Some More Fish, But Which ?

[Daveypaul]

Hello to all once again,

Ok so I have a 200L tank with

4 x Neon Tetras
3 x Platies ( 1 of which is a Swordtail )
5 x Mollies ( 2 of which are Dalmation )

So as you can see there is alot of space avaliable......

Now what im wanting in my tank is activity ( now that doesnt mean the sexual kind ), im wanting lots of different colours in my tank so that its amazing to look at.
The decor is natural and thats how I want to leave it, so no bright colour ornaments will be going in. So any top, bottom and mid swimmers are fine,Im not wanting anything to big either as I do not want the other fish to feel threatend by anything alot bigger than them.
So if your reading this and understand where im coming from, im open to any ideas or suggestions that you may have.

Happy fishkeeping to one and all.

David

 

[welshfish1]

id say some more tetras to keep them happy plus some corydoras

 

[eaglesaquarium]

I would say first to up the number of neon tetras, they do best in numbers of 8-10+.



Next, I would get some fish for the bottom level. Corydoras are awesome, if you ask me, but they generally do best with numbers and sand. You didn't mention your substrate, but I thought I would mention it.


Other options, if you are looking for some more color would be guppies. Or, you could look into some Rams or apistogrammas (Dwarf cichlids).

 

[Verminator89]

Hey,

First thin is first, up the number of neons you have to a bigger shoal. These will then feel far safer in themselves anyway. Anything from 9 upward is a good number to aim for with fish that prefere to be in groups. I like odd numbers personally, looks far better. Something to do with the rule in gardening planting in 3's is better than 4. Draw it out and it'll make sense.

Secondly, you want colour, well theres plenty of fish with colour. Just depends on what your after. If you want colour, but not too much aggression, and also would like your other fish to feel safe, then theres gouramis. I have 5 Yellow Honey Gouramis in my planted tank, they are absolutely beautifull. They are lively, and vibrant...exactly what i wanted. The yellows of these would compliment the blue neons you have well.

I'm no fan of mollies/platys. So i would get rid of them personally, if you like them then perhaps upping their numbers slightly would be better for them.

There are plenty of tetras that add colour, and a different dimention to your tank. Personal favourites of mine are Penguin Tetra, Red Phantom Tetras, Serpae Tetras, rummynose Tetras.

I'll think of more when i'm sober

 

[jkilby]

As everyone else has said up the tetra's without a second thought, I have a shoal of 20, a mix of neon and cardinal and they are fantastic little fish. Fancy tail guppies are good for colour, diamond blue and cobra snakeskin particularly, for the larger impressive fish, I went for opaline gouramis, beautiful blue colouration and such character, if I put my finger to the tank they will come to see what it is, I have even fed them bloodworms from my hand

 

[Daveypaul]

Well looks like tetras are a favourite so I am going to be looking into them types and colours. I like to thank you all for your suggestions they have been much appreciated, but of course keep them comming.
I have a gravel base and aftficial plants, going to get a few more plants to add some depth to the tank.

I would just like to add that i have a very trustworthy female dalmation mollie who actually looks pregnant but cant be as sure just yet, but if i cup my hand in the water she will come over and pretty much sit in my hand therefore eat out of my hand, didnt think mollies would act like that but hey its quite cool.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

Mollies are extremely social fish, and highly interactive with people (their aquarist) from my experience. We had them when I was growing up, and they would always want to be around my dad's hands as he was arranging things, cleaning things, etc. You really need to be careful of them, because they will be right in the middle of whatever you are trying to do.


As far as the tetras go, it is not that they are so popular with the folks here. It's that they (and any shoaling fish like that) do better in larger numbers. Also, the display is far more appealing to the eye. overall.