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fish for a heavily-planted tank?
Subject line says it all ... what species of fish do well in / prefer
heavily-planted tanks? Mine is 29g, pH 6.8-7, GH 11. Only fish in there right now are a few corydoras. Thanks! |
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Dave wrote:
Subject line says it all ... what species of fish do well in / prefer heavily-planted tanks? Mine is 29g, pH 6.8-7, GH 11. Only fish in there right now are a few corydoras. Thanks! You have lots of options. A nice choice would be 6 or so Melanotaenia praecox. -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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I like to put lots of small tetras, one or two species only, in my 29
gallon. I have 11 pristella tetras and five ruby tetras, along with my cories, otos, and SAEs. I think the smaller fish make the tank look bigger. Cheryl Dave wrote: Subject line says it all ... what species of fish do well in / prefer heavily-planted tanks? Mine is 29g, pH 6.8-7, GH 11. Only fish in there right now are a few corydoras. Thanks! |
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"Dave" wrote in message
om... Subject line says it all ... what species of fish do well in / prefer heavily-planted tanks? Mine is 29g, pH 6.8-7, GH 11. Only fish in there right now are a few corydoras. Thanks! that is the perfect setup for a few tetras and couple of rams http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/ramfaqs.htm, also 2 clown plecos, peckoltia pulcher. They get about 2-3" max. http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Peckoltia_pulcher.html -- Margolis http://web.archive.org/web/200302152...qs/AGQ2FAQ.htm http://www.unrealtower.org/faq |
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"Dave" wrote in message om... Subject line says it all ... what species of fish do well in / prefer heavily-planted tanks? Mine is 29g, pH 6.8-7, GH 11. Only fish in there right now are a few corydoras. Thanks! Small danios, ottos, SAE's , tetras, small plec, rasboras, dwarf gouramis, twig catfish, cherry barbs, freshwater shrimp, dwarf cichlids, the possibilities are nearly endless. My plant tank has ottos, harlequin rasboras, a pair of rams, leopard danios, a bristlenose plec, black neon tetras, cardinal tetras, cory cats, purple scissortail guppies, freshwater glass shrimp, twig cats, and a giant danio that jumped in from another tank. If the fish are small and peaceful, the sky's the limit. Use your imagination and have fun. Limnophile |
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"Dick" wrote snip If you want the risk of live bearers over population my mollies and Platies also stay visible. Another of my favorites that usually is visible is a Black Angelfish. snip dick Actually, I've found that livebearers and angels are usually good tankmates. The angels eat the livebearer fry, and keep the population somewhat under control. Limnophile |
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On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:21:45 -0600, "Limnophile"
wrote: "Dick" wrote snip If you want the risk of live bearers over population my mollies and Platies also stay visible. Another of my favorites that usually is visible is a Black Angelfish. snip dick Actually, I've found that livebearers and angels are usually good tankmates. The angels eat the livebearer fry, and keep the population somewhat under control. Limnophile I agree about fry control and Angels, but I find a few fry survive in the heavy vegetation. I found 2 platies in my 75 gallon tank that were over a month old judging by appearance. They still stay in the vegetation most of the time. dick |
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