Large(ish) Show Fish...

[cheesy feet]

If you want to go the planted discus root you will need alot of money

 

[Night_Market]

Discus - might stretch the wallet at the mo!

Silver sharks - just had to exchange 6 of them.

Geo's - interesting!

Cardinals - have some in the community tank - poss big shoal if wallet permits.

Thinking :

A group of

Plus large angels.

and maybe silver dollars.

 

[invader]

Geophagus species would go well with the Denisonii barbs, actually. You don't have to worry about angel agression with them.

But I'm partial to Geophagus species...

 

[Night_Market]

I quite fancy these :

and

and

and

Are they particulary nasty or 'pecky' with angels and corys/clown loaches?

I might keep the tank cichlid based, ex-fish from my 4 footer - angels, banded chromis, rams.

 

[angelmouse]

love the black fish, what is it? The denisonii barbs look v.good in a shoal.
Angel

 

[Night_Market]

Hiya!

The Black fish :

Geophagus sp. "Tapajos Red Head" apparently...

 

[angelmouse]

god i want that black fish. Is it a paratilapia polleni, madagascan cichlid, if so it grows to 30cm so not sure what size tank it would need. I feel a bigger tank coming on. Now that would be a nice centerpiece fish, probably eat everything else in tank at that size though, but it would look good in your tank if its big enough.
Bet you can`t get hold of them easy though. How about a group of frontosa`s they are nice looking fish
Angel

 

[confusion]

I second the pearl gouramis. They are really very pretty.

Some other ideas:
Giant danios (bigger and school)
Rainbows (very colorful, not too big, but school)
Angels (don't school)
Discus (expensive)


The other thing I think is really nice are well planted tanks with a large school of a particular fish - say cardinals or some other smaller tetra. Very peaceful and nice too look at.

 

[Night_Market]

Haven't really thought about Pearl gouramis : Hmm they are pretty though, maybe 10 - 15, Hmmm.....

Angels - looking very likely at the mo, BIG ones, yes! - maybe Altum's if I can find them...

Shoal of these might be in the offing :

Nice with angels, do ya think...?

 

[Night_Market]

god i want that black fish. Is it a paratilapia polleni, madagascan cichlid, if so it grows to 30cm so not sure what size tank it would need. I feel a bigger tank coming on. Now that would be a nice centerpiece fish, probably eat everything else in tank at that size though, but it would look good in your tank if its big enough.
Bet you can`t get hold of them easy though. How about a group of frontosa`s they are nice looking fish
Angel

Yes! you're right. Good thinking Batman.

I could be persuaded to do something silly to get a pair of them.

Everything you wanted to know about paratilapia Polleni and more...

Jeez, How 'Anoracky' am I...



Ps. I have the Angels and Banded Chromis so the frontosa's might feel 'on Holiday'

 

[ryguy]

some guarmies or if you go a little bigger bala sharks

 

[Night_Market]

I think I have enough space for the sharks, but have unfortunately had to just let them go to someone else. Now if the sharks were the colour of Cardinals - YES!

 

[angelmouse]

Iwish i hadn't seen this this post I read you Anoracky peice, now i want a bigger tank,Iv'e been a bit anoracky too looked it up in afew other places as well, difficult to get hold of but there are some around, there are a couple of breeders in devon. Do i don't i? its hard enough trying to make a choice between a frontosa or a malawi tank, now i just don't know and its all your fault
Those pics are stunning
Hope your better than me at making choices Angel

 

[Night_Market]

Iwish i hadn't seen this this post I read you Anoracky peice, now i want a bigger tank,Iv'e been a bit anoracky too looked it up in afew other places as well, difficult to get hold of but there are some around, there are a couple of breeders in devon. Do i don't i? its hard enough trying to make a choice between a frontosa or a malawi tank, now i just don't know and its all your fault
Those pics are stunning
Hope your better than me at making choices Angel

Your choice is made - It's gotta be a pair of 'black Spotties' HeHe!

Might be interesting seeing this :

A teenage Paratilapia Polleni a while back.

Grow into this :

An adult Paratilapia Polleni yesterday.


You only live once - buy that humongous tank NOW!