Surface dwellers?

GumboJones · 11-13-2006, 04:20 PM

Just setup a 30 gallon tall tank. Most of my fish hang out towards the bottom. Are there any fish that will hang out near the top? I don't really care for butterfly fish, but is there anything else that would do well in this tank?

Phantom_Cichlid · 11-13-2006, 05:10 PM

Tetras, Hatchets, Dainos, Bettas, Halfbeaks, and thats all i can really think of right off the top of my head.

Fishboy93 · 11-13-2006, 05:36 PM

Some Killifish are surface dwellers.......

Phantom_Cichlid · 11-13-2006, 05:59 PM

dont killies fall under halfbeaks i could be and may be wrong on that

aaa · 11-13-2006, 07:12 PM

halfbeak are livebearer and they need salt in their water. let's see... some livebearer do stay on top.

Phantom_Cichlid · 11-13-2006, 07:29 PM

lmao see i was so wrong and i apoligize

aaa · 11-13-2006, 07:45 PM

no... actually you are pretty close. livebearer and killifish are not that far away. the only difference is their reproduction method. other than that, they are pretty close to each other. basically guppy, molly and swordtail are livebearing killifish. plus some killifish do live in salt water too, such as gulf killifish. so think a killifish that happen to need salt in water and add a longer lower jar to the fish and fries hatch in their mom, you get halfbeak.

GumboJones · 11-15-2006, 07:02 AM

Thanks for the advice, I think I'm gunna get some killies. They're really beautiful fish that I think I've overlooked in the past. Would anyone know if they spend that much time on the surface? I was thinking of getting a few hatchet fish becusae they're right on the surface all the time....but they're kind of lame fish, def not as nice to look at as killies.

11-13-2006, 04:20 PM	#1
GumboJones Shrimp-O Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 23 Posts: 118	Surface dwellers? Just setup a 30 gallon tall tank. Most of my fish hang out towards the bottom. Are there any fish that will hang out near the top? I don't really care for butterfly fish, but is there anything else that would do well in this tank? __________________ ________________________ 30 Gallon Tall heavily planted tank w/ Driftwood -1 Micky Mouse Sword Tail -2 Female platy -3 Guppies -6 Serpae Tetras -3 Ghost shrimp -1 Macrobrachium Shrimp -1 Common pleco -1 Transparent knife fish -2 Bolivian Rams -3 Otto cats -3 Apple snails

11-13-2006, 05:10 PM	#2
Phantom_Cichlid Confused Fish Keeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 613	Tetras, Hatchets, Dainos, Bettas, Halfbeaks, and thats all i can really think of right off the top of my head. __________________ The store that sold you those fish was trying to make money. The people on this board are replying for free because they care about fish. Please, take our word, not theirs.

11-13-2006, 05:36 PM	#3
Fishboy93 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ft. Myers, FL Age: 15 Posts: 658	Some Killifish are surface dwellers....... __________________ 29 Gallon Reef

11-13-2006, 05:59 PM	#4
Phantom_Cichlid Confused Fish Keeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 613	dont killies fall under halfbeaks i could be and may be wrong on that __________________ The store that sold you those fish was trying to make money. The people on this board are replying for free because they care about fish. Please, take our word, not theirs.

11-13-2006, 07:29 PM	#6
Phantom_Cichlid Confused Fish Keeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 613	lmao see i was so wrong and i apoligize __________________ The store that sold you those fish was trying to make money. The people on this board are replying for free because they care about fish. Please, take our word, not theirs.

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11-13-2006, 07:12 PM	#5
aaa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Age: 20 Posts: 521	halfbeak are livebearer and they need salt in their water. let's see... some livebearer do stay on top.

11-13-2006, 07:45 PM	#7
aaa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Age: 20 Posts: 521	no... actually you are pretty close. livebearer and killifish are not that far away. the only difference is their reproduction method. other than that, they are pretty close to each other. basically guppy, molly and swordtail are livebearing killifish. plus some killifish do live in salt water too, such as gulf killifish. so think a killifish that happen to need salt in water and add a longer lower jar to the fish and fries hatch in their mom, you get halfbeak. Last edited by aaa; 11-13-2006 at 07:47 PM.

11-15-2006, 07:02 AM	#8
GumboJones Shrimp-O Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 23 Posts: 118	Thanks for the advice, I think I'm gunna get some killies. They're really beautiful fish that I think I've overlooked in the past. Would anyone know if they spend that much time on the surface? I was thinking of getting a few hatchet fish becusae they're right on the surface all the time....but they're kind of lame fish, def not as nice to look at as killies. __________________ ________________________ 30 Gallon Tall heavily planted tank w/ Driftwood -1 Micky Mouse Sword Tail -2 Female platy -3 Guppies -6 Serpae Tetras -3 Ghost shrimp -1 Macrobrachium Shrimp -1 Common pleco -1 Transparent knife fish -2 Bolivian Rams -3 Otto cats -3 Apple snails

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