Neon Alternatives

[TheRedDarren]

Hey oop,
bit narced off with my neons. What can I have instead? Anything that uses the same part of the water column from SA? Tha tank is approx 275 litres with 2 apistos, 4 bolivians and 10 cories so far. Actually, while we'll here, are there any more dwarf cichlids or any other interesting fish (pref from SA too) I could put in there?

 

[Blubble37]

WCMMS My fave fish ever

 

[TheRedDarren]

Don't they need a low temperature compared to the rest of my inhabitants?

 

[Blubble37]

mine are at 25 and are doing fine.

 

[soybean]

mine are at 25 and are doing fine.

They are a from cooler waters. You can keep them at these temperatures but they do better around 18-20. Nor are they S.American.

OP - Dwarf flag cichlid? Laetacara curviceps

As for an alternative to neons, what is it that is putting you off? Behaviour? Shape? You could go for a deeper bodied tetra instead. Maybe Back/Red Phantoms.

 

[TheRedDarren]

hmm ok, just found these badboys though, although maybe badboys is not quite the correct term.

Something small to help with the scale of the tank would be ideal.

 

[Blubble37]

oh pencils...

 

[soybean]

Yep, why not. There are dozens of alternative small, thin SA fish really.

I quite like penguin tetras myself, I like the way they swim, bit different?

 

[Delloy12]

Cockatoo dwarf cichlids ?
What is your max size ?

 

[Blubble37]

hmmm chichlids...

 

[soybean]

Cockatoo dwarf cichlids ?
What is your max size ?

As a type of apistogramma they might not be compatible with the apistos already in the tank, especially not two different males.

 

[TheRedDarren]

Cockatoo dwarf cichlids ?
What is your max size ?

As a type of apistogramma they might not be compatible with the apistos already in the tank, especially not two different males.

Erm, max size about 6~8 cm I guess, yea, might be trouble with my existing apistos.

 

[Delloy12]

Cherry barbs

 

[soybean]

Cherry barbs

Originates from Sri Lanka...

 

[TheRedDarren]

Yea, not interested in Asian fish, I had a gourami/rasbora tank before, thanks though.