Nano Fish

[Mikaila31]

I have been interested in nano fish for quiet a while. I will be stocking my 20gal high with 5 sparkling gouramis, 7 threadfin rainbows, and a few scarlet badis. I eventually want to upgrade this tank to a 30 or 40gal long , add peat and lots of wood. I then want to add some rarer and sensitive fish.
*Black Darter Tetra(Poecilocharax weitzmani)
*Ember Tetra(Hyphessobrycon amandae)
*licorice Gourami(Parosphromenus deissneri)
*Phoenix Rasbora(Boraras merah)
*Pseudomugil gertrudae
Pygmy Corydoras(Corydoras pygmaeus)
possible a few other small tetras
Any info on the fish will the * by there name would be really helpful. I have searched and can't find all that much info . Also any suggestions on fish that are 1.5" or smaller.

Thanks,
Mikaila31

 

[chibi]

Ember Tetras are so cute! I have 5 in my 6 gallon. I've only had them for a week, but I can say they are strong schoolers and LOVE to eat. Then again, what fish doesn't? XD

 

[BigC]

The Rocket Panchax or Clown Killi (Pseudoepiplatys annulatus) and Lampeyes (Aplocheilichthys normani)
Of course
Regards
BigC

 

[eschaton]

I have been interested in nano fish for quiet a while. I will be stocking my 20gal high with 5 sparkling gouramis, 7 threadfin rainbows, and a few scarlet badis. I eventually want to upgrade this tank to a 30 or 40gal long , add peat and lots of wood. I then want to add some rarer and sensitive fish.
*Black Darter Tetra(Poecilocharax weitzmani)
*Ember Tetra(Hyphessobrycon amandae)
*licorice Gourami(Parosphromenus deissneri)
*Phoenix Rasbora(Boraras merah)
*Pseudomugil gertrudae
Pygmy Corydoras(Corydoras pygmaeus)
possible a few other small tetras
Any info on the fish will the * by there name would be really helpful. I have searched and can't find all that much info . Also any suggestions on fish that are 1.5" or smaller.

Thanks,
Mikaila31

I have ember tetras. When I only had a group of six they were quite shy, almost never venturing out of plant cover and staying in the bottom half of the tank (though not on the bottom). Since adding another six, they have become notably more outgoing. Very hardy fish - haven't lost a single one.

I've had Phoenix Rasbora before too. They were fine fish while they lasted (got a school of 12) though they all slowly died off over a period of around 5 months. Partially this was due to sharing the tank with a killifish which liked to chomp on their tails (who was quickly returned) but I think they came in with intestinal parasites and are not particularly long-lived besides. If I were to try any Boraras species again, I would buy a large number of them and set them up in a breeder tank first - I've read the young eat infusoria on Java Moss and require essentially no other feeding.

I currently have Pseudomugil gertrudae as well - I believe at the moment I have a group of five. They are not the hardiest fish, and seem prone to dying when there are apparently no problems externally. Two of my group have been in the tank over six months and have been fine - however, they are considered annuals and are not long-lived in general, but easy to breed, so you should breed them periodically. I believe my group has bred, as I found a mystery fry two weeks ago which seems to be feeding fairly well and has been steadily growing - behavior suggests it's P gertrudae, but only time will tell.

While I don't have C pygmaeus, I do have C habrosus, which is around the same size and more typical for a Corydoras (bottom dweller, not mid-level shoaler). The first group I got online was fairly unhealthy - out of eight bought, only five survived to tank introduction, and three mysteriously vanished within a few months. The remaining two have been hardy, and I added another 10 juveniles a month ago who have been feeding and growing well.

Personally, one of my favorite nano-fish is the glowlight danio, Danio choprae. It only gets to around 1.5 inches, though it's fuller-bodied than a Zebra Danio. The immature danios aren't much to look at, with only a red line, but the adults take on a beautiful orange-red jagged pattern across their sides.

Hope that's a help!

 

[jarcher1390]

folk-tail rainbows (pseudomugil furcatus) very much like the Pseudomugil gertrudae
Jonny