jimboNZ Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Hi all, My 260L is fully set up and running really well (except for a little algae :evil:) and am trying to think of fish to put in. At the mo I have: 9 Neon Tetra 10 Harlequin Rasbora 6 assorted male guppies 1 Male siamese fighter 5 assorted cory's 2 bristlenoses Looking for maybe a few more (if im not at capacity already?) to fill the tank with, keeping in mind that I have a siamese fighter so phantoms, dwarf gouramis and fin nippers are out Cheers for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 I'd get a few platys (sunset and blues being my favourite). They're always at the front they're colourful and they breed really easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimboNZ Posted June 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Ive had a look at platties but the ones at the local stores dont really appeal much in terms of colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 What are your favourites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimboNZ Posted June 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 I really like my harlequins so maybe I could add more to them. I like colourful and/or interesting fish, preferably not expensive too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharronpaul Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 If it was me I would go with some livebearers, say three or four swordtails (remember to have only one male or the females will be a bit overworked) and maybe a similar amount of mollies. They're real easy to keep and will leave everything else in the tank alone. As far as being at capaciy, the rough guide is 1cm of fish per litre, so if your rasporas are 4cm, allow 4L of water each and so on for the other fih in your tank. Just a rough calculation, dependent on how often you waterchange, how much you feed, etc etc. I reckon you're at about half capacity at the moment for a stable setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 some more neons maybe? bigger the school the more impressive they look IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimboNZ Posted June 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Today I added another Panda Cory (I already had 1 in there with 2 leopard cories and 2 bronze cories) and another neon. I think I might add to the harlequin rasbora shoal and add some glowlight tetras later on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 So far so good! :bounce: I'd add 20 more neons and 10 more harlequins, then a dozen or so glowlight tetras. All the schooling fish look wonderful in large groups - at least 10 of each. It sounds like you're going to have a great-looking tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 So far so good! :bounce: I'd add 20 more neons and 10 more harlequins, then a dozen or so glowlight tetras. All the schooling fish look wonderful in large groups - at least 10 of each. It sounds like you're going to have a great-looking tank! Agreed! sounds good. gonna breed a big school of glowlights very soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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