Fish Choice

[haleem8777]

Hi  

 
i have choose the fish i am going to put into my tank 
so far i have decided on 
 
rummy nose tetra 
glow light tetra
harlequin rasbora
galaxy rasbora
Endler guppy
 
i am set in stone on the fish above but i have to fish left either black harlequin rasbora or white cloud mountain minnow
so i need you help to choose which one or another fish which would fit the selection of 5 above   

 
can you helpful people just which one or another fish you think i should keep 
thaks

 

[TallTree01]

Hi, whats your tank size? I'd do black harlequins instead of mountain minnows as minnows prefer cooler water.

 

[haleem8777]

my tank is 60l i am planning to keep the fish in groups of 3 or 4

 

[attibones]

Many of these species require around six or so to be happy. Keeping only three of each group may not be a good idea. Assuming that each fish gets to be around three inches (some may be under), you are actually fully stocked with three of each of the five species you've chosen. I would actually remove one or two of the groups in your list, but you seem absolutely unwilling to stray from your plan.

 

[NorthEastFisherman]

Many of these species require around six or so to be happy. Keeping only three of each group may not be a good idea. Assuming that each fish gets to be around three inches (some may be under), you are actually fully stocked with three of each of the five species you've chosen. I would actually remove one or two of the groups in your list, but you seem absolutely unwilling to stray from your plan.

Um... I dont think any of those will exceed much more than 2 inches.

 

[Lunar Jetman]

Many of these species require around six or so to be happy. Keeping only three of each group may not be a good idea. Assuming that each fish gets to be around three inches (some may be under), you are actually fully stocked with three of each of the five species you've chosen. I would actually remove one or two of the groups in your list, but you seem absolutely unwilling to stray from your plan.

Um... I dont think any of those will exceed much more than 2 inches.

To be fair, he does say some may be under . But all will be.

A 60 litre tank is 19 US gallons so using the inch per gallon rule you should be able to have 19 inches/47.5cm of fish. Based on that you can have 3 of each of your list as per attibones, so I'd also follow his advice to choose one or two groups and have more numbers.

 

[the_lock_man]

In the wild, shoaling species live in groups that number in the hundreds/thousands.

It is generally accepted that 6 is the number at which they lose count and just assume they're in a "wild" sized group.

In groups of 6 they will display much more natural behaviour.

I would strongly suggest you pick 2 of your preferred species, have a group of 6 of each, plus 3/4 endlers (which aren't shoalers).

 

[haleem8777]

thanks , i am not going to rush into it , i will take my time so i get it right