Tea'sFishies

Hi everyone, I'd like to add a couple of fish to my 200l. Looking for the following : neon tetra dwarf neon rainbowfish honey gouramis female siamese fighters/betta please let me know if you have anything I'm in kerikeri northland

great article, really helpful. I'd never heard of the other species mentioned except the reds so was really interesting to read I'm planning on getting these babies on the 16th so will keep everyone updated. Also I had another question - currently I only have 1 female dwarf honey gourami, would it be ok to add a breeding group of them into the tank? I found an established breeding group of 3 females and a male, which I'd love to add but don't want to stress my one female out. And I wouldn't want to have problems between the rainbows and the gouramis - if 1 is enough then I'll stick with 1.

thanks Do they need anything specific when in community tank that the others don't need? E.g for feeding? I feed mine musquito larvae about once a week that they love, more of a treat than feeding habit though. But I saw rainbows needed more vege than meat in diet- can I feed them raw cucumber/etc?

That was one of my concerns - all the fish I have now and have bought are quite small, and I used to quarantine them in my 25L for about 2 weeks. But these rainbows won't fit in the 25L for sure, so I have no idea how I'm going to do that. Could I keep them in a rubber made kind of container - I have a very large one - but it's plastic. I'm sure it would work if I put heater in there/etc.

thank you so even if they are small they should colour up quick? great! I'm planning on getting about 5 but shop keeper said (I called today) they can't hold any fish so I'll just have to take whats there when I get there Will let you guys know ps I'm getting them from aqua world - near glen field auckland - first time shopper there .. has anyone ever been? thanks

? Maybe he already gave them all away I'll try pm

hi do you have any left? Would be able to pickup 16th

I'm settled then! I just added a tonne more plants to the tank - the fish are going crazy! I had another question - at what age do neon dwarfs start showing colour? The ones I'd like to get are only around 3cm so I'm guessing still young.

Thank you! Will have to go withthe neon dwarf then. Do you think the gold barbs could cause trouble? Are they best separated? I could always move them to my smller tank if they don't get along with the rainbows. How many neon dwarfs so you recommend for my tank?

Hello I'm a new member here... first post! I have had my 210l (planted tank) for 2 years now and I'd really like to add a few more fish - it looks a bit empty Stocked with : 5x platys - sunset/mixed 1x Guppy male 1x Honey dwarf gourami 5x peppered corys 2x gold barbs (believe me I've tried introducing more - these two almost killed them all ) And lots of plants - don't look to good at the moment except the java moss/indian fern. Will be getting a new load soon. After browsing I cam across some boesemani rainbows - which I'd never heard of! They're so gorgeous!! But I think my tank isn't really fit for them as much as I'd love to get a couple. I heard they need tanks of 4ft +, whereas mine is only 91cm long. Tank dimensions are 91long x 48wide x 50cm (water line when tank's filled really high) pH has always been under 7, normally 6.5. Ammonia/Nitrites/Nitrates all 0. I do have pHUp which I thought I could start using if I were to get boesemani's - they need pH 7-8 right? Does anyone think I could keep a few boesemanis with them living happily? Question is; is my tank suitable for 3 rainbows say 7cm long? Even if pH is under 7 (or I could get it up if necessary)? Any suggestions would be appreciated! Oooh I also heard about the neon dwarfs, which I'm pretty sure suit my tank - only thing is from photos I've seen they look less colourful... not unpretty - all the rainbows I googled are beautiful- but less colourful than the boesemani's. If I'm not allowed boesemani's, would they be a good 2nd option? Thanks!