bamweevil Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 hi everyone i have 210 litre tank with 4 young fancy goldfish 3 young plec and 3 young siamese agae eaters. My tank is run at a contant 21 degrees with a ph of 7.5 and hardness of 7 drops of liquid to colour change sorry dont know the correct way of writing that down.My query is i would like to add some tropicals to the tank such as either platies, mollies or guppies what i after is something to live in the middle to upper lvl of my tank. I like something with a schooling habit. the goldfish will be moving on to a bigger tank once room is painted and this tank will become my first tropical tank. any suggestion would be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 then platy, molly, or guppy would be the one for you!! Shae 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 IMHO a bit cool for mollies. Why not try some danios, there are different species to choose from too. Zebra, Pearl, Leopard and Spotted, those are a good size for the fish you have, and are very active. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Alan has got some very nice suggestions with regards to fish. danios are cool. andthen you can also add in guppies as well. guppies are good breederes so a few will end up as a lot. have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 A good school of White Cloud Mountain Minnows would look pretty nice in there also Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 leopard fish are cool also. Shae 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Not to mention barbs. I may have tons of rosy barbs available soon as I am about to put 10 adult rosys into an outside, well planted, paddling pool. (though I don't want to count my barbs before they have spawned) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamweevil Posted December 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 lots of food for thougth there, will all the fish mention above be ok with catfish and angels which i plan to add once i remove goldfish, will they take the same temp as angels and hoplo catfish just dont want to mix wrong fish together. is the leopard fish a type of catfish or danio i type in leopard fish and catfish and danio came up just not sure which one is the leopard fish. thanks for all the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 Leopardfish is a livebearer similar in shape and size to a guppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 leapord fish are different in shape, size, colour and finage to guppys Ira! they are small livebearers, with spots, and can adapt to both coldwater and warm water. they are neither catfish nor danios all the fish mentions would go fine with angels and catfish. Shae 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 They actually do look like a guppy to me IMHO. A female looks exactly the same except of course for coloration, the black spots. But the male has a longer gonowillie in size comparison to the guppy. In fact they look so much like the infamous gambusia, that some ill-informed MAF inspectors demand the disposal of them. DUH !! Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 See, Shae! Pbbpbpbtttt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 To me they look nothing like guppy!!! its called a gonopodium. which is essentaily there willie. Shae 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 gonowillie :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Good word Alan! They are both of the Poeciliidae family and look very similar in shape to a guppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Port Hoplo Catfish are very gentle and handle both cool and tropical waters. I have 2 in with my orandas and they are doing really well, better than my orandas and they are also very hardy so when you bring the temp up in your cool tank there won't be any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamweevil Posted December 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 well went shopping and got my new additions not exactly what i was going for at first some how between leaving the car and arriving back at the car danios i was going to buy turn into guppies hmm amazing the persuasion power 11year with a good school report has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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