Stocking Fluval Edge

[kelly528]

Jus had a look at the bumblebees in the fish section (cant remeber what its called...the bit with all the info of all the fish lol)It says they area brackis fish...just wondered how much salt to put in the fluval edge?Also .... where I work we have a battery charging room and i can get hold of as much de-ionised water as i want for free!!! lol....any good for tanks...surely better than tap water with all its junk in it??!!Thanks again peps.

Not all are brackish, only some species. If you shop around on a few caresheets you should be able to get an idea of which ones are brackish and which ones are freshwater. Their striping is slightly different.

Sorry to hi-jack the thread but where could i get some Bororas Brigittae? Just googled them and love them.

Yes, I agree with Theplayboy. They are cool, but my LFS only stocks Harlequin Rasboras.... Most of the time.

Wellll.... that would depend on where you live! But there are pet stores out there (usually the ones who specialise in aquatics) who will be more than happy to order some in for you. All you have to do is give 'em a call or talk to a manager and ask them to add X number of X fish onto their next fish order. For most pet stores this won't be a stretch at all.

 

[Theplayboy]

Wellll.... that would depend on where you live! But there are pet stores out there (usually the ones who specialise in aquatics) who will be more than happy to order some in for you. All you have to do is give 'em a call or talk to a manager and ask them to add X number of X fish onto their next fish order. For most pet stores this won't be a stretch at all.

Thanks, i know what ill be ordering next time im in the LFS. Do you know if they have any special needs/requirements?

 

[Assaye]

No, no cichlids.

Seriously. It'll be miserable as sin and will probably get sick from stress, and that is if you can find one small enough.

 

[kelly528]

Wellll.... that would depend on where you live! But there are pet stores out there (usually the ones who specialise in aquatics) who will be more than happy to order some in for you. All you have to do is give 'em a call or talk to a manager and ask them to add X number of X fish onto their next fish order. For most pet stores this won't be a stretch at all.

Thanks, i know what ill be ordering next time im in the LFS. Do you know if they have any special needs/requirements?

Honestly I don't know... not much is known about them because they are a fairly recent discovery. A lot of them haven't even gotten common names, just latin names. I would think that it's safe to expect that they have the same environmental and dietary requirements as other rasboras, ie

-Omnivorous diet ie crushed flake, pellets, baby food (for fish lol), BBS and daphnia
-Best kept in groups of 6 or more
-I guess they would prefer soft, acidic water at about 74

Here is a list of all dwarf rasboras from rasbora dot com:
-= Microrasbora species list =-
Microrasbora erythromicron (Danio erythromicron, Emerald dwarf rasbora)
Microrasbora gatesi
Microrasbora kubotai
Microrasbora nana
Microrasbora rubescens

-= Boraras species list =-
Boraras brigittae
Boraras maculatus (Dwarf rasbora, Dwarf-spotted rasbora, Spotted rasbora, Pygmy rasbora)
Boraras merah
Boraras micros
Boraras urophthalmoides (Least rasbora, Exclamation-point rasbora)

-= Other species =-
Sundadanio axelrodi (Rasbora axelrodi, Axelrod's rasbora)
Celestichthys margaritatus (Danio margaritatus, Celestial pearl danio, Microrasbora sp. galaxy, Galaxy rasbora)
Sawbwa resplendens (Asian rummynose, Naked microrasbora)

For anyone looking for a good 'catalogue' of rasboras, or nano fish in general I strongly recommend the book Mini Aquariums by David E. Boruchowitz. It has a bunch of microrasbora species complete with pictures and a little section on their care.


And for everyone's information: If a fish store orders fish for you your fish will arrive with all their fish that they ordered for the store, then they can just put them on hold for you until you pick them up.

 

[Theplayboy]

Thanks for the info kelly.

 

[Ryefish]

Amazing list Kelly I have a small tank too that i am looking to stock probably with rasbora's. Im going to look into purchasing that book
Thanks

 

[Bazza57]

If these tanks are so small, why not try out Killifish?
There are many varieties available as dry eggs, small, extremely colourful. downside is that they are relatively short-lived, but on the plus side, you can store any amount of dried eggs to use as you need.
If you get the conditions right they will breed (so you have your own supply of eggs) too They thrive in small aquaria & look spectacular in a well planted tank.
Most species can be bought as dried eggs via mail order from specialist breeders who could be sourced via the internet notably: http/www.killi.co.uk/

As it says on the packet - "JUST ADD WATER"

 

[Jen and Mike]

Hi.

I was planning on getting an Oto, but apparently they're shoaling fish and I've already allocated tank space (in theory) to a male Betta and 4 Galaxy Rasboras....does anyone know if there is a small suckerfish that can live solo in a Fluval Edge?

Also, is 4 Rasboras too little?

Jen and Mike