Help Please!

[dobbygolem]

Hello, some of you might remember me from ages ago when i started fishkeeping. I've since bought a 5 foot fish tank, and have just donated my old beginner fish tank to my sister. Here is her problem:

I have been given a 31" x 1ft x 15" fish tank, and it currently has a siamese fighting fish, 4 neon tetras, 2 shrimps (Ben's forgotten the type of shrimp), and 2 swordtails in the tank.

I will wait for these fish to die, and then get some more fish. The only problem i'm having is deciding which type. Please don't think "zebra danios, because they're really hardy" or anything, and please don't restrict me to only beginners fish. Ben'll help me.

I'd like around 3-4 fish. As big as possible, without overstocking the tank. Around 2"/3" i'm guessing. Here is what i'd idealy like:

Blue
Pink
Silver
Purple
Shiny

Basically any type that stand out and look pretty.

I'd appriciate it if you could give me any ideas. I've got an EHEIM filter, forgotten which, with a 200-240V heater. It's a thermostat, that heats to 24 degrees celcius.

Thanks

 

[wendywc]

Who's Ben? Anyway, with those dimensions, your tank is 24 gallons. You don't want anything to big in there, but how about:

5-6 Praecox rainbowfish, http/www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Di...cfm?pCatId=1059
and a gourami, maybe a sparkling gourami, http/www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=882




Also, if you don't want the fish that are in there now, don't wait for them to die. Rehome them, or trade them to your LFS for other fish or store credit to some supplies.