Trading for new fish at LFS to put in 10GL Monday. You Choose the fish!!!

[Mantis_22]

Ok, I just called the LFS downtown. Since I know the manager good he said I could trade my Two African Cichlids for any fish in the store I could want except the saltwater species. I have two cories in this tank but I will be moving them out soon. You guys can make any suggestions on what fish I should get, he has almost every kind of freshwater fish you could think of. Even Eastern U.S. Sunfish in stock :D

[Mantis_22]

Let me add, this tank is not good for scavengers like cories. The gravel is way too big for them and most of the food falls in the cracks within. So say middle or at best top feeders :D

[votek]

Red Bellied Pacu. :p

[Skittyfish]

Why not just get a school of cories? Or go for a total change and get Mollies or Platies? What fish store are you going too? I might need to check it out too! If you see any shell-dwellers any where, let me know!

[optix]

You should get a red tailed cat for a bottom feeder, im sure those big rocks wont be anything for him :D :D

P.S please realize the sarcasm and not actually go get one :p just in case you aren't aware. they can reach up to about 7 feet long in the wild and about 5-6 feet in captivity. To be serious because im biased and im a cichlid guy, I'd go with some rams

[K_S_W_I_S_S]

after a while, a rtc would outgrow that ten gallon tank, then you would need a 29 gallon to hous him in... maybe even a 55g :eek:

[optix]

hehe, more like a 220 gallon, ask predatorcichlid on here, he's got an awesome site with a beauty of a red tail. and he's 20 inchs long:eek: and grew that way in less than a year, I believe he's got him in a 600 gallon

[Cypherman]

A 55 is JUST ENOUGH space for a 5 foot fish...Remember the rule, 1 inch per gallon? Therefore 1 foot = 12 gallons of space :rolleyes:

Id go with a school of about 10-15 Cardinal tetras (or whatever tetras you prefer EXCEPT PACUS) with some live plants and rocks...That would look beautiful, low maintenance, and cheap.

[K_S_W_I_S_S]

i think it would get way too big for a 220g.....

[Rometiklan]

I would just dump your existing gravel and get some normal sized gravel. The cost of gravel for a 10 gallon tank is nominal, and will allow you to keep your corydoras, and prevent decaying food from degrading of your water quality. Keep as much as your existing water and your established filter so you don't have to fully cycle your tank again.

As for fish suggestions, I like theme tanks. I particularly like Amazon biotopes, so I would get fish and plants indigenious to that region. A small school of 7 tetras and the corydoras would be very cool. I like Cardinals, but you can also try Rummy Nose, or Neons.

I've been kicking around the idea of setting up a Ram tank with a spare 20 gallon. Rams are very beauiful, and display interesting behaviours. I suggest a pair for a 10 gallon set-up.

[optix]

yes I was being sarcastic about the 220 gallon aquarium considering the rtc can get up to 6 feet long in it, and since a standard 220 is only 72 inchs long, that'd be a little rediculous, maybe the catfish would like to lounge on the hood??? who know's because he sure as hell couldn't get around in the tank. And that brings up my point about 1 gallon per inch, that is inadequate because if you had a 5 foot fish in a 55 gallon thats only 4 ft long, that poor guy would have the gangsta lean goin on up on the canopy. the actual rule that I've heard is 2.5 gallons for every 1 inch, but really thats irrelevent since gallons are actually only for advertising, the aquarium space vs. size of fish should be based on dimensions. As they are in europe and any where else in the world.

[Mantis_22]

Maybe i'll go for cardinals, i dunno. As for switching out the substrate? Are you crazy? Im really not in the mood for cycling again :(

[nboylie]

A school of something or a bunch of male guppy's (unless you want 3 thousand guppy's :p ) I have noticed that some very nice guppy's have been arriving at my lfs, like ones with tails that look like fire and stuff i really like them! some day I would like to get like a 55 or 45 gallon or something and put like 100 neon tetras in it. That would be amazing!

[NJ Devils Fan]

I was going to say a school of cardinals, it would look great. And, if you did change your gravel, wait a few weeks to get the fish.