Something A Bit Different I Think..

[shelaghfishface]

im closing down my "little fish" ( free to good home see B/S/S) tank,(aqua 620T ) An really want something with a bit of attitude in there, my LFS has the same tank with yellow labs etc etc, stacked high with rock, and it looks fab,
just after a few ideas as i can feel myself getting bored now,if i sell the tank i`ll kick myself later,

so something with attitude, not overly sensitive,and no guppies!!

thanks

shelagh xxx

 

[minxfishy]

ha you and me in the same boat, so Im gonna see whats suggested here Strangely I was looking up yellow labs earlier and do like the look of em, just not sure the tank is big enough.

 

[drobbyb]

Something with attitude...That would depend on the size of the tank. There are lots of fish with attitude and many of them come from Central and South America. Is there a specific region you wanted them to come from? Do you want to do a brackish type thing? Predatory catfish perhaps? Something absolutely different?

If I was going to do a fish with attitude tank I think I would probably do electric catfish.

 

[tenohfive]

Whats size tank? I'm too lazy for google.

 

[england]

why not keep a shark<jaws<?
whats the size of the tank

 

[Davo86]

why not keep a shark<jaws<?
whats the size of the tank

Aqua one 620T
Dimensions Tank: 62 W x 72 H x 39 D cm
Water Capacity: 130 L

Too small for labs IMO

How about puffers? you could go for freshwater of Brackish species
or maybe a planted tank with a few Afican butterfly fish and maybe a Leopard Ctenopoma

 

[jourdy288]

I have a South American Leaf fish, but they are not at all aggressive, they just eat smaller things.

 

[shelaghfishface]

why not keep a shark<jaws<?
whats the size of the tank

Aqua one 620T
Dimensions Tank: 62 W x 72 H x 39 D cm
Water Capacity: 130 L

Too small for labs IMO

How about puffers? you could go for freshwater of Brackish species
or maybe a planted tank with a few Afican butterfly fish and maybe a Leopard Ctenopoma

hia, given the depth of the tank,it would be tricky to do a decent planted tank without upgrading the lighting ( pretty poor) i think.
ill try and get a pic of the tank in the lfs tommorow sometime,its not only yellow labs in there,but cant remember which others there are.
its a really awkward shape tank,but i do like it,cos Doresy can fix the filter everytime it packs in

 

[england]

yes i like the idea with butterfly fish
what about drawf cichlids

 

[minxfishy]

Another fish I was looking up shelagh was firemouths? Fairly aggressive, smal species tank might look nice, they have some good colours.

 

[OldMan47]

Just a suggestion here but lately I have found some of the less well known goodeids to be interesting Shelagh. I am now keeping Ameca Splendens and Xenotoca Eisenii to name just 2. Each needs its own tank and the Amecas are extinct in the wild so I feel I am doing something worthwhile keeping some of them going. These fish are not all that challenging but it is a way I have found to have a purpose to what I do with fish. I have also picked up some limias and Heterandria Formosa so I'm branching into places that I have never been before. It is a challenge feeding the heterandria because even an adult is only 2 cm long.

 

[shelaghfishface]

wow i googled a few of the names,simply stunning, but there sheer fact that the Amecas are extinct in the wild makes it a,no no for me, due to lack of experience really, i know what im capable of and its not that, i once got hold of killifish eggs and had to pass them on as they scared the life out of me!
but having said all of the above i do wish you every success in your new venture,you definately have the knowledge for it


incidently isnt this tall too tall for bottom dwellers?

Minx, yes i like the idea of fire mouths, the only issue i have is the PH , mine is 6.8 in every tank and wouldnt want to start messing about with it (pH 7.0-7.5,is the preferred) and i am sure the tank is too narrow anyway, ( approx 61 cms wide)
if i had the energy i would do what i said i would do and go to the lfs,but im shattered,so it will have to wait.
i do like the look of cockatoo cichlids, but again the space in the tank is an issue , theres not enough to have a decent territory ( or am i wrong?)so would only be a pair that i could keep ( tho PH is spot on for them)

 

[Behold]

I like the sound of maybe a few aggressive brackish smaller chiclid fish as they look great with maybe a nice plec that will fit. would give variaty and maybe something interesting,

 

[shelaghfishface]

if i stacked a lot of rock in there, would that mean i could have a few more, as the holes in the rock would act as territory wouldnt it? i know when i had convicts at breeding time they turned nasty and even a 4ft tank wasnt wide enough

behold can you give me a few suggestions please i would fancy an albino bristlenose,what do u think?

 

[shelaghfishface]

have just been reading more about the cockatoo cichlid and appreantly they are harem polgynists best maintained in groups of one male to several females, in a 140 L tank, could i get away with this ( tank is 130L) and has its own trickle filter?
and what is meant when it says i should provide target or dither fish?