help i need more fish!

[RENEGADE]

i have a 10g tank, one live plant, gravel, 15WPG, 1 foot air stone, hard water, PH 7.6-7.8, one Glass Catfish and one CAE(i think thats all the info) i'm looking for more fish but haven't seen anything i like. can anyone help and post pics or links to a pic of the fish your thinking of. thanks

[VoodooChild]

More glass catfish! They do best in a school, and another 3 or 4 (with good filtration) would look cool once they grew out of their shyness.

[caz]

if you can get your ph up a little, some shellies.

[ChilDawg]

I'd actually leave the shellie-mania out of this one...the glass cat needs a little lower pH and really does like to be kept in schools.

[RENEGADE]

i was thinking of get one more GCat but now i think i'll get 2 but i would like a variaty(sp?) of fish. btw whats a shellie? got a pic?

[ChilDawg]

RENEGADE, shellies are not for your tank: but they are shell-dwelling Tanganyikan cichlids. They live in very alkaline water. I will give you the standard page of links, as you could easily set up another tank for them, but I will not condone putting them in the tank with the Glass Cats.

http://www.cichlidrecipe.com/shellweb/

http://www.cichlidae.com/tanks/t016.html

http://www.aquariacentral.com/artic...ldwellers.shtml

http://www.nature.com/nsu/000803/000803-1.html
(That one is actually just interesting, but it gives you an idea of the dynamics of social interaction between the shellies.)

http://www.tanganyikan-cichlids.co.uk/Articles.htm
(This is just an all-around good site with regard to Tanganyikan Cichlids...it's worth a read!)

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articl...ller_corner.php
(Again, a site with many good articles within it about your shellies.)

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/n_brevis.php
(A species-specific one written by our own Jayhawk.)

HTH,

Matthew

[RENEGADE]

wow!! and i was just looking for a pic or "its a fish". thanks chill!!!!

[VoodooChild]

Yeah really, thanks Chil. I've never found that nature site before. Good stuff.

[ChilDawg]

No prob, ya'll! I loves the shellies, and if I could convince the 'rents to take care of them for most of the year for me...:)

[RENEGADE]

ok back to topic got any ideas of high ph fish???

[RENEGADE]

i saw a "blue whale" at the LFS any info?? and what about a dwarf puffer there so cool!!!!!

[andruboz]

south american bumblebee cat would help clean up the bottom but you wouldnt see it much [nocturnal]. i also have a white cheeked goby thats pretty cute when he's out, but he also hides under stuff when he can. i have a cherry barb that isnt as bad as a tiger for fin nipping and is bright red. adds a splash of color.

these are all doing good in my water which is around 7.8 out of the tap.

these also stay 10g sized. i thought a glass cat could get 5-6"