mincedgreen Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 We recently restarted with our 170L tank as we wanted to lift it to build a cabinet under it anyway. Cabinet is built and looks great so now we are considering what to restock with Our thoughts: Dwarf gourami (6) and Platties (because we love them! haha). Other then that we're a bit stuck, I want some sort of algae eater for in there are well but don't know who are compatible etc. We love Demasoni but from what I've read they're a bad idea with smaller fish? The tank has red grit substrate with Daltons aquatic mix under, and we plan for it to be heavily planted. Tank is well lit but I don't know all the specs on the bulbs and stuff - it currently has a plant growing light and we were waiting on getting another bulb once we got fish - the light hasn't been going much anyway as the tank has been out of commision for a few months. Filtration is a Fluval 305. What fish would be a peaceful and interesting community mix? We dislike guppies, goldfish, tetras and barbs. Ta much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Siamese algae eaters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 I wouldn't go demasoni as they are cichlids and will require a much higher pH than the others will be happy in. They are also more aggressive. You could go for some corys (there are a lot of nice ones out there and in a range of sizes as well). SAE (Blackline flying foxes) will eat the algae as long as they are smaller but they do get big and lazy and then eat dried food rather than algae. Best way to go are some bottom dwellers, mid tank fish and fish for the upper levels. Platties are middle, gourami are mostly upper I think so its really the bottom level you need some for. SAE are every level depending on where the food is lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 once your tank has cycled and stable.. you could for some otos (Otocinclus) maybe a small group of 3-5. Cute little fellows that are awesome at cleaning up the algae. Mine also eat algae wafers , sinking tabs , veges and whatever else is goign - though I was told they only eat algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 We got 3 yesterday, fantastic zippy little fellows, we googled first and found we actually preferred the look of the common Affinis, so that's what we got. You can already see where they've been cleaning up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 once your tank has cycled and stable.. you could for some otos (Otocinclus) maybe a small group of 3-5. Cute little fellows that are awesome at cleaning up the algae. Mine also eat algae wafers , sinking tabs , veges and whatever else is goign - though I was told they only eat algae. Word of advice though, otos have a tendency to grow larger than you'd expect.. I think their max size is something like 2"? Pretty sure one of the guys at HFF told me that once.. I've been wary ever since haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 You could do demasoni but as others have suggested they are not good with peaceful community fish, you could do a dem/yellow tank in a 170l tank if you liked it (obviously assuming it is a standard long tank and not a tall one). Otherwise it sounds like your on the right track watch the dwarf gouramis they are prone to just dropping dead, honey gouramis are usually pretty good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 go corys and bristle noses or whiptails =p with some ember tetras, their small so you can get a decent sized school and they are a nice gentle orange so easy on the eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Word of advice though, otos have a tendency to grow larger than you'd expect.. I think their max size is something like 2"? Pretty sure one of the guys at HFF told me that once.. I've been wary ever since haha. really? well one of my otos is at least a year and a half now and he is no where near that size! I've never seen them that big so it must be an anomaly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mincedgreen Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 thank you so much for all your replies so far!. Siamese algae eaters sound excellent so will definitely look into them some more. Of course we are going to cycle the tank and make sure its stable before putting any fish in . We've only just got plants in there yesterday and are looking to do a lot more aquascaping before fish anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 A shoal of Trigonopoma pauciperforatus And... APISTOGRAMMA :love: :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 really? well one of my otos is at least a year and a half now and he is no where near that size! I've never seen them that big so it must be an anomaly :oops: My mistake, I mixed up otos with golden algae eaters. Had a look online and otos are supposed to stop at 5cm while GAEs grow up to 12 inches.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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