What To Do With Fifty Gallons...

[fry_lover]

get African Butterfly Fish if you want boring fish!

Waht do you mean? they arnt boring.

Darn, sorry Esfa, i was actually coming into Edit my thread for ignorance as i havent kept them personally, only going from what i've heard from other owners, but my statement was a bit ignorant but i'll leave it now, well spotted though, and its a bit lame calling fish boring i guess

 

[Straydum]

i just saw some abf, for the first time in real life, at the shop today. they just floated there, not moving at all.

 

[starrynightxxi]

i just saw some abf, for the first time in real life, at the shop today. they just floated there, not moving at all.

-lol- they're ambush predators, so that's what they do. sometimes they'll rest on something, but mostly they float and wait for something small and tasty to get too close. If you want active fish, you may find them a bit boring, but if you like unusual looking fish, they're a good addition.

of course, in this particular tank, they would pose a risk to the neons. The other fish would probably be safe, I think honey gouramis get too big and are too broad bodied to be in danger, and the cories will be too big and rarely at the surface.

 

[jourdy288]

Can you breed Senegal bichirs? I'd love to try something like that. Still, with ABF, if I kick out the neons I'd be safe?

 

[Straydum]

well it is possible but kinda hard i heard. its not something like comes around just like that. i'm not too sure on what abf feeds on but basically small fishes would have to go. they look really really grumpy i might add. lol.

 

[jourdy288]

Speaking of Africa, I'm heading for Zambia. What can I see there?

 

[Straydum]

ALOT of forests. lol.

 

[jourdy288]

What about the Zambezi river? Anyway, so what can I breed easily, and will not eat my fish? And not territorial.

 

[jourdy288]

Hello?

 

[Straydum]

cichlids most definately would breed easy, however they wouldnt be nice on your other tankmates. plecs? cories?

 

[jourdy288]

Maybe BN's. I'd love to breed those.

 

[Straydum]

imo, breeding in a community tank wouldnt do so good, your fry risk being eaten. a HUGE risk actually.

 

[jourdy288]

I can move them, of course.

 

[fishstick]

How about a family of shelldwellers? I have 7 or so neolamprologus multifaciatus in a much smaller tank. They need hard water and lots of shells to live in. They are very protective of their territory and remain in the lowest 1/3 of the tank moving their shells about by sucking up and spitting sand. They breed easily, are excellent parents and remain small - 4cms. I have guppies as dither fish which are quite happy to swim near the surface.

Pm me for more info.

 

[kubora666]

How about a family of shelldwellers? I have 7 or so neolamprologus multifaciatus in a much smaller tank. They need hard water and lots of shells to live in. They are very protective of their territory and remain in the lowest 1/3 of the tank moving their shells about by sucking up and spitting sand. They breed easily, are excellent parents and remain small - 4cms. I have guppies as dither fish which are quite happy to swim near the surface.

Pm me for more info.

^^ ive kept these guys before, they are brilliant! really interesting.

i had them in a lake Tanganyka only tank. real nice, shame i got rid of it tbh.

yeh and where i live they have about 9 different colours and breeds of shell dwellers