Suggest A Top Dweller

[wirralbull]

i am currently gradually getting stock for a 100 gal i have sat empty at the moment. so far i have
8 hara jerdoni
2 otto's will be 6
3 cory habrosus will be 12
20ish celestial pearl danioes will be 30
2 pairs of scarlet badis will add another pair
cherry shrimp
so i am after a top dweller to even things up. as you can see i like the small stuff. so nothing over 3 cm. ph is 7.2 temp will be 23ish. i have got some normans lampey which was my orrigional choice but im not too sure now. so plz suggest me a fish that will like temp an ph anlive at the top and be small. i woulg get 20ish of what ever i pick

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Clown/Rocket Killifish?

 

[wirralbull]

i did get some of the clowns, unfortunatly they were very small and didnt make it througj the 1st cpl of days. i thougjt tjey prefered higher temps. i will ne setting up a smaller tank 130 ltrs for my mosquito rasbora sundandio axelrodi black darters and some sparkling gouram(i when i finally get hold of some). and i was going to have another go at clowns in that tank 27 deg C

 

[wirralbull]

anymore suggestions?

 

[Welshweeks]

I have a M & F [font="Verdana][color="#222222"]Gardneri Killifish and although they move all around the tank the male does spend a fair amount of time right at the surface and he has lovely colourful markings to look at. They also seem a peaceful fish so far. [/color][/font]

 

[wirralbull]

i have heard they can be quite nippy and have quite large mouthes however they are great looking fish . anybody else

 

[stu40]

Microdevario Kubotai ?
Again, they do move around a bit, but mine spend a fair bit of time at the top.They do jump.

 

[ZoddyZod]

Hatchets? There is a dwarf/small one I think.....but may still be too big for your tastes?

 

[alihar]

Blue eye fork tail rainbowfish.
These are active, colourful and stay near the water surface.
They may still be a little to large for you as they grow to 5-6 cm.
Assuming you are from the Wirral Andy's have some nice juveniles in atm.

 

[MBOU]

Chela dadiburjori fit your specs perfectly!

They are small, 1.5 - 2cm max, surface dwelling, yellow with metallic blue stripe/dots down side, fast and friendly.

They are pretty much like a cross between small danios and hatchets.

 

[Cupster]

Hatchets are a good one, not had them personally as I like the mid bottom dwellers

 

[the_lock_man]

Chela dadiburjori fit your specs perfectly!

They are small, 1.5 - 2cm max, surface dwelling, yellow with metallic blue stripe/dots down side, fast and friendly.

They are pretty much like a cross between small danios and hatchets.

You give some really great suggestions. I just wonder where people can actually buy them........

 

[MBOU]

Good question... I always had these fish in and they never sold! They are amazing fish and if looked after well, they do actually readily breed in the aquariums.



They are readily available from the suppliers.... but until there is demand for them, shops dont generally think to order them. Print out a picture of one and basic stats like 'easy to keep, top dweller, non nippy, tropical, small etc' and suggest that they would be a very good fish to get in! well.... in MA shops anyway. Be friendly with the person importing fish i know when i look at the lists... there are literally 15 odd lists with hundreds if not thousands of species and variations of species. Easier to stick with what you know!

 

[FishLover66]

I have marble hatchets and they basically stay at the surface of the water. They are smaller than the other types of hatchets--keep about 1.5". They are very skittish, but in a large group (at least 6) they will settle down and feel more comfortable. Surface plants will help too. Once they are comfortable, they can be pretty commical in their antics--chasing each other in a 'ring around the rosie' type way. Most of the time, though, they just stick to the same spot and really get active when you feed them--they also seem to swim around more when the lights are out (I have double-bright LED's, that VERY bright).

 

[thereverendturtle]

Most pencilfish fit your requirements.