livebearer_breeder

What size are they at the momment? not including tail. Shae

There to expensive to give away , plus they are dads fish, and there in his 2 foot tank, i have posted pics of it in the freshwater members forum. Shae

Very worried, i havnt seen my pictus cats eat since i got them, they havnt been active at all for the last 2 days, both hiding in dark corners, i havnt seen them move from them either. What do i do??? there expensive fish and so cool i dont want to lose them!! Shae

I have been seriously thinking about putting together a small qaurintine "facility" just a small, insulated room basically, 2.5mx 1.5m what does it invovle exactly?

You are correct then. Shae

ahh, actually Alan could be right, I did not take the time to look :oops: What size is it at the momment Paul? Shae

It would be fine unless your relying on it to airate your tank? Shae

I disagree, mollies grow to the size of suitable water, if you get them small and young and put them in a small volume of water they will not out grow the tank. however swordtails are another story, unless you go with a neon swordtail which stay quiet small. also i suggest you only have 1 male to 3 females at the least! because there is such a small amount of water it will be hard for the females to avade the male, this way the more females there are the more atention is divided between them. Shae

spooky> A red tailed black shark might fit. do not get the above it will outgrow the tank quickly, there is not enough room in that size tank for one of these, they like to dart very quickly and freely. bad idea keeping this in such a small space with other fish. they can be aggressive. Shae

It is a female swordtail. Shae

Ok first of all, that size tank is too small for silver dollars they get BIG! second you might get away with 2 american flags, but then you couldnt have anything else. from the list you have of fish you want, there is too many you will be over stocking the little tanks. I queit like the tanks have seen them in animates, good tank for in the bedroom. Does it have a heater? I have not seent he setup with a heater? Livebearers are a very good choice to start off with along with some Bristlenose which are a type of bottom dweller. You are pretty on the mark with your "philosophy" although there are something down the track that are not queit as simple as that. The silver coloured "neon" like fish you saw, form what you describe i would say they are rummy nose tetras, and are alot hardier than neons. much better idea! Clown loaches will out grow your tank very quickly, they get to about a foot long. If you dont want a livebearer to take over your tank try mollies, they give birht to small amounts of fry, at a larger size than others, higher survival rate, but less fry, and if some do make it to teenage hood and are not eatin by other fish them you could sell them. a good i dea is to heavily plant a little tank like that, it creates its own little eco-system for them and the plants also help balance the water conditions and act as a filter themselves. If you are going to stock you tank heavily a gravel clean along with a water change should be in order. Buy a gravel vacum, makes things much quicker and easier. The brislenose will keep the alage down, all snails do is become a nusance and will eat the plants. Do not get some bigger fish like you said above, not smart for such a small tank. Cheers Shae

Its stunning, maybe if the nano goes well, i might try my hand at somthing similair. Shae

Its deffinatly a female tuxedo platy, who sold it to you as a mollie? Shae 250

and again i say how do you know he does not have the leapard danio? Its far more common than the "spotted danio". We would need pictures of his to know exactly what type he has.

I agree with Ira, along with some huge bushy over growing plants, gives it a wild amazon theme Shae

how bigs the tank, cuz they do get queit big! Shae

And how do you know they are not leapards Alan?

Gutted sry to hear that, Blue tangs are so cool. Shae 250

how do they every survive in the wild then? surley they would get eatin or caried away with the sea in the wild. Shae

What!, they cannot be smaller than danio fry! the clown eggs are huge compared! Shae

I didnt think that clown fry were that little? also why not use microworms? they supply enough nutritian, the only down side is that they sink. Shae 250

HOLY HECK!, and i thought $15 for a microworms culture was expensive. Shae 250

Would baby brine shrimp not work? something i wonder about is wether or not you could feed them microworms, microworms live for up to 12 hours in freshwater and up to 8 hours in saltwater. maybe you could try them? Shae 250

Yes i am thinking about it and.. um.... hm.... lets think.......ooh yes they DO have a spotted pattern!!

I dont understand that! I love the sound of trickling water, its peacful and trancual, and natural! Ive never felt like goiing to the toilet after hearing that sound, infact it makes me tired. Shae