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07-11-2006, 10:10 AM
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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.
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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. |
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07-11-2006, 10:18 AM
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It's the Evil Monkey!!
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I never knew black widow tetras were aggressive. I always thought they were peaceful like mine are. Well maybe thats why the angels haven't beaten them up because they know how to defend themselves. LOL
Oh BTW, nice job CM. |
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07-11-2006, 02:42 PM
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hey what size tank would you suggest as the minimum for a pair of discus? I have a 29 gallon i would like to house discus in but ideally i would like to have them in a tank with my dwarf cichlids (bolivians 2 and 1 gold ram). I also have a couple of rainbows (australian) which i would like to have in there. I think it will be too cramped but would they possibly fit into a 40 gallon?
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Plant fool 5 gallon Bowl 1 paradise fish 10 gallon 2 australian rainbow fish, 1 veilltailed blue ram 29 gallon heavily planted, 1 clown pleco, 2 bolivian rams, 7 amano shrimp, 1 bamboo shrimp, 3 yoyo loaches, 6 featherfin rainbow fish, 2 dwarf neon flame gouramis 
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07-12-2006, 12:58 PM
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Discus are schooling fish so its usually recommended to get a group of them...unless you have a known breeding pair...then I'd say a 40g is minimum. But, if they aren't a known pair...get a group of 4-5.
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*Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry 
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07-12-2006, 02:04 PM
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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. |
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08-09-2006, 07:18 PM
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dmarcus,
The 29 is WAY too small, what's been posted is true. 55G minimum, odd numbers to avoid bullying (they are cichlids after all). Also, the rainbows have got to go, they'll freak out the discus with their continual swimming (voice of experience here). Discus like it calm, shaded and mellow. the rams "should" be OK, but watch at feeding time that they not taking too much of the food (quick little buggers). Don't know about the clown plec sucking on discus slime coat, bristlenose is the only "pleco-type" catfish I've ever seen successfully kept with discus. Remember, if you decide to have a community tank with discus, it's a "discus tank" first, a community tank second. Just do some research on any new fish in regards to discus compatilbility. To be safe, no info, don't buy the new fish. |
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08-26-2006, 10:35 AM
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Hi there, welcome to the forums.
You are right, there are lots of african fish out their which are overlooked in the hobby and not imported regulary. What siez tank have you got? If you prefer larger fish, you could have catfish like synodontis, elephant-nosed fish, and african knife fish. The tiger fish is also another interesting fish. If smaller fish is what you are after then a shoals of tetra like congos will make a good display, as well as african glass catfish. There are many cichlids like kribs and butterfly cichlids which will do very well in this type of setup, as well as blockhead cichlids. It's best to keep this setup as clean as possible with lots of small regular water changes of pure tap water. e.g. a bucket of water every day. This way the nitrates/tannins will not be allowd to build up. This will simulate the constant clear white-water conditions of a large river in africa like the Congo.
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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. |
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08-27-2006, 06:37 AM
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That clear enough for you moron? As clear as "pure" tap water. LMAO! See if you like that oxymoron.
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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; 08-27-2006 at 02:32 PM. |
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08-27-2006, 03:45 PM
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Sorry, I come from a reef background. We don't use tap water for anything because of all the phosphates and nitrates. You're are just suggesting frequent water changes with dechlorinated tap water correct? Sorry to derail the sticky, feel free to move or delete this tangent.
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08-27-2006, 04:00 PM
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Don't worry about it.
 Yeah, I suppose using RO water is a lot safer, but if your tap water is more than ideal for the fish you keep, then you might as well use that source.
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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. |
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09-21-2006, 01:37 PM
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09-22-2006, 12:48 PM
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 LMAO! PLus this thread is like really old.
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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. |
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Also michael doesn't really know anything about discus which is why cm was being sarcastic.
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