Looking For Some Fish Advice

[B C M]

I'm going to be changing my stock and would like 4 or more guppies.
I like bright fish that have a nice look and will brighten up the tank.
They will be with 3 very calm severums and 3 pink gouramis with 3 Bolivian rams.

Any advice?

 

[KittyKat]

Tasty food for the severums. And as mentioned before, you are overstocked for a 130 litre(?) tank, last thing you should be thinking about is more stock right now.

 

[B C M]

Remember these Sev's are temp. They'll be here for another 4 weeks, you reckon its just an expensive fish super?

Kitty I think an alarm goes off on your comp everytime I post.

 

[KittyKat]

Expensive supper are the right words. You're better off waiting till the severums gone and getting the guppies then. A nice group looks quite good, just remember that they may be on the fragile side sometimes!

Although they won't be compatible with adult kissing gouramis either..

Nah, I'm just good at reading your mind

 

[Fish Guy]

Yeah that would be a hard tank for some fancy guppies to live in. Is your stock the same as you have listed below? If so I think that the guppies would also fall victim to the lobster as well. I have found the easiest tank setup to house guppies in is a all species tank or at least with other live bearers. Well I guess just a very docile tank in general. Keep in mind the kissing gouramis get a good size as well and may need to be upgraded to a larger tank in the future.

 

[B C M]

Just planned with my friend that has a LFS, he's taking the severums Tomorrow.

 

[OldMan47]

With the severums gone you have a decent chance of guppies thriving in your tank. My daughter breeds severums, so I am well aware of the 7 to 8 inch size of an adult severum. Hers attack the tank heater and are strong enough to actually smash it. She had to get a heater that did not have a pilot light since the light was enraging her severums and making them act very destructive.
For fancy colorful guppies, my personal favorites are the "spanish dancers". I love the pattern in their tails that looks sort of like a bright colorful dance dress for a traditional Spanish dancer.