July 9, 200521 yr comment_55968 I will be buying a new tank in the next week and am looking it set it up with some cichlids or bigger fish around 15cm or so max. I have the following fish in my current tank and to move some into the new tank once it is ready but I am unsure which ones would go OK in this type of tank Pearl Gouramis Black Widow tetras Tiger Barbs Clown Loaches Kuhli Loaches Fire Eel Butterfly Fish Albino Pleco Blackline Flying Foxes Mystus catfish I would also appreciated any suggestions on some cool bigger fish that would go well in this tank. Report
July 9, 200521 yr comment_56013 Only if they don't move fast enough! And those things move REALLY fast!! Report
July 10, 200521 yr comment_56016 This type of tank? What kind of new tank? By the way, Cichlids aren't really the best community fish, so you better do your homework before throwing in some new fish and getting half of those tetras eaten. I recommend any of the dwarf cichlids though. Report
July 10, 200521 yr Author comment_56017 The new tank will be 90cm Long x 45cm wide x 50cm high Aqua is right, they are freaky fast when they want to be! Report
July 10, 200521 yr comment_56020 yeh they do move super fast when they dont wanna be caught in a net.. lol.. Report
July 10, 200521 yr Author comment_56065 I know cichlids are the best community fish. Dont worry, I am not putting the tetras on a suicide mission, I will be keeping all the small peaceful fish in a different tank from the cichlids. I dont mean to sound dumb but what are some names of dwarf cichlids? Report
July 10, 200521 yr comment_56118 Please correct me if I'm wrong folks: dwarf cichlids: Kribs Keyholes I've been told (here) that keyholes can go into a community tank and I think kribs too. Cockatoo Rams Not sure of other ones...yet Report
July 11, 200521 yr comment_56208 Discus are Kings and go well with Tetras and Rams. Don't now what of the fish you are moving to your new tank so only what I like. Weelky water changes would be enough with say 3 Discus and heap of tetras plus a pair of Rams, May be the Plec if he doesn't try cleaning the Discus. The Barbs, Eel and Clown's could be a problem but may not be. Also the Keyholes and Cockatoos would be fine with them. Report
July 12, 200521 yr Author comment_56390 Hey Guys, What do you think of this mix Community Tank Pearl Gouramis Black Widow tetras Kuhli Loaches Blackline Flying Foxes New additions Discus Rams Other Tank Tiger Barbs Clown Loaches Fire Eel Butterfly Fish Albino Pleco Mystus catfish New additions Dwarf cichlids - Kribs, keyholes etc Report
July 12, 200521 yr comment_56391 Proper names would be Discus Tank and Community Tank I suggest getting some bristlenose or albino/golden bristlenose for the discus tank. Aside from that, sounds like some great tanks! Report
July 12, 200521 yr Author comment_56435 sounds cool, how many discus is a good number and is it better to get them when they are small? Report
July 12, 200521 yr comment_56439 It probly depends on what you want to do with them (discus). If you just want to look at them cool get big ones - If you want to breed them eventually - get a bunch of small ones and wait for them to pair off naturally. Theyre not cheap though - Report
July 12, 200521 yr comment_56479 Mix looking good but have heard that Black widow tetras are nippers? Would like to put them in with some of mine but haven't keeped them b4 so don't know what they are like. I'ld put some Corys in there as well. try Phil collins NZDiscusman for more info and good prices. Report
July 13, 200521 yr comment_56602 Black widow tetras ARE nippers. I have had mine separate with a sherpae tetra for a while because the sherpae was a major problem (down to just one of them now) and the widows were an occasional problem. I actually considered a tank with just the sherpae tetras AND black widows as they are beautiful fish, but certainly not good with long finned others. Today I added 2 blue threespot gouramis to the 'fin nipper' tank...and am keeping a close eye...so far it is peaceful, but they dont have those beautiful teasing flowing fins to attract the nippers ..... Report
July 13, 200521 yr comment_56686 Shelley, don't all gouramis have the long...umm...I think they're called tentacles maybe...one on top and one on bottom??? I thought fin nippers would nip at those as well????? Report
July 14, 200521 yr Author comment_56727 I haven't had any issues with my black widows. The only issue I have with fin nipping in my tank is with the Tiger barbs but they only do it to their own kind. I think I am going to have to do a lot of homework before getting any Discus. It looks like there is a lot that you can get wrong and so I want to make sure I can give them as good of a home as possible. Can anyone suggest a good resource for Discus keeping info? Report
July 14, 200521 yr comment_56753 Discus aren't as hard as some people make out. Jack Wattle books and you could try Phil Collins at NZDiscusman header on some of these pagers for info and fish. BK Report
July 14, 200521 yr Author comment_56771 I think I am going to have to get a new filter for the soon to be Discus tank. The tank that they will be going in is 160L and currently has an Aquaclear 300. Can anyone suggest a suitable upgrade? Report
July 20, 200521 yr Author comment_57561 Hey guys, Here is where I am at with the new tank. I put in some plants and wood a few days ago. As you can see I suck at tankscaping! Yesterday, I put my tiger barbs and pleco into the tank and all is good. Any comments good or bad would be appreciated http://www.nightscooter.co.nz/images/index.htm Report
July 20, 200521 yr Author comment_57563 crap, I thought I followed the image instructions perfectly... Thanks HummingBird Report
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