A Few General Questions

[9murphy9]

hi, i've not done any of my anoying threads latley asking questions that can never really be answered but here's a dew to have a crack at :
 
1) whats the most robust fish ? (bascially witch is the toughest fish that can survive with say neons and dovi's and eveything in between)
2) what's the fatstest fish that can be safely housed in an aquarium ?
3) what's the most peaceful fish that can be housed with a jewel cichlid ?
4) how good are cherry shrimp at eating the left over's ?
5) whats the best solution to get rid of diatom algae ?
6) what's the best way to calm cichlids down besides lowering the temp ?
7) where's the best place to buy red breast acara ?
8) whats the a good large tetra ?
 
these questions are forr diffrent tanks around the house but instread of opening eight new threads i might as well ask them all at once
thanks for any help with this as i'm conteplating getting rid of my jewel cichlid.
 
Alex

 

[techen]

1) There aren't any, Fish depend on so many things that pointing a finger to a single fish and saying "He won't die in any tank" just wouldn't happen.
2) There's a few fish, I mean a lot of fish will be insanely quick if scared/Being chased/etc. Take my angel, if anything scares him he'll be at the other side of the side in a blink. It's crazy how fast fish can be, So take your pick. Overall I think you mean what fish is the most active (IE Moving a lot) but again there's tons of fish that are like this, Just gotta take a look and say "I like this one or that one"
3) I've never owned a jewel Cichlid so am afraid am useless at this question.
4) Shrimp are very good for cleaning the bottom of the tank, Although the bigger the tank the smaller they seem. Depending on your tank size I'd suggest corys? There insanely good for cleaning the bottom of the tank.
5) Diatom algae am fairly sure is due to ammonia, Have you tested your tanks water stats?
6) Having a good tank, Lots of hiding spaces, Clean water, Good flow, some plants, good tank mates etc.
7) Not entirely sure on that one, Could call up a few LFS and asked to order?
8) I own Emperor Tetras, Some of the biggest tetras you can buy. These guys are really pretty and quite big for the common tetras, Just make sure these guys can be quite a annoy bunch. Need a lot more females than males to keep things under control.

 

[Questions?]

1) whats the most robust fish ? (bascially witch is the toughest fish that can survive with say neons and dovi's and eveything in between)
like techen said
2) what's the fatstest fish that can be safely housed in an aquarium ?
like techen said
3) what's the most peaceful fish that can be housed with a jewel cichlid ?
i dont know if peaceful fish would be good for a jewel cichlid
4) how good are cherry shrimp at eating the left over's ?
very good
5) whats the best solution to get rid of diatom algae ?
otto catfish
6) what's the best way to calm cichlids down besides lowering the temp ?
i dont know
7) where's the best place to buy red breast acara ?
i don't know
8) whats the a good large tetra ?
depends on what you are keeping them with, but i would say an emperor or congo tetra are the largest ive heard of