Princesscoral's Journal

[shahrezsyed]

helollooooooooo!!! nybody there! sorry for barging in but really need an answer to my queston.
shahrez

 

[seffieuk]

Since we will have to get rid of the angels or the lampeye killifish in the first stocking idea

1. get rid of the angels and replace them with a pair of dwarf gouramis

funny you should say that she saw some during the week and liked them - but I honestly can't see her giving up on the white angels

helollooooooooo!!! nybody there! sorry for barging in but really need an answer to my queston.
shahrez

I'm afraid I can't answer your question, it's been many a year since i was fresh water tropicals but am sure the two uncles could help you out

Seffie x



ps - sure PrincessCoral will not mind you hi jacking her thread for a little while

 

[tropic_john]

seffie, go back and look at another possible option for the angels that I have added, apistogramma catouides, or cockatoo cichlids brighter than angels, and about same size

also, cockatoos and gourami are much better than angels to start with IMO

 

[seffieuk]

OMG - apistogramma cacouides - wow, wow, wow

Seffie x



now where could I put another tank

 

[rabbut]

Since we will have to get rid of the angels or the lampeye killifish in the first stocking idea, I have 2 answers;

1. get rid of the angels and replace them with a pair of dwarf gourami or a pair of apistogramma cactouides.

or

2. get rid of the lampeyes and up the number of guppies etc...


To be honest, I would replace the angels with gouramis, but its your choice princess


John,

Aged 12.

p.s Seffie, can I be princess' fishy uncle


a picture of one of the colourful versions of dwarf gourami [there are more dwarf gourami colours

The Dwarf Gouramis will pull the fins off the Guppies. I've had them with them on three separate occasions and it's always ended the same way (You'd think I'd learn from it wouldn't you )

just wondering as noone ever answers my stocking and filtration posts!!!!uhhh!!!!
in a170 litre(45 gallon) tank is the follwing filtration and fish enough?
14 zebra danios
3corydoras catfish
4 angelfish
2 blue german rams
in a tank with live plants and a medium sized power filter+(later on like 2-3 months later on...a marineland biowheel powerfilter)
i will only have the corys and danios till i get the marineland filter.
shahrez
P.S princesscoral you have AMAZING fish knowledge for your age and i have never met any 9 year old in my life who knows about proper stocking,testing,water params,filters,amazingly good aquascaping,natural taste in aquascaping etc very good teaching nanny seffie and moomy zipzap1

Patience is a virtue, give us a chance

That stocking is OK, you need a minimum group of 4 corrydoras though They'll all mx, it not going to leave you overstocked and all the other group numbers are fine IMO

All the best
Rabbut

 

[Truck]

one thing i dont agree with is the dwarf gourami...you could buy 6 and have all of them die in a few weeks...theyre carrying a virus at the moment thats killing them therefor the honey gourami may be a better option.

also if you can find them there is pterophyllum leopoldi, a small species of angel fish getting to about 8 cm and will not eat smaller fish. to my knowledge theyve never been bred in captivity, and are only available wild caught

 

[seffieuk]

Uncles please do me a favour and help out Shah

Seffie x



I'm going off in a minute to drink a bottle of cold rose and watch the x files film - heaven

 

[rabbut]

Tropic_John, you are going to lead Princess into trouble at this rate. Dwarf Gourami have no strength and melt in tanks less than 6 months old, definitely not a beginner or started fish If your angels were the same size as the Cockatoo Cichlids, your angels will have been stunted. Angels should get to 8" long with at least a foot of finage, where as your Cockatoo Cichlids get to just 2-3"

All the best
Rabbut

 

[Truck]

helollooooooooo!!! nybody there! sorry for barging in but really need an answer to my queston.
shahrez

ive answered in your thread mate, about an hour or so ago

 

[seffieuk]

one thing i dont agree with is the dwarf gourami...you could buy 6 and have all of them die in a few weeks...theyre carrying a virus at the moment thats killing them therefor the honey gourami may be a better option.

oh dear, but to be honest really think Princesscoral is stuck tight to angels

also if you can find them there is pterophyllum leopoldi, a small species of angel fish getting to about 8 cm and will not eat smaller fish. to my knowledge theyve never been bred in captivity, and are only available wild caught

That sounds interesting, will take a look tomorrow

Thanks Guys

Seffie x

Tropic_John, you are going to lead Princess into trouble at this rate. Dwarf Gourami have no strength and melt in tanks less than 6 months old, definitely not a beginner or started fish If your angels were the same size as the Cockatoo Cichlids, your angels will have been stunted. Angels should get to 8" long with at least a foot of finage, where as your Cockatoo Cichlids get to just 2-3"

All the best
Rabbut

oh oopps

Seffie x

 

[tropic_john]

Rabbut, I've never kept cockatoo cichlids or angels for that matter.

 

[rabbut]

Oh well, you know for next time It just came across as though they were stocking options that you thought would be a good combo and went well and should be OK in the tank, something that's not quite correct I'm afraid. Mine you, this being the internet, we've probably all miss-interpreted each others contributions somewhere along the line

 

[shahrezsyed]

id say leave the killy fish keep the white angels!!.i've kept them and they are absolutely stunning even more when they get big!
shahrez
P.S:this is such an exiting thread now im gonna try to sleep without thinking there must me another post or somethin its 3 in the morning in pakistan!!!!!!!

 

[tropic_john]

STOCKING LIST 1;

6 corys

6 guppies

5 mollies

3 Platies

4 lampeye killifish

2 pterophyllum leopoldi [dwarf angelfish



STOCKING LIST 2;

6 corys

5 guppies

4 mollies

6 Gardneri Panchax Killifish

and 2 angelfish


STOCKING IDEA 3;

6 corys

6 guppies

5 mollies

3 Platies

4 lampeye killifish

2 Apistogramma cactuoides [cockatoo cichlids]



They are my revised ideas

 

[seffieuk]

its 3 in the morning in pakistan!!!!!!!

Hope you got some sleep Shah

What is fish keeping like in Pakistan? Is it a big hobby, are there many fish shops etc............

Seffie x



Ah ha just spotted an error in the stocking lists - you have forgotten princcesscoral wants some tetra, I believe somone told her to have cardinals (that's certainly what she has been looking at anyway - as they are bigger than neons and will not get eaten by the angels?