Top Swimmers

[garyspence84]

I'm looking for something for the top of my tank as its looking pretty empty.

I have 2 severum, 2 firemouth, 1 red tail shark and 10 tiger barbs.

I would quite like some kind of shole fish for the top if possible.

Any suggestions?

 

[the_lock_man]

Top swimmers? I reckon all fish are pretty good at swimming.......

 

[ColR1948]

Love it lock man lol.

 

[yfaris67]

gouramis are my favorite, there also territorial between each other so just get one.

 

[the_lock_man]

gouramis are my favorite, there also territorial between each other so just get one.

Problem there is that the tiger barbs may well go nipping at the gouramis fins.

 

[yfaris67]

get two golden ones, that way the barbs will leave them.

 

[MBOU]

Golden Wonder Panchax! Look great... will eat small fish though and will not tolerate being nipped by anything. Would certainly give th tigers a run for their money!

 

[-Craig-]

Two Golden Gouramis, I think there biggest problem would be each other, but territorial games last a few days and then they seem fine.

 

[yfaris67]

that's what i mean, atleast the barbs wont be at them

 

[TekFish]

One of the larger species of Hatchetfish?

TekFish

 

[garyspence84]

Top swimmers? I reckon all fish are pretty good at swimming.......

yeh, I should maybe have worded that a bit better haha

I don't want to chance getting gourami because I've tried to keep them with tigers in the past one it didn't end well.

Hatchet fish? I like the sound of that. There real nice and not too expensive either. Might look into that.

Is there any kind of tetra that are "top swimmers"? I really like red eye's but I don't want to end up with a tank full of mid water fish.

Or danios? Do they keep higher up the tank?

Edit. Golden wonder panchax? I've never heard of this? Will need to Google it.

 

[Dazzer87]

I have a male and female "Golden Wonder Panchax" pretty cool colours in the male, females are quite dull in colour. They will eat anything their size, neons etc. Prolific jumpers although my male only jumped for the first time the other day and he landed right into the bucket I was using to change the water with lol. I just heard a splash and found him swimming around luckly. They can be aggressive towards each other if you have wrong ratio male / female but mine seem ok and have had 2 fry from them growing up atm in a hatchery. They do spend time on the surface as they are that type of fish but mine tend to swim in and out of my plants along the sand a lot as well.

 

[garyspence84]

Sounds quite interesting (not the jumping part right enough).

Dazzler, any chance you could upload a picture?

How big do they get?

 

[MBOU]

http/fishkeeper.co.uk/site/databank/golden-wonder-panchax-

Get to about 4"

The photo is of a male (not quite bright colours yet) and personally, I would keep them at a ratio of 1:2 at least (more females)

 

[Dazzer87]