Sphaerichthys Vaillanti

[Paradise3]

Right... I need information on these. I keep getting mixed results on all these questions...
 
1. Are they better in groups or a pair? Some say pairs as if a pair forms in a group they will kill the rest of them unless in a huge tank(which mine is not) and then I've read that you'll never see them and they'll never breed if in a pair.... Which is the truth?
2. Are they aggressive?
3. How big do they get? One site said 4 inch and one said 2 inch... I'd prefer if they stayed slightly smaller as these will be one of my feature fish but they need to be small enough that they can't eat Lampeyes.
4. Will they attack Nannacara or Laetacara? I plan to have a pair of either Nannacara or Laetacara for the bottom-mid but I would like some of these Gourami's for the top. Problems?
 
Thanks to anyone who can answer these questions!

 

[ncguppy830]

is it ok to awnser just one question?
4: due to the ifhs ph level i would not reccomend housing with any fish that dont thrive in very acacidic water.evn if they other fish you mentioned can somewhat do so.

 

[Paradise3]

is it ok to awnser just one question?
4: due to the ifhs ph level i would not reccomend housing with any fish that dont thrive in very acacidic water.evn if they other fish you mentioned can somewhat do so.

 
I've heard of these being kept in soft water(which is what mine is) successfully and breeding which is why I planned to get them. Same for the Nannacara/Laetacara(which are soft water species as far as I'm aware)

 
pH - 7.
kH - 30mg/l.

 

[ncguppy830]

 

is it ok to awnser just one question?
4: due to the ifhs ph level i would not reccomend housing with any fish that dont thrive in very acacidic water.evn if they other fish you mentioned can somewhat do so.

 
I've heard of these being kept in soft water(which is what mine is) successfully and breeding which is why I planned to get them. Same for the Nannacara/Laetacara(which are soft water species as far as I'm aware)

 
pH - 7.
kH - 30mg/l.
 

Ph 7 is way too high , these fish do better around ph 5. Im saying putting them in VERY acidic Ph might harm them.

 

[Paradise3]

 

 


is it ok to awnser just one question?
4: due to the ifhs ph level i would not reccomend housing with any fish that dont thrive in very acacidic water.evn if they other fish you mentioned can somewhat do so.

 
I've heard of these being kept in soft water(which is what mine is) successfully and breeding which is why I planned to get them. Same for the Nannacara/Laetacara(which are soft water species as far as I'm aware)

 
pH - 7.
kH - 30mg/l.
 

Ph 7 is way too high , these fish do better around ph 5. Im saying putting them in VERY acidic Ph might harm them.
 


 
Apparently they can go up to 7 but 7 is the very limit for them.

 

[ncguppy830]

ive read 6.5 limit, but i compare them to discus water conditions wise, they thrive in low PHs in higher Phs theyll maybe survive but its not exactly thriving.

 

[Paradise3]

Hmm Well there's a lot of fish I apparently shouldn't be keeping but do(unintentionally keeping them in the wrong kH and not knowing because they thrive) like my rams... They can only go up to 6.5pH apparently but mine were at 7pH and bred twice. The only reason I lost the male was due to a wipeout caused by a male platy I had. He got a disease(still can't figure out what) but it passed through the tank, no symptoms - Just dying.

 

[ncguppy830]

Hmm

Well there's a lot of fish I apparently shouldn't be keeping but do(unintentionally keeping them in the wrong kH and not knowing because they thrive) like my rams... They can only go up to 6.5pH apparently but mine were at 7pH and bred twice. The only reason I lost the male was due to a wipeout caused by a male platy I had. He got a disease(still can't figure out what) but it passed through the tank, no symptoms - Just dying.

alright but this gourami, and reallly like i said needs specific water conditions to thrive, you wouldnt keep discus in a 8 ph level would you?

 

[Paradise3]

 

Hmm

Well there's a lot of fish I apparently shouldn't be keeping but do(unintentionally keeping them in the wrong kH and not knowing because they thrive) like my rams... They can only go up to 6.5pH apparently but mine were at 7pH and bred twice. The only reason I lost the male was due to a wipeout caused by a male platy I had. He got a disease(still can't figure out what) but it passed through the tank, no symptoms - Just dying.

alright but this gourami, and reallly like i said needs specific water conditions to thrive, you wouldnt keep discus in a 8 ph level would you?
 

 
I wouldn't try keeping discus at all to be quite frank... I don't think I'd manage with Discus. I just want a slightly rarer gourami that I can keep in my tank with the following(my planned stock);
 
Lampeyes Killifish - However many I can fit really. I want a nice shoal but it all depends how many I can fit.
6x Panda Corydoras
2x Shadow Catfish - Though I hope to bring these up to about 8 soon.
1x Rubber Lipped Plecostomus 
2x Nannacara OR Laetacara
 
So these looked like the perfect one because they can apparently go up to 7pH, their perfect temp is 25c(which mine is at) they need soft water(kH up to 30mg/l apparently which is what mine is) and so they looked perfect. They are slightly different to standard Chocolate Gourami's which I do like but I wanted something a little rarer... At this point I'll never have the gourami's I'd like as I'd rather not mess with my pH and it comes out my tap at 7

 

[ncguppy830]

How big is your tank?

 

[Paradise3]

How big is your tank?

 
It's the one in my signature. I plan to sell the Sparkling Gourami's Gold Ram and Guppies as I'm coming away from keeping them and wanted to keep something a little rarer.
 
I'm also going to completely re-plant it so that it's a heavily planted tank.

 

[ncguppy830]

i see, well to awsner some original questions they do good in groups rather than pairs, Also they do better with fish like khulis, cories and rasboras,much of the fish they encounter in the wild(minus the cories).

 

[Paradise3]

i see, well to awsner some original questions they do good in groups rather than pairs, Also they do better with fish like khulis, cories and rasboras,much of the fish they encounter in the wild(minus the cories).

 
Hmm... I can't change my pH though so they'd be uncomfortable... I might re-think the Lampeyes and go for Emerald Eye Rasboras as I have kept them before and they are funny little fish.

 

[ncguppy830]

Id say go for, although both of the fish kinda have the same color.

 

[Paradise3]

Id say go for, although both of the fish kinda have the same color.

 
I might do... I don't know lol, I can't decide between Emerald Eye Rasboras and Lampeye's Killifish lol. I've always wanted to keep Lampeyes but I've kept Emerald Eye's and they are funny little fish lol.