Are These Good Fish Choices

[shang hi]

okay im getting a Aqua one regency 80 ( 180l ) the filtration is Aquis 2250UV-C (UV Clarifier), and i was wondering if these fish would be good, im going to have a slightly planted tank, with the front having few pants for bottom feeders to eat and live. there will be a peace of bogwood aswell.

The fish:
Congo Tetra * 4-5
Corydoras, Corydoras spp * 4
Dwarf Gourami * 1 (male, already have need to transfer when tank cycled)
Kribensis, Pelvincachormis Pulcher * 2

the gravel is called Eco Complete, is this okay for the bottom feeders? (then man in the shop said yes)

ill post pictures when the tank is up and running (cycling with every thing in it, except the fish)

EDIT: Updated list

 

[SJ2K]

Stocking sounds ok to me

 

[foxycatfish]

Stock sounds good.
But with the kribs only get a pair.Try and get the biggest male you can get as in krib world size does matter

 

[Luketendo]

okay im getting a Aqua one regency 80 ( 180l ) the filtration is Aquis 2250UV-C (UV Clarifier), and i was wondering if these fish would be good, im going to have a slightly planted tank, with the front having few pants for bottom feeders to eat and live. there will be a peace of bogwood aswell.

The fish:
Congo Tetra * 4-5
Corydoras, Corydoras spp * 3
Dwarf Gourami * 1 (male, already have need to transfer when tank cycled)
Kribensis, Pelvincachormis Pulcher * 2-3

the gravel is called Eco Complete, is this okay for the bottom feeders? (then man in the shop said yes)

ill post pictures when the tank is up and running (cycling with every thing in it, except the fish)

Don't Kribs need soft water?

Anyway with your size tank and filtration (1100lph,) I'd recommend, 6+ Congo Tetras, 6+ Corys, (If you want more dwarf gouramis get two females.) Also get a pair of Kribs, but I think they need soft water.

My ideas come up to 34 inches without Kribs. You could probably get more species of fish in there if you want. You could get some different colour tetras to give you a mix, get hatchet fish perhaps? The stocking you have up the top I could have in my 60l, If I had a 180l I'd take advantage and get more species myself. You could get some black neons and those columbian tetras, or get more than one species of cory .

Your choice of course.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Don't Kribs need soft water?

No, kribs are african cichlids.

 

[shang hi]

dwarf cichlids to be precises
and luke i know that i can have more i was just getting the feel, and are emperor tetras okay (how big do they get?)
and are there any small breeds of plecos? (like 10cm long) as i want a happy and pretty tank.
i'll take into acount about getting a pair of kribs.

 

[Ian H]

bristle nose plecs only get to around 6" im sure there a list of 30 or so in the plec section

 

[Luketendo]

Don't Kribs need soft water?

No, kribs are african cichlids.

I know they are African cichlids, but they don't live in the rift valley.

Yes but this: [URL="http/www.fishforums.net/content/Cichlids...2382/Kribensis/"]http/www.fishforums.net/content/Cichlids...2382/Kribensis/[/URL] , states that they like soft water.

If Kribs do like hard water Dan, they'd be ok.

Emperor Tetras are great Dan they're like Blue Black Neons I think. [URL="http/www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_palmeri.php"]http/www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_palmeri.php[/URL]

Here's a list of plecos suitable for your tank (of course check on them before hand, and realise they produce a lot of waste):

[URL="http/www.fishforums.net/content/Plecos-a...Under-8-Inches/"]http/www.fishforums.net/content/Plecos-a...Under-8-Inches/[/URL]

Bristle nose's are great though I had a young one but It never matured. I saw some in my fish shop they had bristles and they were blowing all over the place because of the filter flow. Bristle nose's need dogwood to eat / play with. They also need sinking pellets and cucumber. Also try to buy bigger one because their less suspect able to disease. Females have less bristles than males.

 

[OohFeeshy]

I know they are African cichlids, but they don't live in the rift valley.

Yes but this: <a href="http/www.fishforums.net/content/Cichlids...2382/Kribensis/" target="_blank">http/www.fishforums.net/content/Cichlids...2382/Kribensis/</a> , states that they like soft water.

Fishbase-

'Environment: demersal; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 5.0 – 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19 '

Brackish is naturally alkaline and hard, and the dH range covers pretty much everything but the extremes. Besides which, they've been captive bred for so long it's unlikely they care.

 

[Scotty001]

I recently bought a pair of kribs (without knowing it, A little silly i know but the good folk here managed to identify them from my description, they also advised to make sure the pair are compatible s if not the female will often keep chasing the male about.

I thought it was luck in the fact that the pair i have are very happy together but looking back when i bought them my LFS had several pairs of kribs and each paired kribs were in its own tank with some other fish, i originally wanted to buy just the female but had been told they both come as one and couldn't be split. you may find that your LFS will have already separated the kirbs into the pairs they are happy with, so you may not need to buy a female then hope you get a male that she is happy with.

I'm guessing that it isn't that easy to keep more than 1 pair in the same tank due to the way the LFS had each pair in separate tanks and not mixed all together.

Scott

 

[Squidman]

It all sounds good to me ,but dwarf gouramis are known to getting diseases.

 

[shang hi]

i already have the dwarf gourami and i have had him for 3 months but i was going to move him..... should i just leave him?

 

[Luketendo]

i already have the dwarf gourami and i have had him for 3 months but i was going to move him..... should i just leave him?

Dwarf Gouramis are known to get a disease that only effects Gouramis. Moving him wouldn't change anything except not allowing you to get Gouramis of different species. If you got 2 females, they might die. If you left him in the biorb, you could get Pearl Gouramis, much harder and really pretty.

Looks like Kribensis are suitable after all! Go for them I guess. They will breed though.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Dwarf Gouramis are known to get a disease that only effects Gouramis.

Urm, not as such. Certain stocks of dwarf gourami (most were from Singapore) are carriers of dwarf gourami iridovirus, yes. But not that many, and if it hasn't shown itself after a few weeks, there shouldn't be a problem. Many shops have stopped importing dwarf gouramis from infected sources.

 

[Luketendo]

Dwarf Gouramis are known to get a disease that only effects Gouramis.

Urm, not as such. Certain stocks of dwarf gourami (most were from Singapore) are carriers of dwarf gourami iridovirus, yes. But not that many, and if it hasn't shown itself after a few weeks, there shouldn't be a problem. Many shops have stopped importing dwarf gouramis from infected sources.

Ah back when I got a male and female they both died. But that was a couple of years ago.