Top Half Of The Tank...

[Squid]

Current inhabitants in my 48 USG tank.

otos - wherever they please, stuck to things
Panda Cory's - on the bottom
Pentazona Barbs - bottom third mainly
Dwarf Gourami - all over the place

With the above in my tank, im looking for something with a bit of colour to occupy the top half of the tank, and to give it some life and movement. Im open to suggestions on a shoaling fish or a couple of slightly larger fish.. They just have to spend time there and look colourful.

What would you go for. I know its down to personal taste, im just after inspiration . I like fish like blue rams and neon/cardinal tetras..

Cheers
Squid

 

[BigIan]

i have some green sailfin molys in mine and they spend lots of the time at the top and the colourings on the male are gorgeous,

 

[Gazoo]

I have a group of 7 copper rasboras that look great and stay at the upper third of my tank.

 

[Qays]

Gourami's tend too stay at the top.

I dont know bout dwarfs, but others do!

 

[ajbettle]

honey gouramis

ther very colourful, come in blood red (above) wild colour which has a blue stripe running threw ts yellow body, very pretty

 

[wendywc]

I'd go for a group of 8 hatchetfish.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

I'd go for a group of 8 hatchetfish.

good call

or like my lovely other half said some nice molly's or my personal fave some harlequin rasbora's

 

[dthoffsett]

My vote for hatchetfish as well, alway thought they looked neat.

 

[Squid]

Thanks for the responses..

How colourful are hatchetfish though.. The pictures i have seen dont seem to highlight their colouring. Harlequin rasboras seem a more colourful option. I take it they are top half of the tank fish....

Cheers
Squid

 

[jarmado]

i got 9 copper harlequins for the top half of my tank...
will be getting some danios soon...

 

[annka5]

I've got rams, and they tend to hang around the bottom, as do most other dwarf cichlids. Cardinal tetra's shoal around the middle /bottom in my tank, too.
What about Golden Wonder Panchax? They're colourful and mostly around the top. They're a type of killifish. I've only seen them fairly infrequently in LFS round where I live though.

 

[Squid]

I've got rams, and they tend to hang around the bottom, as do most other dwarf cichlids. Cardinal tetra's shoal around the middle /bottom in my tank, too.
What about Golden Wonder Panchax? They're colourful and mostly around the top. They're a type of killifish. I've only seen them fairly infrequently in LFS round where I live though.

They are nice.. not seen them around here either. I will keep my eye out though..

I had a look at some Harlequin Rasboras at lunch, and i am considering a nice shoal of them unless there are any other suggestions..

Cheers
Squid

 

[beechey]

ive got both and hatchet fish are cool for about 1 min but they never really move untill feeding time, unsual looking fish to,

harlequins are always on the move and a sometimes shoel together.

 

[furryrabbit]

thought about a platy shoal? , colourful , varied and selectively breeding them can be a real art

 

[squishy_1984]

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