Melanotaenia lacustris

[jeef]

I just added 3 Mel-lacs to my 33 gallon tank

they kick ass, they are very colourful and peaceful...they go CRAZY when I drop some food in the tank and will eat anything...they really add some nice colour to the tank

apparently they live up to 20 years if kept properly..is this true??

they are only about 2" right now

my 33 gallon

3 Corys
2 Blue Ram Cichlids
1 Pleco
3 Lake Kutubu Rainbows
1 Buenos Aires tetra

 

[modernhamlet]

I don't have an answer for you. Just wanted to say I like your stocking scheme. Very interesting community tank. Are you going to add more B.A. tetras?

 

[jeef]

I'm thinking about it...either I'm gonna buy a few more or give it to my buddy who has 3 of them...
I used to have 2
but one got some weird disease where there were red blood clot type deals all over the fish

 

[drobbins27]

I'm thinking about it...either I'm gonna buy a few more or give it to my buddy who has 3 of them...
I used to have 2
but one got some weird disease where there were red blood clot type deals all over the fish

sounds icky

 

[jeef]

oh, it was icky

nobody I asked knew what it was (the red blood clot deals)

 

[modernhamlet]

Eww. Glad I'm fighting fungus and not that. Not good.

Well, either way you go, it's a good tank. Good luck with it! And enjoy the Rainbows. They sound fantastic.