I Like All Of My Fish.....

[kevin82]

Firstly check out my stock in the signature below.

As I have been buying the Juvi fish over the last year it was always my intention to upgrade my tank or to add another. Unfortunately things haven't worked out that way so I'm having to consider the future of the fish in my tank.

As the title explains I like all of them in their own way but they will soon start to feel cramped in my 125L Fluvel Roma tank.

To make this simpler, what would you remove from my list. I'm thinking of the Clown Loaches but the missus would cry her eyes out.

Kevin

 

[Wills]

Think if it were me would take out the clown loaches and the gourami - swap your gourami for something like a orange thick lipped gourami or 2 they get much smaller but are bright orange!! And as for the loaches swap the clowns for zebras or dwarf chain. Top up your schools to at least 6 as well and get some ladies for your cockatoo cichlid

 

[VaegaVic]

2 otocinclus, No need, you already have a bristlenose.
1 dwarf cockatoo cichlid, Male or female? Add some more?
1 Blue gourami, Can get very territorial with other gouramis, so watch out
1 Golden Gourami, See above
1 Bristlenose Plec, Fantastic size plec for your tank
2 clown loaches, They grow way too big for that tank, even one would overstock it.
3 Black Widows & 1 Serpae Tetra Either increase the group or replace with something eye catching such as black phantoms or cardinals.

Adding:
- Possibly some dwarf gouramis to replace the larger ones. Make sure you keep them 1M:2F min.
- More Cockatoo cichlids, might even get some babies?
- Colourful fish for some eye catching, perhaps neons/cardinals, even guppies will go down a treat and they're very easy to breed your own strains.
- Sword tails might look nice


Hope that gives you a few ideas.

 

[kevin82]

Think if it were me would take out the clown loaches and the gourami - swap your gourami for something like a orange thick lipped gourami or 2 they get much smaller but are bright orange!! And as for the loaches swap the clowns for zebras or dwarf chain. Top up your schools to at least 6 as well and get some ladies for your cockatoo cichlid

I was thinking cory's instead of the loaches but there aren't any that have stood out yet.

 

[VaegaVic]

Think if it were me would take out the clown loaches and the gourami - swap your gourami for something like a orange thick lipped gourami or 2 they get much smaller but are bright orange!! And as for the loaches swap the clowns for zebras or dwarf chain. Top up your schools to at least 6 as well and get some ladies for your cockatoo cichlid

I was thinking cory's instead of the loaches but there aren't any that have stood out yet.

Pygmys are adorable, but how about C.Trilineatus? Or Peppered Corys would go down a treat.

 

[kevin82]

going to try something

2 otocinclus, the bristlenose is so shy it never leaves the bogwood.
1 dwarf cockatoo cichlid, female, trying to find a double red male which I sadly lost
1 Blue gourami, not territorial with gold gourami, best mates but currently 4 inches
1 Golden Gourami, See above
1 Bristlenose Plec, shy
2 clown loaches, They grow way too big for that tank, even one would overstock it.
3 Black Widows & 1 Serpae Tetra The original fish, originally 3 of each which shoalled

my problem was that I originally wanted a centrepiece fish, and ended up with 2 gouramis. My other half went to get rabbit food and come back with 2 clown loaches.

I think I like the idea of Breeding double red cockatoo cichlids, and want to shoal the tetras again, so as you can see above, I think I know who has to go.

 

[VaegaVic]

Ah righto then, add some more ottos in that case as they love to be in groups, add another 3 in total should do you nicely.

Sounds to me you've already made up your mind, just explain to the Mrs that the clown loaches will be very unhappy in there very soon and need a nice new home where they can live the rest of their lives.

Breeding the cockatoos would hopefully be a selling point for her as then she can watch all the babies

Ideally, a few females to a male is best, 1M:3F. Sometimes young males can be overwhelmed with more than 3 and older males can kill small groups of females if they get too randy, (under 2 F), so I recommend 3 as the middle ground.

 

[kevin82]

Sounds to me you've already made up your mind

don't think it was a case of making up my mind, more coming to terms with the idea.

Gourami's are a perfect centrepiece in my opinion, and everyone loves Clowns

 

[VaegaVic]

Is your plec male or female? If male, don't worry, if female, perhaps add a male to try and tempt her out?

You talk about having centerpiece fish, but in my experience, a group of fish can still be a centerpiec, E.g. that tetra shoal.

 

[kevin82]

Is your plec male or female? If male, don't worry, if female, perhaps add a male to try and tempt her out?

You talk about having centerpiece fish, but in my experience, a group of fish can still be a centerpiec, E.g. that tetra shoal.

Bn is a male.

I see your point, never thought of it that way but it's what the feature of the tank is. A single bright fish, colourful shoal, rare plec

Good Call

 

[meguro]

i'd remove the gouramis, the clown loaches and the bristlenose. Then increase the oto's, add a whiptail/twig catfish, and some more cockatoo cichlids and go from there.

 

[Assaye]

2 otocinclus - 6+ but fine for your tank
1 female dwarf cockatoo cichlid - if she isn't aggressive with the inabitants there is no need to get rid of her
1 Blue gourami - large, boisterous gourami. Might fight the golden. Keep one or the other
1 Golden Gourami - Ditto
1 Bristlenose Plec - Fine
2 clown loaches - I think your lady will cry more if the beasts start getting sick from the stress of not enough space. These guys need a massive tank so you really should exchange them. Plenty of smaller alternative
3 Black Widows - 6+ but fine for your tank
1 Serpae Tetra - Ditto

I'd get rid of one gourami (just in case things turn nasty) and the clown loaches, then pad out your shoals and maybe add a male cockatoo apisto.