Pappy Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Hi all Re posting I posted this in the wrong section put it in the Introductions After ideas on a fish to stand out as a feature, a solid bright red or gold most of my fish so far are blue or silver and I feel I need something with a bit of contrast to stand out I'm a bit of a novice, havn't kept fish for 20 or 30 years but I remember the basics I have a 6x2x2 with a large external canister, not sure of the make/model but it is moving a lot of water Keeping the water on the soft side, PH 6 and 25deg So far I have stocked with 4 x Cory 4 x Bristle nose 15 x Cardinals 1 x Ram 1 X Blue gourami I wanted 3 or 4 Angels with mixed colours, and a friend gave me 10 x 2" silver with black stripes I didn't have the heart to say no. I may have to off load some as they are all from the same batch all the fish are Juvies except the gourami and ram Amazon swords, small Anubias, a bit of Jave fern Plan to put 2 or 3 more Anubias on the centerpiece log when I find some nice plants Looking for a nice feature fish (I'm open for suggestion)something that will stand out like a gold sevrum (Not sure what a Sevrum will do to my plants) Almost bought a gold Discus but was told they need to be on there own Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Also the Severum will eat everything in sight. How about some rainbows? Can't remember the species names right at the minute but some of them have striking red colouring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Nut Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 MacCulloch's Rainbowfish do well in softer water, and are quite an attractive fish when coloured up. I kept some for a while in a 2ft tank and they were always fun to watch. Particularly when the males would spar or show off to the females. They are not a very big fish, but a large enough school of them would provide plenty of activity and colour to your tank. If you do choose rainbows you have to find species that would be comfortable in a pH under 7. Many prefer hard, alkaline water to really thrive. However, there are a couple that are a lot more adaptable. Personally I would also bump up the number of corydoras to at least 8, as they are a shoaling fish by nature and I am sure would appreciate some more fish of their own species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatuwaToy Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) Black Neon Tetras? Edited January 29, 2013 by KatuwaToy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Hi All Thanks for the reply I am still undecided on a feature Looking for some rainbows (thanks Wild nut) anybody know where some might be available in Melbourne northern suburbs? I put in some redline (torpedo barb) look great as a school in the shop but at $35 each for juvie's I could only afford 2 might grab a few more when cashed up Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ftaquaman Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Actually one of the best fish you can have as a "feature" is a betta but it is hit and miss as to how they will fair in a community tank. Your red lines were cheap, mine cost me $80ea. Im trying to upload a new video of my tank at the moment to post on here that has boesemani rainbows in it. If you are looking for colour they are half yellow and half dark blue almost purple. You also have clown loaches that are orange and black, a heap of tetra's, I want some rummy nose for my tank soon im just scared that my angle fish may be big enough to eat them now. Here is my stock atm... 12 white tip tetra's 6 red line torpedo barbs 6 boesemani rainbows 4 pakistani (yoyo) loaches 1 angel fish. 1 panda cory (the survivor, first guy I put in the tank. He will be getting 4-5 friends soon) The white tips were a mistake, I should not have got them. They are bland to look at and are not very active, they mostly hover in the one spot all day, the only time they move is when I feed them. I wouldnt mind getting rid of them and getting a school of 20 rummy noses instead. good luck with what ever you decide anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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