Recent content by The Avenging Narwhal

Thanks for all the feedback. Ideally I'd prefer to go for something you can get out of a local tropical fish shop, so nothing too exotic. I'll consider a few small angelfish instead of gouramis; I had a betta once and it was fairly aggressive towards my tetras at times and its tail constantly...

Ah, fair enough, I'll keep an eye out for a fancier, smaller pleco then. Probably much less effort in general. What do you think then of 3 more Dwarf Gouramis or something isntead of the Bala Sharks?

Even a 1-foot pleco is too large for the tank? I'm surprised by that, they don't even swim about that much.

Hello again Since I've gotten my hands on a 380 litre tank, I'm contemplating which fish to include in it. It's a dairylea-shaped tank and is about 55 inches long. What do you think of this lot of fish for it? Rainbow Shark 4 Synodontis Upside-Down Catfish Pleco 15 larger-sized Tetras (like...

That's a brilliant idea, I never thought that through in hindsight. It did cross my mind to put the 60l tank's filter into the big tank but for whatever reason I thought to myself that it'd be insufficient, but since the number of fish is staying the same it'll be fine! I'll get on that right...

Sadly no, it was new media.

Here's the scenario. I bought a 380l aquarium (£67 off eBay!) and currently have all my fish in my 60l tank. This 380l aquarium is filtered by a Fluval Fx5, which is ideal for 1500l of water. The 380l tank is medium-planted and has been running now for a week, four days of which now it's had...

On top of the Rainbow Shark which is there already? Plus, I'm assuming this is alongside 6 Synodontis Catfish? EDIT: Ah yes, I see that bit now about 10 Loaches or whatever I want. I've had Loach ideas shot down already because "oooh every single one of them will get to full size and require...

How about 5 Dwarf Neon Rainbows, 5 Neon Dwarf Gouramis and 5 small to medium-sized Cichlids as the main body of fish?

Ah, that does sound like a good idea, and I'm sure I'll have space for 10 or so Tetra on top of what's already in there; 380 litres is a lot after all!

Thanks, I'll look into those. I was thinking about ordering the fish from aquaticstoyourdoor online since my local pet shops don't stock that much by way of variety. I had never even considered them! Will they get on OK with the aforementioned Gouramis or is it a case of one group or t'other...

Thanks for the advice. It's a dairylea-shaped tank (the proper term escapes me), whose straight sides are 1 metre long, and it's 55cm deep. In that case I'll (with an air of regret) forego the Bala Sharks. I already own the Rainbow Shark, so it's really a case of building a community around...

Hello everyone, as this is my first time posting on these forums I'll give a bit of background information about my fishkeeping experience. I've had a 56-litre tropical aquarium for a good 5 months now, and it currently contains a (young) rainbow shark, a synodontis ("upside-down") catfish and...