ones that are kinda clear and greenish, and 2 kuhli loaches.... sound all good ?

ALFA WOLF · 05-31-2005, 06:45 PM

huh what kind of lighting is it im curious.

bsmith · 05-31-2005, 07:11 PM

well i got it at petsmart , its ZooMed "Coral Sun" bulb, it was like 20$ and its awsome, it shows the effects of daylight and whatnot.

anyone have any opinion on my last post about the fish still ?

shev · 06-01-2005, 04:16 PM

I'd get an even larger group of corydoras, like 6. what cichlids are you talking about? kribensis and rams would work. kuhli loaches will fit very well.

ok.... so name all the fish you are thinking of again.

bsmith · 06-01-2005, 09:57 PM

haha ok this si confusing sinse i really dont know, but im wanting maybe 4 corys, 4-6 cichlids, 1 pleco, 2 kuhlis. i am not sure about the cichlids, i dont know about rams, they arent as colorful as i want. but i posted in the cichlid list to see about some smaller kinds of cichlids.. fishfreaks says that i can get " kribs red zebras,yellow labs, socofoli (sp?) keyhole cichlids " so i guess some of those will work sinse they are smaller breads. does all that sound alright ? im not sure how easy it is to get any of these fish in my area, but i hope i can find some on aquabid.com

bsmith · 06-02-2005, 12:33 AM

ok so i think i want a pair of pure yellow cichlids, a pair of blue and black "convicts" with/without yellow on the top fins, and another pair of something. i guess these have to be all dwarfs, so if anyone knows any tech terms for something that resembles this i would appreciate it. thanks

fishfreaks · 06-02-2005, 04:32 AM

by "blue and black convicts" im assuming you mean male and female?

bsmith · 06-02-2005, 11:40 AM

haha im not sure, they are blue with black stripes

fishfreaks · 06-02-2005, 11:47 AM

well is this what your fish looks like? because if so, and they are very colorful around the belly are and top fin, then it is a female convict. if there is a bump on the head and long pointy fins, then it is a male.http://www.aquariacentral.com/specie...re_page_view=1

bsmith · 06-02-2005, 08:41 PM

something like this .... http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...LG:en%26sa%3DN

i havent gotten any fish, thats just what i want, actually both of those, the blue stripes and the pure yellow, and then another pair, but not sure what colors, i like the blue with yellow top fins.. like this http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...005-22,GGLG:en
or any of these
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...,GGLG:en<br />

shev · 06-02-2005, 08:56 PM

wont mix with corydoras. corys wouldnt appreciate the hard water that malawi cichlids like. they'll also get killed.

those wont fit in a 40 gallon anyway.

bsmith · 06-04-2005, 03:51 PM

hey i went to a LFS and they had some kuhli loaches, except they were no bigger than an inch long, were they babies or will they get long enough so the cichlids wont eat them ? and i saw some corys there too, they looked big enough that no adult cichlid will eat them.. am i wrong ?

fishfreaks · 06-04-2005, 06:50 PM

most cory cats only get about 2 inches, and i think the aggressive or even semi-aggressive cichlids would eat the kuhlis.

05-30-2005, 10:18 PM	#41
bsmith fish n00b Join Date: May 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 406	i use to have 6 tiger barbs and 2 gouramis and they were great together, they chased each other but never picked at each other.. so maybe a pair of rams or gouramis, 4 kuhlis, 4 corys, and i still want a school of something , i really like the bumble bees because they are cute, but if they wont match well, then what else will be suitable in a school of about 5-8 ? i like the cherry barbs or tiger barbs, anything else ? __________________ * 40 Gallon BR Tank * 2 Blue Ram 2 AngelFish (gold & marble) 4 Green Cory 3 Neon Tetra 1 Pleco 4 ghost shrimp 1 Golden Apple Snail * 10 Gallon Tank * 2 juvi Albino Cory Cats 4 Neon Tetras http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000

05-31-2005, 08:20 AM	#44
bsmith fish n00b Join Date: May 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 406	the loach doesnt get but 3", plecos can get really large when you get a common pleco, some dont get but a couple inches __________________ * 40 Gallon BR Tank * 2 Blue Ram 2 AngelFish (gold & marble) 4 Green Cory 3 Neon Tetra 1 Pleco 4 ghost shrimp 1 Golden Apple Snail * 10 Gallon Tank * 2 juvi Albino Cory Cats 4 Neon Tetras http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000

05-31-2005, 09:48 AM	#46
bsmith fish n00b Join Date: May 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 406	i mean the kuhli loach __________________ * 40 Gallon BR Tank * 2 Blue Ram 2 AngelFish (gold & marble) 4 Green Cory 3 Neon Tetra 1 Pleco 4 ghost shrimp 1 Golden Apple Snail * 10 Gallon Tank * 2 juvi Albino Cory Cats 4 Neon Tetras http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000

05-31-2005, 06:42 PM	#48
bsmith fish n00b Join Date: May 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 406	i have a blue gravel that looks relaly nice with the light that i just got, it makes all the colors come out, so i was wondering if the bumblebees are out of the question or not, because if i can get them, then i want to get a pair of red and yellow cichilids to go along with a couple corys, the ones that are kinda clear and greenish, and 2 kuhli loaches.... sound all good ? __________________ * 40 Gallon BR Tank * 2 Blue Ram 2 AngelFish (gold & marble) 4 Green Cory 3 Neon Tetra 1 Pleco 4 ghost shrimp 1 Golden Apple Snail * 10 Gallon Tank * 2 juvi Albino Cory Cats 4 Neon Tetras http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000

05-31-2005, 06:45 PM	#49
ALFA WOLF Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 414	huh what kind of lighting is it im curious. __________________ empty 10 gal.. any ideas lmao?

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05-31-2005, 08:14 AM	#42
ALFA WOLF Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 414	get more tiger barbs in at least 6 cause they will nip other fish and they are less likly to do that in a group, and yeah sry the loach has to go it will out grow your tank. and to shev yo i have tiger barbs in with my blue gurami and they stay together really well. Its about 8 tigerbarbs and 3 blue guramis in a 120 gallon.oh and forgot to ask dont the plecos get really big. Or am i thinking of another fish with similar name.

05-31-2005, 08:17 AM	#43
ALFA WOLF Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 414	yeah tigers and cherrys do good i also like to have groups of green tiger barbs and neon tetras. Normally small fish is what i keep in groups. Thier are some exeptions though.

05-31-2005, 09:36 AM	#45
ALFA WOLF Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 414	are u sure loaches dont get big im talkign about the clown loach.

05-31-2005, 09:50 AM	#47
ALFA WOLF Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 414	OH. lol i totaly lmissed that one.

05-31-2005, 07:11 PM	#50
bsmith fish n00b Join Date: May 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 406	well i got it at petsmart , its ZooMed "Coral Sun" bulb, it was like 20$ and its awsome, it shows the effects of daylight and whatnot. anyone have any opinion on my last post about the fish still ? __________________ * 40 Gallon BR Tank * 2 Blue Ram 2 AngelFish (gold & marble) 4 Green Cory 3 Neon Tetra 1 Pleco 4 ghost shrimp 1 Golden Apple Snail * 10 Gallon Tank * 2 juvi Albino Cory Cats 4 Neon Tetras http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000

06-01-2005, 04:16 PM	#51
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561	I'd get an even larger group of corydoras, like 6. what cichlids are you talking about? kribensis and rams would work. kuhli loaches will fit very well. ok.... so name all the fish you are thinking of again.

06-01-2005, 09:57 PM	#52
bsmith fish n00b Join Date: May 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 406	haha ok this si confusing sinse i really dont know, but im wanting maybe 4 corys, 4-6 cichlids, 1 pleco, 2 kuhlis. i am not sure about the cichlids, i dont know about rams, they arent as colorful as i want. but i posted in the cichlid list to see about some smaller kinds of cichlids.. fishfreaks says that i can get " kribs red zebras,yellow labs, socofoli (sp?) keyhole cichlids " so i guess some of those will work sinse they are smaller breads. does all that sound alright ? im not sure how easy it is to get any of these fish in my area, but i hope i can find some on aquabid.com __________________ * 40 Gallon BR Tank * 2 Blue Ram 2 AngelFish (gold & marble) 4 Green Cory 3 Neon Tetra 1 Pleco 4 ghost shrimp 1 Golden Apple Snail * 10 Gallon Tank * 2 juvi Albino Cory Cats 4 Neon Tetras http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000

06-02-2005, 12:33 AM	#53
bsmith fish n00b Join Date: May 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 406	ok so i think i want a pair of pure yellow cichlids, a pair of blue and black "convicts" with/without yellow on the top fins, and another pair of something. i guess these have to be all dwarfs, so if anyone knows any tech terms for something that resembles this i would appreciate it. thanks __________________ * 40 Gallon BR Tank * 2 Blue Ram 2 AngelFish (gold & marble) 4 Green Cory 3 Neon Tetra 1 Pleco 4 ghost shrimp 1 Golden Apple Snail * 10 Gallon Tank * 2 juvi Albino Cory Cats 4 Neon Tetras http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000

06-02-2005, 04:32 AM	#54
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,303	by "blue and black convicts" im assuming you mean male and female? __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

06-02-2005, 11:40 AM	#55
bsmith fish n00b Join Date: May 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 406	haha im not sure, they are blue with black stripes __________________ * 40 Gallon BR Tank * 2 Blue Ram 2 AngelFish (gold & marble) 4 Green Cory 3 Neon Tetra 1 Pleco 4 ghost shrimp 1 Golden Apple Snail * 10 Gallon Tank * 2 juvi Albino Cory Cats 4 Neon Tetras http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000

06-02-2005, 11:47 AM	#56
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,303	well is this what your fish looks like? because if so, and they are very colorful around the belly are and top fin, then it is a female convict. if there is a bump on the head and long pointy fins, then it is a male.http://www.aquariacentral.com/specie...re_page_view=1 __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

06-02-2005, 08:41 PM	#57
bsmith fish n00b Join Date: May 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 406	something like this .... http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...LG:en%26sa%3DN i havent gotten any fish, thats just what i want, actually both of those, the blue stripes and the pure yellow, and then another pair, but not sure what colors, i like the blue with yellow top fins.. like this http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...005-22,GGLG:en or any of these http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...,GGLG:en<br /> __________________ * 40 Gallon BR Tank * 2 Blue Ram 2 AngelFish (gold & marble) 4 Green Cory 3 Neon Tetra 1 Pleco 4 ghost shrimp 1 Golden Apple Snail * 10 Gallon Tank * 2 juvi Albino Cory Cats 4 Neon Tetras http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000

06-02-2005, 08:56 PM	#58
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561	wont mix with corydoras. corys wouldnt appreciate the hard water that malawi cichlids like. they'll also get killed. those wont fit in a 40 gallon anyway.

06-04-2005, 03:51 PM	#59
bsmith fish n00b Join Date: May 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 406	hey i went to a LFS and they had some kuhli loaches, except they were no bigger than an inch long, were they babies or will they get long enough so the cichlids wont eat them ? and i saw some corys there too, they looked big enough that no adult cichlid will eat them.. am i wrong ? __________________ * 40 Gallon BR Tank * 2 Blue Ram 2 AngelFish (gold & marble) 4 Green Cory 3 Neon Tetra 1 Pleco 4 ghost shrimp 1 Golden Apple Snail * 10 Gallon Tank * 2 juvi Albino Cory Cats 4 Neon Tetras http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000

06-04-2005, 06:50 PM	#60
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,303	most cory cats only get about 2 inches, and i think the aggressive or even semi-aggressive cichlids would eat the kuhlis. __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

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