Fast Moving Water Fish?

chrisrutter · Jun 9, 2008

Hi all

A friend of mine was asking the other day which fish he should put in his aquarium. He has an external filter which is creating a nice flow through the tank and he wanted to know if there were any fish which enjoy/prefer this sort of environment?

The tank is 24"L x 15"H x 12"D

Apart from that all he has are a few catfish (corys) in there.

I couldn't really answer him so i hoped someone on here could shed some light?

Thanks

ox5477 · Jun 9, 2008

well alot of fish can handle a "good amount" of flow with no prob. The fish you would want to stick clear of are fish that have small fins for their body size (hard to propell themselves) and fish with abnormally lareg fins (fins go from helpful to acting like sails).

For that sized tank (think its a ten gallon).. maybe a school of smaller tetras (cardinals) or danios could work well. Depending on how many cories he has already you would want atleast a shoal of 5 to 6 for either the tetras or danios to make them less stressed :good:

EDIT: forgot to say too... that is the weirdest avatar... if I saw a creature like that running towards me... I would have to question mother nature... haha

davefish · Jun 9, 2008

Hillstream loaches will appreciate the flow.
Check this out: Hillstream Loaches

Loads of species to choose from, but your choice will probably depend more on what you can get hold of.

chrisrutter · Jun 9, 2008

Thanks all for your help, my friend also says thanks.
Is it possible that he can keep White Cloud Mountain minnow. He was asking about them as well?

Cheers all

Oh btw I've just got my 4ft tank so picutres will be coming soon will setup and the like.

Ps thanks for the compliment (maybe) about the avatar. I like it to. somthing a little different