I-LOVE-FISH Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hey!my mum and i are starting up a fish tank and just wondering what fish are stronger,catfish(also known as sucker fish),plattys or guppies? :-? :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 What do you mean by stronger? I know arowana's are pretty strong.. lol Do you mean hardy? All of the above are pretty hardy, be careful where you get your guppies from try and get local bred ones if you can imported ones seem to be a bit weak.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-LOVE-FISH Posted January 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 yeah i mean stronger and thanks for the advice,if any one else has got some tips fell free to blog them here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Convicts are nearly indestructible. I had one live for a months on an unheadted, unfiltered tank I had in full sun on a north facing deck in late summer/autumn. He thrived, despite the regular 95% water changes straight from the hose and very irregular feeding, and grew into a fat chunky male with a nice hump on his forehead. Eventually I decided he was too nice a fish to leave outside and brought him in. If you want a fun, newbie-proof fish then you can't go past them. Oh, and he started out as a 1cm feeder in a tank with a black arowana, oscars, jag, and fire eel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 All of those fish are fairly hardy and suitable for a new tank. Like was said in the other threads, start with just a few and they will be OK. The catfish you are talking about is a Pleco (Loricariidae) catfish. Just be aware that there are many different species. The best one for smaller tanks is the Bristlenose pleco. They are hardy and dont grow too big, (about 12cm max). Many of the other cute little plecos in the shops will end up 30cm or MORE long. I have several that are 20cm and still growing Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naz_Nomad Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 If you're still looking for fist fish to start cycling your tank, then I would suggest the guppies. They are about as unfussy as fish get (apart from the miracle-convict mentioned earlier) and cheap. They won't take up too much room in the tank so it's also easy to add to them in future. start with a few, depending on the size of the tank and see how they go before adding more fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Convicts have stripes for a reason, they are villanous.Hardy yes, but at the expense of other fish. A lot of people have been experiencing problems with guppies. Angel fish are very hardy and good in community tanks as long as their are no small fish to fit in their mouths. Kribs are very hardy. Corry's are hardy. Tiger barbs are hardy but will nip fins . A good website to visit to gather info would be " Age of Aquariums." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Convicts have stripes for a reason, they are villanous. Only if their owner is silly enough to mix them in a community tank. On the plus side, they have more personality than any of the other fish mentioned in this thread, and will be much more of a 'pet'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 doh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Tiger barbs are hardy but will nip fins I agree with that Jim. I've also found red eye tetras to be hardy. But then, gosh knows where the fish here are coming from! :lol: :lol: Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_am_Elmo Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I have a male convict in a community tank and he's fine, apart from that he is the smallest of the jewels, g. surinamensis and pleco. though he also leaves my rainbow fish alone too, I would go with them if you have room. They are fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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