Flagfish

[emeraldking]

Overhere a short video of two female flagfish...

 

[ClownLurch]

Lovely fish EK.
The males always look more spectacular. They’ve got them in my lfs and they’re very tempting as they suit my liquid rock as do Paradisefish.
How would a male Flagfish get on with a male Paradisefish? How would either get on with Medaka?
How would either get on with Zebra Danio?
How would either get on with Cherry Barbs?
I had a Paradisefish 30+yrs ago and he was great with WCMMS back then as they’re from the same waters apparently.

I think I know the answer to the first question!

 

[emeraldking]

Lovely fish EK.
The males always look more spectacular. They’ve got them in my lfs and they’re very tempting as they suit my liquid rock as do Paradisefish.
How would a male Flagfish get on with a male Paradisefish? How would either get on with Medaka?
How would either get on with Zebra Danio?
How would either get on with Cherry Barbs?
I had a Paradisefish 30+yrs ago and he was great with WCMMS back then as they’re from the same waters apparently.

I think I know the answer to the first question!

Hope the combination works...

 

[Sgooosh]

are they livebearers?
aggressive to other livebeaerers?

 

[ClownLurch]

Hope the combination works...

I’m not sure of a Paradisefish-Flagfish in the same tank. Both have reputations to maintain.

 

[ClownLurch]

Has anyone heard of such a combination working?
Theyd be in with a crowd scene of WCMMs, Zebra/Leopard Danios and Cherry Barbs in a 240L/60G+ tank. Theyd all love my liquid rock.
I’m worried in case it’d be a bit “active” for a couple of known short tempered fish. I’d basically like a few individual/identifiable fish other than Platies/Guppy’/Mollies.

 

[Circus]

I had my Flags with WCMM and Pepper Corydoras in a 29g, and the male Flag was real fin nipper. Loved how the tank looked, but I had to separate the fish. My Flags now live happily in a 10 gallon prone to hair algae and they love it. I might try them in a big tank with more room eventually.

 

[emeraldking]

are they livebearers?
aggressive to other livebeaerers?

No, they're robust looking killifish. They're combined with Alfaro cultratus. A.cultratus (knife livebearer) are livebearers.

 

[Sgooosh]

No, they're robust looking killifish. They're combined with Alfaro cultratus. A.cultratus (knife livebearer) are livebearers.

yeah i agree with that, i questioned since most of your fish are livebearers!

 

[Back in the fold]

All of my tanks these days are species only. The fish always settle down and show their true behaviors when amongst their own kind only. I did not always do this and had the usual consequences. Nipped fins, territoriality, dead fish and uneven competition for food. I like species only much better.

 

[emeraldking]

yeah i agree with that, i questioned since most of your fish are livebearers!

Well, I do keep also fish that aren't livebearers. But yes, the majority reflects the livebearers.