What Oddball Can Go In A 4Ft Tank?
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I think RTBS get a bad rep when in my experience they cause little problems for other fish
They can be a nuisance by chasing but I would have no qualms of keepingone with an african knife. they;re great fish by the way
They can be a nuisance by chasing but I would have no qualms of keepingone with an african knife. they;re great fish by the way
Thank you for replying Simon! So an African Knife would be fine with an RTBS? OK, I'm guessing my options for anything else are low with it not being the biggest of tanks... I don't want to overstock it and I don't want it to look empty when they are fully grown.
Cheers,
Paradise<3!
I need names so I can research them obsessively. I really like fire eels but they get too big don't they?
Cheers,
Paradise<3!
not a fire eel bit there are smaller spiny eels I can only think of peacockeel
like I said fire eels get too big. I don't want a 20-24" monster harrasing my tank. I like the look of peacock eels. I'll be having sand on the bottom and I'd like to find some low tech plants that will be OK in this tank. I had a vallis in my 15 gallon but my paradise fish shredded it.
Cheers,
Paradise<3!
N0body Of The Goat
Oddball and African riverine fish keeper
A few that spring to mind that could work are...
Leopard Bushfish, Ctenopoma acutirostre (1 or 3+)
Humphead Glassfish, Parambassis pulcinella (hareem of 4, or ideally a big group of ~10, which gets expensive and tricky to source)
Lionhead Cichlid, Steatocranus casuarius/tinanti (single, sexed pair or trio hareem)
Upside Down Catfish, Synodontis nigriventris/contracta (group of 6+)
Zebra Striped Squeaker Catfish, Synodontis brichardi (single only)
Bulldog Pleco, Chaetostoma species (upto ~3, excellent aeration essential)
Golden Wonder Panchax, Aplocheilus lineatus "Golden Wonder" (hareem of 3+)
African Butterfly Fish, Pantodon Buchholzi (would need a calm area of tank and might not go well with P. pulcinella, upto one per ~30x30cm of calm water)
"Hillsteam Loach" (larger species)
Leopard Bushfish, Ctenopoma acutirostre (1 or 3+)
Humphead Glassfish, Parambassis pulcinella (hareem of 4, or ideally a big group of ~10, which gets expensive and tricky to source)
Lionhead Cichlid, Steatocranus casuarius/tinanti (single, sexed pair or trio hareem)
Upside Down Catfish, Synodontis nigriventris/contracta (group of 6+)
Zebra Striped Squeaker Catfish, Synodontis brichardi (single only)
Bulldog Pleco, Chaetostoma species (upto ~3, excellent aeration essential)
Golden Wonder Panchax, Aplocheilus lineatus "Golden Wonder" (hareem of 3+)
African Butterfly Fish, Pantodon Buchholzi (would need a calm area of tank and might not go well with P. pulcinella, upto one per ~30x30cm of calm water)
"Hillsteam Loach" (larger species)
In English please... I'll search the latin/scientific names but I like to know the English as well. does this list just say some that would work well with the RTBS? Or is this a stocking list because it looks a bit heavily stocked for a 4ft...
I already know the first ones English name because I've seen it mentioned on here before, Spotted Climbing Perch. I don't recognise the others except hillstream loach. Oh and I know the African Butterfly Fish, I was thinking of one of them anyway.
Cheers,
Paradise<3!
N0body Of The Goat
Oddball and African riverine fish keeper
Please see my edited "spoonfed" post regarding common names.
It was not a stocking list, it was a list of possible fish that could go with a RTBS in a 4-foot tank. You are looking for tankmates that enjoy current (to that extent the African Butterfly is the worst candidate), ~22-26C temp and who do not look too similar in shape or colour to a RTBS to be victims of bullying as your "must have fish" gets older/bigger. Depending upon the personality of the one you get (which SF suggests should be your last addition to the stocking), it could be quite spiteful to any other bottom dwelling fish. SF mentions Barilius as good tankmate options, but as a keeper of three different Barilius species, I would not recommend them for a 4-foot long term (far too active).
"Hillstream Loach" covers a massive amount of species and really needs specialist input from the likes of Mark Dufill, but I think there are a few options in this group that might get big enough to work as tankmates.
Please see my edited "spoonfed" post regarding common names.
It was not a stocking list, it was a list of possible fish that could go with a RTBS in a 4-foot tank. You are looking for tankmates that enjoy current (to that extent the African Butterfly is the worst candidate), ~22-26C temp and who do not look too similar in shape or colour to a RTBS to be victims of bullying as your "must have fish" gets older/bigger. Depending upon the personality of the one you get (which SF suggests should be your last addition to the stocking), it could be quite spiteful to any other bottom dwelling fish. SF mentions Barilius as good tankmate options, but as a keeper of three different Barilius species, I would not recommend them for a 4-foot long term (far too active).
"Hillstream Loach" covers a massive amount of species and really needs specialist input from the likes of Mark Dufill, but I think there are a few options in this group that might get big enough to work as tankmates.
I like the idea of an African butterfly fish but I don't like the humphead glassfish... It's not going all be a fast flow tank, I'll have some quieter areas. Would an African butterfly fish go well with an RTBS and an African knife?
Cheers,
Paradise<3!
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