jn Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 What minimum temp are they comfortable at? Are they fussy about tankmates? Are they slow moving fish and what tank level to they prefer to hang out at? Are they happier in groups? If I buy different colour strains I guess they will breed with a mishmash of colours? How about M/F ratios? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 What minimum temp are they comfortable at? Are they fussy about tankmates? Are they slow moving fish and what tank level to they prefer to hang out at? Are they happier in groups? If I buy different colour strains I guess they will breed with a mishmash of colours? How about M/F ratios? Minimum temp im not sure of realy but id say Absolute min of 20-21. Not realy fussy about tankmates, my ones are crazy fish that boost around the tank so no not slow moving, tend to swim on all levels of the tank but mainly middle, yes id say happier in groups but you can have 2 or 3, yer they will interbreed but thats not realy a big deal i dont think, As with most livebearers its best to have 3 or so Fems to each Male HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 We have just put a thermostat in our Plattie tank the other week. They are fine at 12deg C though not recommended. Our tanks run about the 26 mark. As for the M-F ratio. The females can change to infertile males. It is probably better to get a 2f - 1m minimum. Mr L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jn Posted July 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 12!! Really.. ok that's interesting to note! I currently have a small cold tank but am starting up a 90L one (planted) this week (buying wilsons coldwater stock!) so just investigating my options. I posted in the freshwater thread but didn't get any bites. :oops: The tank will have leopard fish (7) , wcmm (9), a couple borneo suckers and MAYBE my fin nipping jordanella floridae (3). I was planning on running my heater at the minimum temp (18 on my new Jaeger heater) to just keep the chill off. Wanted to keep my current 35L tank more or less free as a breeding or fry tank otherwise I would dedicate it to my jordanella girls and maybe buy them a boyfriend (they're awesome fish actually!) I thought platys (platies?) might be a good size, not big enough to trouble the wcmm, short enough fins and quick enough swimmers to be spared by nippy jordanellas. (but pretty enough to add a splash of interest). What do you guys reckon? Should I keep a bigger school of leopards and/or wcmm? Or should I add some platies? The 35 L was my first tank so I'm still pretty new at this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Wanted to keep my current 35L tank more or less free as a breeding or fry tank otherwise I would dedicate it to my jordanella girls and maybe buy them a boyfriend (they're awesome fish actually!) if you want some more john at organism has some im unsure of the price and if you want some platies ill be bringing 2 girls to TT i they are also holding fry so should give birth in the next 2 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jn Posted July 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Thanks Wilson I'll keep Organism in mind. I tried to buy some from them before I got mine from Carla but they didn't have any. Good to know I might be able to get some locally though. I've never seen them here. (I had called everywhere!) I saw that you were bringing a couple platys to the TT meeting but I think I'll wait until my heater is freed up from my quarantine tank (what a shame!). I've dropped it in the 35L to speed up the fluke lifecycle so it won't be available for several weeks yet. Wouldn't want to freeze the platys and their little ones!! I also don't have the borneo suckers yet.. just planning ahead I filled my bigger tank last night to make sure it didn't leak. I'll be setting it up tonight with gravel and plants I'll let the tank settle for a while after I get the fish from you and then add my existing fish after they're clear. When that's all done I'll see what's around and how they're all getting along before buying anything new (by which time I'm betting alll the fish I want will be unavailable from the shops again! :-? ) What do you think about having keeping the platys with the minnows and leopard fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 they should be ok but if you get fry they would get eaten but thats true with most fish :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 they should be ok but if you get fry they would get eaten but thats true with most fish :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 they should be ok but if you get fry they would get eaten but thats true with most fish :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jn Posted July 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Yup.. definitely no good for any fry in the tank. That's part of the reason I was considering leaving my 35L for breeding or fry raising Do I see a 3rd tank in my future? Nah..I'll either have to settle for not breeding the jordanellas or keep using plastic bins to raise fry which should be fine during the warmer months. Any later fry will have to swim fast or get eaten! (I did it with my goldfish fry and they coped just fine!) You are a terrible influence Wilson.. I'm sitting here thinking I could go buy a male Jordanella tomorrow and pop it in my new tank until the girls are cleaned up! I think a male with no females shouldn't be aggressive towards your fish when I add them at the weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Do I see a 3rd tank in my future? You are a terrible influence Wilson.. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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