Center Piece Fish

[lilfishie]

I am wanting a single, pair or possibly trio of fish for my planted 22 degrees 60l tank

The planned stocking is
10-15 WCMM
6 ish Sewellia lineolata

Is well filtered and planted

 

[locker]

Dwarf Gouramis might be a good option they are quite small and can tolerate temperatures like that. It is best if they are in pairs and they are quite beatiful.

 

[locker]

Here is a thread of dwarf gouramis

gouramis

they are one of my favourite fishes

 

[lilfishie]

i did see dwarfs at my LFS when i brought my WCMM, but they only sell in pairs, and i heard they do best in trios (1m2f)?

 

[locker]

Yep

this is better as the males may fight

 

[lilfishie]

hmm i suppose i could just buy 2 pairs, then put the other male in my other community tank

 

[locker]

sounds good

 

[lilfishie]

thanks, any other suggestions?

 

[Miah002]

Don't get dwarfs. They have a diesease going round were they die after a month or two.

Try another species of gouramis like the honey, pearl or banded, thick lipped gourami.

 

[england]

what about Badis, Blue Perch, Dwarf Chameleon Fish ........
I know where you can get them at 3pounds each plus P&P is £10 which includes a heatpack for upto 6 fish.

 

[snapefish]

Suggested in the other sub-tropical thread too - Looks like a dwarf gourami, is probably closely related but also doesn't suffer from the diesease problems and likes cooler water:

Paradise fish

 

[england]

i used to keep a pair of these beauty's.....they are very sexy...

 

[lilfishie]

Nelly would Scarlet Badis work? found a site that says can keep them at 22 degrees and i love them!

Paradise fish are great, i would love a few but can't locate any

 

[stang1]

Paradise fish ideally should be kept in species only tank as they can be very aggressive. They are fine when young but as soon as they mature all hell breaks loose!

 

[england]

Nelly would Scarlet Badis work? found a site that says can keep them at 22 degrees and i love them!

Paradise fish are great, i would love a few but can't locate any

scarlets are beautiful and grow so small max around 1-2cm........ideal temp is 24c where there most active so yes around 22c should be fine