Fish For 100Litres

[catfish4ever]

Hi again guys! i was just wondering i might be getting a new 100 litre aquarium and was wondering what catfish i could put in their or any sharks or tetras e.t.c. i know alot. but i just need some really good ideas to really bring out the tanks colour thanks.

 

[Louiseness]

As for 'catfish' you could have cories, and on the plec end of things you could have bristlenose, clown and bulldog plecs.

Sharks as in RTBS, rainbow or silver won't fit.

Obviously you could have most types of tetra. Depends on what else you have and what your ideas for the tank are - community? colourful? biotype? iwagumi? etc.

 

[soybean]

You could use it to house your single rainbowfish and pangasius separately?

 

[Louiseness]

You could use it to house your single rainbowfish and pangasius separately?

Good plan!

 

[catfish4ever]

You could use it to house your single rainbowfish and pangasius separately?

sorry. but i had already thought of that lol any other ideas?

 

[soybean]

Afraid not, because that's the only one that makes sense to me, if it's the choice between keeping the catfish in a tank with a bully, a breeding net it jumps out of, and a 5 gallon!

 

[catfish4ever]

Afraid not, because that's the only one that makes sense to me, if it's the choice between keeping the catfish in a tank with a bully, a breeding net it jumps out of, and a 5 gallon!

i dont think you understood me there matey. i said that i am going to move the rainbow fish

 

[soybean]

Afraid not, because that's the only one that makes sense to me, if it's the choice between keeping the catfish in a tank with a bully, a breeding net it jumps out of, and a 5 gallon!

i dont think you understood me there matey. i said that i am going to move the rainbow fish

The last I remember discussing it you said the catfish was still only 2" so would be fine in the 5 gallon.

Just seen your sig. Blimey. I think you're overstocked for what you have in that tank so I think you should divide the contents between the two tanks rather than get MORE fish.

 

[catfish4ever]

i see what you mean. but i just dont think it will work imo.

 

[Jinty McGinty]

i see what you mean. but i just dont think it will work imo.

What won't work?

 

[soybean]

I don't think having a common plec or shark in a 110 litre works either, especially not both together, AND with other fish. Incredibly poorly stocked tank. You can disagree if you like, I'm sure you will, but I doubt I'm alone in thinking this.

This is why I suggest at least splitting your current stock between the two, rather than filling another tank with additional fish.

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

As said in several of your threads since joining yesterday (96 posts in just over 24 hours, a certain processed meat product springs to mind), your current 110l tank stocking is horrible...

• Common Pleco (presumeably the 8" catfish that is being aggressive to your new Upside Down Catfish) needs a 5-foot tank at the very least, if not 6+.
• Iridescent Shark is not suitable for 99% of fishkeepers, yet alone your measly 110l. The very minimum size area a fish needs is 4x its adult length (16 foot) by twice its adult length (8 foot).
• Sucking Loaches are notorius for being spiteful to tankmates as they reach adult size of ~15cm. Needs a 4-foot tank minimum and carefully chosen tankmates.
• Rainbowfish need groups of at least six, with twice as many females than males. Unless your one is from the Pseudomugil genus or is a Dwarf Neon, 110l is not suitable.
• Three Corydoras is too small a group, needs to be doubled, providing they are not Brochis species they could then work in a 110l.
• If we are talking about the true Upside Down Catfish, Synodontis nigriventris, a single one is not the way to keep them. They are very social catfish, just like corydoras, needing a 6+ group. Such a group, that should reach 6-7cm in the hobby, would use a fair chunk of either tank's stocking.

Essentially, you need to sort out what you have with none of this "they are fine in the tank they have nonsense" before you even think about buying any new species. You have some fish that need new homes, even if that means taking them back to a fish shop, while others need some same species company.

The fish we own are completely dependent upon us to responsibly look after them, from the size of tank; their tankmates; feeding; replacing water regularly with fresh dechlorinated etc.

 

[Proxo]

Agree ^