What fish would be good?
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You like catfish?
I reckon you should get a few Midnight Catfish. They look fantastic, stay small, are peaceful and love driftwood!
I'm looking into possibly getting one or two for my 32gal.
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I reckon you should get a few Midnight Catfish. They look fantastic, stay small, are peaceful and love driftwood!
I'm looking into possibly getting one or two for my 32gal.
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Interesting fish stevie! I do have a softspot for catfish myself.. and that particular one could work well in a south american themed 50 gallon. Does say they're nocturnal though so I'm not sure how often you'd see it!
Another couple of angles for the driftwood theme, a south-east asian tank could work with a couple of types of the less nippy barbs (cherry barbs, ruby barbs etc), rasboras, gouramis, glass catfish etc. Also a west african tank could work, with butterfly fish, congo tetras, and kribensis.
Another couple of angles for the driftwood theme, a south-east asian tank could work with a couple of types of the less nippy barbs (cherry barbs, ruby barbs etc), rasboras, gouramis, glass catfish etc. Also a west african tank could work, with butterfly fish, congo tetras, and kribensis.
It is fantastic looking! It also stays under 5 inches to boot!
The only thing that put me off was this,
"The best way to achieve this is to add a group to a reasonably established aquarium and forget about them. At some point of the next year or so you'll eventually catch glimpses of them in all their finery."
twiant, they are not agressive when compared to other cichlids. I reckon though the will take anything tetra size and may nip and scrap at other fish now and again. But nothing major.
The only thing that put me off was this,
"The best way to achieve this is to add a group to a reasonably established aquarium and forget about them. At some point of the next year or so you'll eventually catch glimpses of them in all their finery."
twiant, they are not agressive when compared to other cichlids. I reckon though the will take anything tetra size and may nip and scrap at other fish now and again. But nothing major.
I've never found them to be overly aggressive either, unless they're breeding, or a pair forms in a tank of 3. They're best kept in even number, they're quite hard to sex but this helps to eliminate a weaker or odd-numbered fish being targetted. I also haven't had any problems with them eating smaller fish, I think if you buy the tetras first, let them grow for a bit and then by the angels SMALL, they don't see the tetras as food items as much. Neons and the smallest tetras are most at risk.
I think a Discus tank would be really cool. They come in a variety of colors, all of which are beautiful, and are a really interesting fish. They would go well in the eviroment that you are describing and would also make great "centerpiece" fish. I would recommend you only get a pair M/F and see what smaller fish you can put in with them.
This is all true, Discus do require more care than a lot of other fish and yes they are a bit pricey. Awesome fish though. I remember when I started out I was told the Otto Cats required a lot of care. I'm glad I went with my instinct because they are IMO a very hardy fish, I've never had one die on me and I have bought probally about 20 since I started, hard little workers too, love watching them zip back and forth.
I know what you mean about angels, I only EVER buy the wild coloured types (i.e the silver base with brown/black vertical stripes). I've also not found discus to be overly fussy but they require clean water as Jo3 said, the main problem with discus in bad quality water is hole in the head and pop-eye.
Hey, found this. Another Wood cat.
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Erm i have a mate right now who has to big black angle fish, and they did bullie some fish at first, Erm i am a big fan of Discus! they are big and very peacful, i think you should get 4-6 and some Neon tetra as schooling fish?
2 tanks
250 liter - 4 ft tank, comunity tank, 2 full size kissing gourami, 3 Tiger Babrs (from 10), 2 oddesa babs (from 5), to Upside Down Catfish, 2 Bristlenose Plecos, 1 Pakistani loach, 3 algae eaters, Fire mouth cichlid, Jururpari cichlid, 2 Festive cichlids and 1 Red tailed shark.
150 liters - about 2.6ft, 2 breeding pair of Rainbow cichlids!! i have got 7 small fry left from about 50 and they have laid again, waiting for more fry now, If you live in United Kingdom and are in trested in buying some and live close to Liverpool, email me at mini.phelan@hotmail.com http://www.borstein.com/sam/images/herotilapia_multispinosa.jpg
2 tanks
250 liter - 4 ft tank, comunity tank, 2 full size kissing gourami, 3 Tiger Babrs (from 10), 2 oddesa babs (from 5), to Upside Down Catfish, 2 Bristlenose Plecos, 1 Pakistani loach, 3 algae eaters, Fire mouth cichlid, Jururpari cichlid, 2 Festive cichlids and 1 Red tailed shark.
150 liters - about 2.6ft, 2 breeding pair of Rainbow cichlids!! i have got 7 small fry left from about 50 and they have laid again, waiting for more fry now, If you live in United Kingdom and are in trested in buying some and live close to Liverpool, email me at mini.phelan@hotmail.com http://www.borstein.com/sam/images/herotilapia_multispinosa.jpg
I personally wouldn't put a a group of discus as big as 5 or 6 in a 50 gallon tank, I'd get a pair, 4 at most, and leave it at that, coz it will limit your other stocking with them being such big fish. I also wouldn't keep neons with them because of how small they are, I've not kept them together but they may be seen as food. Cardinals are slightly bigger and generally work well in discus tanks, because they have the same water requirements coming from the same areas. Another "typical" discus or angel tankmate is the rummynose tetra.
Get a couple bullfrog tadpoles from a pond. Let them grow up then drain half the tank, purchase a couple of turtle dock, add some water hyacinth, and there you have a NA biotope.
I want to get ahold of some leopard frog tadpoles but I can find any. This one store sell bullfrog tadpoles but I need a 30in tank min to house one.
I want to get ahold of some leopard frog tadpoles but I can find any. This one store sell bullfrog tadpoles but I need a 30in tank min to house one.
I might consider severums,blue acara,and firemouth for this tank. Have kept them before and they did quite well together. Gold severums or reds are truly beautiful and grow fast.
Discus would also work but I would get five minimum to keep bullying to a minimum. Neons wouldn't be good with discus who require higher temps than the neons appreciate. Cardinals prefer warmer water, and would in my view work better but Discus are cichlids ,and some have been reported to kill small tetras.
My expierience with Angelfish suggests that they do well in groups while young but that as they grow older and form pairs, they will harrass the others or kill them outright during spawning . It then becomes necessary to move the others or the breeding pair to their own tank. They too have been known to make snacks out of smaller fish such as tetras.
Discus would also work but I would get five minimum to keep bullying to a minimum. Neons wouldn't be good with discus who require higher temps than the neons appreciate. Cardinals prefer warmer water, and would in my view work better but Discus are cichlids ,and some have been reported to kill small tetras.
My expierience with Angelfish suggests that they do well in groups while young but that as they grow older and form pairs, they will harrass the others or kill them outright during spawning . It then becomes necessary to move the others or the breeding pair to their own tank. They too have been known to make snacks out of smaller fish such as tetras.
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