hardy fish

[IMCL85]

a pleco is hardy. I have one that survive as a cycling fish. Due to algae out break. Very hardy indeed.

 

[jolaf]

I have one fish to name today Guppies, guppies gupppies They lived for me through cycling, ick, bad boy fiosh who nipped and anything that came they lived.

I was wondering if anyone coul suggest any really hardy fish, its a very long story but Im setting up a tank for someone and I will be maintaining it for them.

I will be doing all the water changing etc but they live about an hours drive away and will go once or maybe twice a week to do whatever needs done but in any emergency will go straight round.....obviously I dont want to be in and out like a yo-yo so was wondering if anyone can suggest really hardy fish that will hopefully cut down on visits.

It will be a tropical tank, 200ltr or so (not set in stone yet) but it will be a community tank so things like danios and the like but I was hoping you guys might be able to suggest some others.

Any help is greatly apreciated and I thankyou all in advance.

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[OohFeeshy]

Guppies are a bad idea. You might have got lucky, but guppies are so stupidly inbred for the colours it can be hard to get them to live over a few weeks. I'd go with danios, fun to watch, its very hard to overfeed them (they eat massive amounts if you let them), hardy.... Pretty too.

 

[Dart]

unless you plan on spending a lot of money to eventually find the hardy guppies, after going through like 12 i wouldn't suggest guppies.

 

[Durbkat]

Not sure if someone already wrote this but you can get long finned black tetras they get really big or you could get regular black tetras. And a common pleco.

 

[colen]

If you are looking for a peaceful barb I would get 6 gold barbs and a trio of cherry barbs, and maybe a small pleco of some sort, although if you are trying to keep it low maitenance then a pleco might not be a good idea as they are a little messy.

 

[Durbkat]

Well mine sorta cleans up after himself because when ever I vacum clean the tank (which is about every two months) their isn't that much poop in it.

 

[xamdarb]

a pleco is hardy. I have one that survive as a cycling fish. Due to algae out break. Very hardy indeed.....mine was the complete opposite super sensitive to ammonia

 

[Durbkat]

I agree that the pleco is hardy because mine survived when it jumped out of the tank and water out of water for about 10 mins. Then it survived a time when my water was cloudy then when it was green.

 

[Synirr]

The live plants may mean extra work in keeping the tank looking nice, but they sure help cut down on water changes!! I set up a tank for my 86 year old grandmother, who lives about an hour away, and she can't take care of it herself. I only get to visit her about once a month or less, which means that's how often the tank gets a water change!! I put some hornwort in the tank when I set it up, and that has literally been a lifesaver for the fish. The plant is covering almost the entire surface and is growing like mad because of all the "fertilizer"
I feel sorry for the fish, but it's not like I can just tell my grandmother she isn't allowed to have pets anymore...