3 themed choices of fishes

[aernympha]

i wanted peeps advice on these fish !!! and on the different themes..... anthing please!!

indian tank
cherry barb
2in.
temp.22-26
pH 6.5 - 7.5
dH to 12
middle to upper

fire rasbora
1.5 in.
middle

orange chromide
3.25 in.
middle and lower

dwarf gourami
2 in.
temp. 22 - 28
pH 6.5 - 7.5
dH to 15
middle to upper

zebra loach
3 in.
lower

badis
2.5 in.
lower

South- East Asia tank

betta (siemse fighting fish)
2.75 in.
temp.24 - 29
pH 6.0 - 8.0
dH to 25
middle to top

lace gourami
4.75 in.
temp. 22 - 28
pH 6.5 - 8.o
dH to 30
middle to upper

spoted goby
3.25
temp. 20 - 28
pH 7.6 - 8.0
dH to 15
SG 1.002 - 1.007
middle to bottom

bumblebee goby
1.75 in.
temp. 25 - 30
pH 7.6 - 8.5
dH TO 15
sg 1.002 -1.007
bottom

south america tank

pretty tetra 1.75 in.
rummy nose tetra 2 in.
black neon tetra 1.75in.
temp. 22- 26
pH 5.0 - 7.0
dH to 10
middle to top

golden eyed dwarf cichlid
3 in.
lower

ram
3 in.
temp 22 - 26
pH 6.0 - 7.0
dH 3- 8
middle to bottom

angelfish
6in. temp. 24 - 28
pH 6.0- 7.5
dH to 15
middle

discus
6in.
26 - 30
pH 6.0 - 7.5
dH to 15
middle to bottom


ok peep i dnt hav ethe tank yet!!!!! but i wanted to know weather these fish were good together i am not sure about gobys cos there brackish and the other arent!!! so that probably not the best but i like the others!!! they are my favourites!! ermmm i gave soem infor on soem of the fish but soem i havnt got much info on ..... dnt worry about the tank its just the fish i am intersed in, please tell me if its not a good idea to do keep soem of these fish togetehr tell me if they are shoaling fish i know tetras are!!! just want some advice peeps please help!!

 

[Alien Anna]

Some interesting suggestions there but some major compatibility problems.

Here's a few I spotted:

Lace gouramis and bettas - not compatible. Regard each other as competition.

Gobies - require brackish (salty) conditions.

Discus - don't even go there unless you really know what you're doing.

Also, I'm not sure where you got Black Neon Tetras at 1.75"! Those presumably are the Moby Dick variety.

Watch out for Rummy-nosed Tetras - there are three seperate species. Look very similar but have different requirement.

 

[aernympha]

kool thanx!!!

 

[CFC]

Gobies - require brackish (salty) conditions.

Not all gobies require salt,there are quite a few freshwater species.The thing to watch out for though is that most gobies are opertunistic predators which will eat any smaller fish.

 

[aernympha]

ok i did more thinking guys the the south east tank idea was dropped for lack of fish which could live togerther!!! i did think about doing n afracn lake one but all the fish are far tooo big so that a no no
so now all i have is south american tank and the indian tank ...
this is want i decided on

indian tank

2 cherry barbs = 4 in.
4 fire rasboras = 5 in.
1 orange chromide = 3.25 in.
2 dwarf gouramis = 4 in.
1 zebra loach = 3 in.
2 badis (dwarf chameleon fish) = 5 in.

total = 24.25

24.25 x 75 = 1818.75

tank needed has to be 65 x 30 = 1950

temp. 22 - 26

pH 6.5-7.5

dH to 12


well i like this tank alot and i am thinking its surprisingly may become the winner .... only beacause i can get more fish!!!

south american tank

2 angelfishs = 12 in.
2 rams = 6 in.
12 rummy nose tetras =24 in.

total = 42 in.

42x 75 = 3150

35 x 90 = 3150 poprbbaly a bit bigger so they have some breathing space lol!!!

dH 3 to 8

temp. 24 - 26

pH 6.0 - 7.0

this was the origanal theme of tank i thought i woul dof liked but as u can see i would ned twice the size of the tank for indain tank ... and i would only have three types of fish an di dnt think i can afford a tank that size....



so i think i am going for the indian tank!!!!!! the tank i have sen for it is a rekord 96 at 160 pounds 96 litres which is roughly 24 gallons. but by using my stocking tanks levels its enough room!!!!
81 x 31 = 2511
spaced needed 1818.75

there is the other tank rekord 70 which is the 61 x 31 = 1891 which is a bit of a full tank!!!! but this tank actaully fits in the place i want it!!! its 70 litres which is roughly 17.5 gallons that not much!!!! if only i had my own house i would have fish tank next to every plug soucket!!!! but with the smaller one i could always drop a fish..... there bound to be a few fish that turn out not to be right for this tank... when i do my big research!!!! o and this tank is 140 pounds!! yay!!!! nearly have that much money!!

 

[aernympha]

i am going to have to save up more money they put the price up of the tanks at my local lfs plus my mum isnt sure where to put it!!! ohwell !!!! i will get it no matter what!!!!

 

[aernympha]

if anyone had eperince with these fish please give me ifo on them form ur own knowledge /experinces with them. also if u really want to help me reaseach on them u can !

 

[Alien Anna]

2 cherry barbs = 4 in.
2 dwarf gouramis = 4 in.
12 rummy nose tetras =24 in.

Hi, of the fish you've mentioned, I've only kept these.

Cherry barbs

Lovely, under-stated fish, albeit a bit shy at first. They are very gentle and non-aggressive and easy to feed - basically they'll eat anything, including algae. The males are very bright and colouful, albeit smaller than the females. The Females have an attractive pattern and rosey cheeks

The books say they aren't true schooling fish and may become nervous with their own kind. This has not been my experience (I have 5 females and a male). They do like a heavily planted tank, however and do not like to be exposed to big, wide-open spaces. They are impossible to catch once you put them in your tank - you practically have to do a strip-down to get them into a net!

Dwarf gouramis

Aggressive little varmints, but full of character. I'd actually be inclined to get a single male, not a pair, since I've had so many friends with incompatible pairs. They like to be the boss of the tank and will attack anything with dangly fins, basically because they catch insects off the surface of the water in the wild and probably mistake the fins for fly wings.

They are constantly on the go and will try to eat practically anything, but love live food. They have similar habits to bettas.

I find pearl (lace) gouramis somewhat easier to manage, although larger.

Rummy-nosed tetras

There are three very, very similar species who have slightly different requirements. The true Rummy-nosed tetra, Hemigrammus bleheri is about 2" long at full-size and likes moving water (similar conditions to the White Cloud Mountain minnow). It has a more aqualine nose than other species, is slightly less red in the face and has a black tail stripe that goes further onto the body, along the lateral line.

The False Rummy-nosed tetra, Petitella georgiae is actually far more common and likes still, "black water" conditions, similar to the cardinal tetra. It is slightly smaller than H.bleheri and has a blunter nose. The face is much brighter red and the red goes further up to the neck. The tail has a distinct boundary with the body and no black stripe intruding into the lateral line.

The third species is actually quite rare and you'd be lucky to find it on offer. Have a look in Baesch for more precise descriptions of the differences.

I have kept both H.bleheri and P.georgiae. Of the two, I must confess that P.georgiae is my favourite. They are very sensitive to water conditions and cope badly with fluctuations in pH. They also poorly tolerate high nitrate, rather similarly to pencilfish, whom I call "aquarium canaries" because they're always the first in trouble if there's a problem. For this reason, I'd imagine they'd be good tank-mates for discus or angelfish.

They prefer soft, acid water. They don't get it in my tank, but since I've been peat filtering and adding bogwood they've developed a much better colour. They are easy to feed by require regular invertebrate food such as bloodworms to maintain good colour. They are not terribly active fish, but like to drift about in a school, looking beautiful.

 

[Lateral Line]

If by "Cherry Barb" you mean B. titteya, Alien Anna has picked off a lot of the points I was going to make, bar perhap, you say mid to upper water, in my experience, they keep low.

If by "Fire Rasbora" you mean R. vaterifloris - hey, a true diamond among fish.

 

[Alien Anna]

If by "Cherry Barb" you mean B. titteya, Alien Anna has picked off a lot of the points I was going to make, bar perhap, you say mid to upper water, in my experience, they keep low.

Yes, I can confirm I do mean B. titteya and I forgot to mention about swimming position. Cherry barbs are middle to lower water, rummy-nosed tetras (all species) are middle water and dwarf gouramis are middle to upper water.

 

[aernympha]

thanx guys but kepp the info flying in!!! all help welcomed!!!

 

[aernympha]

i was wondering if soem of these fish are shoaling........................