Next Fish For My Tank - More Suggestions Please!

ibbledibble · Oct 16, 2007

how about something like a male siamese fighter? they are brightly coloured and attractive and so could appeal to a child?
but not sure if the platies would fin nip as i have never kept them.
also as an alternative to cory's how about khuli loaches? i have some and they are very cute. they often curl up in the leaves of my plants and look like little pythons curled up in trees.

Lizzie71 · Oct 16, 2007

What a great idea! I hadn't thought of getting a siamese fighter, because I wasn't sure it would be compatible, but Thinkfish reckons its OK, and the female platys are very laid back and non-agressive.

Might suggest that to my son later.

Spooky76 · Oct 16, 2007

Phantoms are fine in smaller numbers, you could have a male and female...

Fighter would be fine too although they dont always live for long, a yr at most in most cases I think. They dont like fast moving water though, so if you have an overhead filter it might not like that.

TigerSword · Mar 17, 2008

Best thing to do is go for cheap and cheerful fish to start I would say. So you could have some guppies or a pair of swordtails or platies. Overall I would suggest getting some tetras to start it off then once the tank has got going (after 2-3 weeks) I would add a Bristlenose pleco. They are hardy little buggars and will keep your tank algae free and also clean up scraps.

Oh by the way fighters live for up to 3 years, most aquatics bring in fish that are around 8 months to 2 years old. I was lucky enough to grab one of the younger ones. Generally if the fins are really loose and a little tatty and the fighter looks really broad bodied then generally that fighter is one of the older ones.